Archive for the 'Fire' Category
Friday, November 6th, 2009
You don’t own a boat or a trailer and you’re wondering what to do with your vehicle’s receiver hitch, so why not mount a grill? The Margaritaville from Freedom Grill sits on a heavy-duty swing arm that mounts in any 2″ receiver.
The grill’s 20,000 BTU stainless steel burner heats its 352 square-inch cooking surface using a 1 lb. propane tank or, with an optional adapter, a 20 lb. propane tank. The grill features fold-out side tables, a fold-down condiment tray, and even has carrying handles if you don’t feel comfortable with open flames near your gas tank.
You’ll pay about $400 for the Margaritaville Tailgating Grill.
Margaritaville [Freedom Grill]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?]
Posted in Amazon, Automotive, Fire, Winter/Outdoor | 4 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
Unlike many fire starters, the BlastMatch from Ultimate Survival Technologies allows you to start fires using only one hand. You might not think this is an important feature until you’re alone in the wilderness with an injured hand.
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Posted in Amazon, Camping, Fire, Fire/Rescue, Safety | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 30th, 2009
Imagine installing a battery-operated smoke detector that communicates with other detectors around the house so they all go off at the same time — just like hard-wired smoke alarms. Now give them a voice telling you where the smoke is located and you’ve got First Alert’s ONELINK Talking Wireless Alarm.
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Posted in Amazon, Fire, Safety | 15 Comments »
Monday, January 12th, 2009
Wildfires leave destruction in their wake, but you can protect all your hard work with a little insurance — Barricade fire gel. You mix the gel with water from your garden hose, then spray it on your house and even your lawn to create an encapsulated wet blanket that’ll block fire for up to 24 hours.
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Posted in Fire, Fire/Rescue, Safety | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Connect GasWatch’s TLV 212 propane-level indicator between your propane tank and your grill’s regulator and you’ll never have to wonder, “Do I have enough gas for the party?” And it’s not just for your grill — it’ll work on all outdoor propane-burning equipment with a QCC Type I connection. In other words, if you can hook your 20lb propane tank to it, you can use the gauge.
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Posted in Amazon, Fire, Household | 8 Comments »
Friday, July 25th, 2008
After being disappointed with the electric bazooka, I did at least find a propane flamethrower! This lovely tool burns propane at a rate of 5.7 lbs. per hour and puts out 125,000 BTU, to bend 1/2″ to 8″ schedule 40 or 80 PVC — or you can set fire to your boots, pants, and anything under the pipe!
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Posted in Fire, Plumbing Tools | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
July 4th — the firebug’s holiday — is coming, so I’m bringing up fire safety again. At the Toolmonger shop, we take safety very seriously, and although we’re not the final authority on fire safety, we run into some good information and try to get opinions from experts when we can. Whether you’re following our advice or someone else’s, make sure you’re as prepared for a fire as you can be — it could be your shop, or even a life on the line.
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Posted in Editorial, Fire, Fire/Rescue, July 4th, Old-School: 1 Yr. Ago, On the Web, Safety, Tips | 2 Comments »
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
There was a time in the US when the dream of every post-WWII suburban Dad was to have his very own backyard BBQ pit/grill — a monolith of brick and asbestos that he would work nights and weekend to construct, an atomic-age hearth to gather his family around. That trend seems to have passed, and now most people opt for a cheap disposable grill or a high-dollar stainless steel leviathan. But you have to admire something as solid and reliable as built-in masonry, made by hand, that can grill the living hell out of darn near anything.
So what do you think? Is this a relic that should stay in the past or a forgotten DIY treasure that deserves a resurrection? Tell us in the comments.
Free Backyard Grill Plans [Backyard Spaces]
Posted in BBQ, Fire | 26 Comments »
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
When you absolutely positively need to be inside a building two minutes ago, you need a Mini Pro-Bar. Fire and rescue crews commonly reach for this Halligan-type tool as a one-stop multi-tool for forcing entry into a building.
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Posted in Fire, Fire Hooks Unlimited, Fire/Rescue, Hand Tools | 6 Comments »
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Bics are reliable fire-starters, and they don’t leak in your pocket and leave little square burns on you if you forget to sit ‘em out overnight before carrying ‘em after refilling ‘em. But how can you be cool flipping open a Bic? Answer: you can’t. Now you can have butane reliability and Zippo cool with the new Zippo BLU line.
(Ed. Note: I don’t smoke, but I often carry a lighter. How else will you finish the tip of cut nylon rope or activate heat-shrink tubing on the go? My point: lighters a great for non-smokers, too.)
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Posted in Fire, Household, It's Just Cool, Zippo | 25 Comments »
