Fishing Forum

I thought I would pass along a good tip an elderly neighbor lady gave me a few years back.

Every fall when I'm getting ready for winter I connect two drained garden hoses to an outside faucet for fire protection. I keep them in a small outside window well right next the faucet.

The thought behind this is I can put a fire out faster with my garden hose long before the fire department gets here. If any of you have a had or seen a fire, the first few minutes are your best chance to get it under control and in the cold weather you have a much higher chance of a fire because of your furance, fire place, heaters, etc.

The reason for using two hoses is for reach. I can get to any room in the house and also the garage. I also have fire extinguishers in the house and garge but better to have plan B if needed.

So does anyone else have any tips for protecting your largest investment ??
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Make sure your homeowners policy is up to date!
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Probably worth a try; however, I have a hunch that most hoses would immediately crack and break in the extreme cold of winter (because they get so brittle when they are that cold) when you started to uncoil them.
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Good point on the cracking hose, it is worth a try...make sure it is close to the house water faucet and not the irrigation water if you town has that, and also about the cracking hose, I purchased a very nice not too expensive hose that was made from recycled tires that won't crack in the cold and also doesn't have the coil problems.

I would also check fire alarm batteries-time change is always a good time for this. and have an escape plan including gathering absolute necessities in a hurry.
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