HalGuard Premium Clean Agent extinguishers. They are definitely not cheap but you said you didn't what to clean up a mess.  

I have one HalGuard near the door of my MH, one ABC Kiddie in the back. I carry another Kiddie in the tow vehicle. 

We have 1 right by the front door of the motorhome, one larger one right by the captains seat, one Fire Fight Products under our kitchen sink, one by my side of the bed and one in our rear bath.
I have been talking about adding one in the basement but have not done that yet.

Sherry, if you are trying to stay away from dry chemical extinguishers... basically, you can't. The dry chemical extinguishers are the best all round to actually put out a small fire of any type (A,B, or C) that you are likely to encounter. CO2 extinguishers (which are "cleaner") will knock down a fire from combustible material like paper, wood or liquids like oil  (though using CO2 on a oil based fire is likely a really bad idea since it will tend to spray the flame onto other combustible material not what you want when fighting a fire) are comparatively and noticeably less effective than dry chemical. Take the mess. Even foam extinguishers leave residue and generally are not effective or recommended against class C fires (electrical). CO2 is great against electrical once the power source has been shut off otherwise an electrical fire can/will reignite even when attacked with dry chemical. Electrical fires (class C) turn into class A or B fires by spreading to surrounding ignition sources. That is why multipurpose dry chemical extinguishers are the preferred choice for most small fires. Once a fire gets going to any significant degree, meaning it has spread substantially to something other than where it started... in most cases, copious amounts of water is the usual final solution and by then the choice should/must be to save yourself, everything else is replaceable.

The best way to avoid the mess is preventative. Routine inspections of electric circuits, proper storage of combustibles, keeping items away from heat, etc,... do all these things diligently and it's likely you'll never need to worry about the mess that the "alternate cure" will cause. As to where to place them and how many, I'll leave that to the "RV pros" 'round these parts, but it seems reasonable to have at least one in or near the kitchen, one near the exit door, and as Terry suggested at least one on each side of vehicle or trailer in an external compartment or storage bay.

JMHO, Brian

-- Edited by BiggarView on Wednesday 27th of December 2017 04:52:22 PM

HalGuard and Halotron are great extinguishers. And as RonC said, Halon is an incredible fire extinguisher....although it is a CFC and its manufacture is now environmentally banned. It also can pose health hazards in certain circumstances. The NFPA recommmends personnel evacuate closed spaces before using it.

Another alternative Mac recommended and sold were the foam type extinguishers. Prior to taking one of his classes (years ago), all our extinguishers were of the dry chemical ABC type. After his class, we purchased four of the small foam extinguishers and two Halons. The foams are kept in the garage, kitchen, and bedroom. One Halon is kept in the basement and a Halon and a dry chemical ABC are kept in the truck. We still have the original dry chemical ABC's in the 5'er but they were kept as a last resort.

TY for the Information Sherry! I used a Halon on a car engine fire one time, no mess and the owner onlt had to replace some wires and plastic attachments! It smothered the flame! Seems that when something works well the Federal agencies ban it, or sue the manufacturers!

-- Edited by PIEERE on Wednesday 27th of December 2017 10:36:14 AM

I did not see it mentioned, but FYI, Kidde fire extinguishers are part of a huge recall from 2017.