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carbon monoxide?
Thread starterMariV
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It seems to be a popular method in Asia but it also seems to be unreliable. I see a lot of threads about people failing with this method. Someone suggested that it might be because of the type of coal sold in Asia is different to what we can get over here.
You burn the charcoal til the flames are gone and no more smoke, then put that in the space and get in. But there has to be no air getting in at all or it probably won't work. So if the seals around the car door aren't very good, or the air vents, or the tent lets in air, or air is gettinginto the room under the door, it's a problem.
I think trick is to burn a load of charcoal, seal up everything in the room etc as best you can with gaffer tape or something, and then make sure you're as close as poss to the CO to breathe in as much as possible.
Lots of people have succeeded with it, lots have failed.
There's a really interesting thread on here on CO that goes into both generators and charcoal (as well as chemical). An issue that was mentioned was the person opened the car door, got in and immediately passed out, didn't even have time to close the door. Some have suggested wearing a gas mask to try to avoid that problem. Other issues are parts of the car (or, in the case of a tent) melting, and the car becoming too hot so the person bails. Finally, someone recently mentioned something about charcoal now being made from coconut, which apparently does not emit as much CO. Sorry to be a downer, I've just read that entire thread several times. There's really good information in it.
Another thing I was thinking is it would kind of require pretty private property to pull it off. I don't have property and when I looked on google maps, I couldn't find any private area anywhere near my location.
I wouldn't say thats entirely true personally. it can work when air is in a room.lots of people die from gas appliances leaking CO and thats just in peoples houses that arent sealed. i think it may just take longer.
i would say the air thing is ture. if someone was using a bbq etc as it only has a limited amount of time that it will give of CO,which i imagine is why some people fail.
but I wouldn't say thats entirely true. it can work when air is in a room.lots of people die from gas appliances leaking CO and thats just in peoples houses that arent sealed. i think it may just take longer.
There's a really interesting thread on here on CO that goes into both generators and charcoal (as well as chemical). An issue that was mentioned was the person opened the car door, got in and immediately passed out, didn't even have time to close the door. Some have suggested wearing a gas mask to try to avoid that problem. Other issues are parts of the car (or, in the case of a tent) melting, and the car becoming too hot so the person bails. Finally, someone recently mentioned something about charcoal now being made from coconut, which apparently does not emit as much CO. Sorry to be a downer, I've just read that entire thread several times. There's really good information in it.
I wouldn't say thats entirely true personally. it can work when air is in a room.lots of people die from gas appliances leaking CO and thats just in peoples houses that arent sealed. i think it may just take longer.
i would say the air thing is ture. if someone was using a bbq etc as it only has a limited amount of time that it will give of CO,which i imagine is why some people fail.
but I wouldn't say thats entirely true. it can work when air is in a room.lots of people die from gas appliances leaking CO and thats just in peoples houses that arent sealed. i think it may just take longer.
yes definately, a family sized disposable would be a good place to start!!! i think people maybe fail using the smaller ones. i dont know the exact length of time a bbq emits CO for.i did see a member making apost about burning their hands on one the next day.not sure what type they were talking about though.
you can also buy charcoal that emits alot of CO aswell. i thinks its used to cook in asia or somewhere. someone did post a link about it!
I looked into this kind of charcoal too, someone on here said it was binchotan charcoal, but I saw videos of people happily barbequing their dinner on it indoors. Can anyone comment about that?
PS Sorry about my inability to quote properly, I'm new to posting on here.
you can also buy charcoal that emits alot of CO aswell. i thinks its used to cook in asia or somewhere. someone did post a link about it!
I looked into this kind of charcoal too, someone on here said it was binchotan charcoal, but I saw videos of people happily barbequing their dinner on it indoors. Can anyone comment about that?
There's a really interesting thread on here on CO that goes into both generators and charcoal (as well as chemical). An issue that was mentioned was the person opened the car door, got in and immediately passed out, didn't even have time to close the door. Some have suggested wearing a gas mask to try to avoid that problem. Other issues are parts of the car (or, in the case of a tent) melting, and the car becoming too hot so the person bails. Finally, someone recently mentioned something about charcoal now being made from coconut, which apparently does not emit as much CO. Sorry to be a downer, I've just read that entire thread several times. There's really good information in it.
Another thing I was thinking is it would kind of require pretty private property to pull it off. I don't have property and when I looked on google maps, I couldn't find any private area anywhere near my location.
You'd have to have somewhere outdoors to light the barbeque and let it burn till the briquettes are white, then bring them inside (which apparently requires more than mere oven mitts: ) So if anyone noticed the smoke and could see you were not actually barbequing anything, or if it's not an ideal location to barbeque, that would be a problem. I guess if some people can barbeque on a balcony that might work? But then in a building, there's also the issue of other people being harmed by the CO. Again, not trying to be a downer, I've just done a lot of thinking whilst reading the CO thread several times: )
It was my first choice a couple of weeks ago, I had went out and bought all the equipment needed. But my SI and guilt got the better off me and I told someone and they took all of the stuff. It does still sounds like a good option though, only concern would be if you do it at night people will see the fire more easily, meaning more a chance of getting caught
It was my first choice a couple of weeks ago, I had went out and bought all the equipment needed. But my SI and guilt got the better off me and I told someone and they took all of the stuff. It does still sounds like a good option though, only concern would be if you do it at night people will see the fire more easily, meaning more a chance of getting caught
This seems the most peaceful way to ctb if done correctly...
After reading the entire megathread it doesn't seem that complicated, it's just a case of buying the necessary items and mustering the courage to actually go ahead with it.
I don't have an issue with the method itself but rather the location, although I do have somewhere in mind.
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