Zombifying my own thread.
Went to the local fire service equipment company this AM, and was gratified to find that their prices were in line with Internet vendor pricing. Bought Amerex, made here in AL, come to find out. These are commercial grade, refillable units. Got 2 of the 2.5lb dry chems, one for each car, a 5lb to go in Truggly (my "CRV", crisis response vehicle
), and a 10lb to keep near the kitchen. All this for <$200, and they offered to have me out one Saturday to practice on with one of their extinguishers.
A friend gave me a ginormous CO
2 unit, gotta weigh 30lb, I keep in the garage.
Confidence. That feeling you have before you realize the enormity of the problem.