Heat Resistant Equipment – Gloves

[Tankford]

As a new member, I wanted to help contribute what experience I have and what I have done to be prepared. My background as mentioned in my introduction is within Police, Security and Security Consultations.

A lot of my work resolves around fire safety and it is something I have taken into my prepping. One of the first things I did to my house was equip it with a wood burning stove, one that actually allows me to cook on the top of it as well as heat the house – I also regularly go out to collect downed trees during the winter months and dry them out throughout a 3 year cycle to provide a lot of free wood. (You can register with your local Police authority to be called out if you have the car/equipment as well as Facebook groups)

However, back on track –

One of the things I realised during using the wood burning stove is the ability to cause serious injury if not tended too properly. This is also true of any camping/wilderness survival. A lot of the pots/pans are metal, and the handles can often heat up quickly if the fire grows uncontrolled.

My family bug out plan requires the short term – survive at home. Long term – retreat to the countryside and one of the key items I have in my prep kit is a solid set of heat/fire resistant gloves.

The ones I use are - Polyco7576 Foundry Heatbeater 4.

They are rated to 500 degrees and although I have not tested them at that temperature, I have held them against the top of the stove and not felt much heat through them. (I don’t encourage this idea.)

They have came in handy whilst cooking, tending to fires, tending to firepits, etc.

Just a bit of kit a lot of people may have overlooked and although mine are at the higher end of the cost (£90ish), there are ones rated to 200 to 300c that are <£50.

[intuitive]

this was an interesting read so thank you...in my old house i had a log burner in the fireplace and i was shocked how hot the top and pipework up the chimney was...it was at that point i made sure my fireplace was empty of a few stacked logs and the fancy 4 piece poke set. really it should be designed differently.

one question you could help me with is we already have a small fire extinguisher but looking for something else too are these of any use for small camp fires or stove accidents

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Help-SH2 ... 195&sr=8-6

thanks in advance

[Yorkshire Andy]

this was an interesting read so thank you...in my old house i had a log burner in the fireplace and i was shocked how hot the top and pipework up the chimney was...it was at that point i made sure my fireplace was empty of a few stacked logs and the fancy 4 piece poke set. really it should be designed differently.

one question you could help me with is we already have a small fire extinguisher but looking for something else too are these of any use for small camp fires or stove accidents

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Help-SH2 ... 195&sr=8-6

thanks in advance

I tested one of those years ago work ok on class a fires useless on petrol or cooking oil...

I'd plump for

https://www.fireprotectionshop.co.uk/fi ... isher.html