I wanted to carry a decent fire extinguisher in my truck. After some research, I decided on a 10 pound Amerex ABC Dry Chemical extinguisher. After I got it home, I realized it is about 1″ too high to fit in the bed of my truck when mounted in a vertical position. I did quite a bit of searching online for a horizontal mount bracket that would securely hold it, but didn’t find anything that I really liked, so it was time to build one.
I didn’t take any in progress photos, but here is the final product all powder coated and ready to go.
I started with a piece of 1″x 1/2″x1/8″ steel channel welded into a cross. I took a piece of 5″ schedule 40 steel pipe and cut a 1″ section from it and cut that ring in half and welded it to the ends to form the arms. The arms are lined with a piece of rubber to lessen the vibration. To secure the extinguisher in the bracket, I used a piece of 1″ 22 gauge stainless steel with a tension latch riveted to the end.
I set two 1/4-20 rivnuts in the side of the truck bed, and bolted the bracket to it with some stainless steel bolts. Here is the finished project with the extinguisher installed.
