*In a message dated 07 Dec 96  19:28:00 Jamie Adams writes:
>  > I live in the northeast where the winters get pretty cold.  I already
>  > have my boat's engine and water systems winterized, and most of the
>  > equipment, perishables, etc have been removed indoors for the winter.
>  > My question is about fire extinguishers.  Does anyone know if leaving
>  > them outdoors for the winter will have an adverse effect on the
>  > chemicals inside?
>     I'm ex-NAVY and we went up into the North Atlantic during the winter
> all
> the time. We never did anything special with our extinguishers. Don't
> take mt
> word as gospel though.
Thanks Jamie.  I posted this question in the Firefighters echo, and
got several replies, all the same as yours: cold dosen't harm them. 
Advice from all though it to take them indoors anyway, plus they
should be inspected & possibly refilled.
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