Carbon monoxide

[reaasd11]

How much lbs of charcoal would I need to CTB with the CO method in a suv?

 

[Halfhourdays]

Bumping with interest.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

I'd use a full 18 lb bag to be sure. You can't use too much. You need to do a lot of sealing too. I hope you do some extensive reading here on SS about the CO method before you try it.

 

[reaasd11]

I'd use a full 18 lb bag to be sure. You can't use too much. You need to do a lot of sealing too. I hope you do some extensive reading here on SS about the CO method before you try it.

You have any idea how I could light all of that and get it in the car?

 

[locked*n*loaded]

You have any idea how I could light all of that and get it in the car?

You'd need to use multiple "containers" of some sort, or chimney starters. Place the hot containers on insulating material like bricks and keep them away from upholstery. Use lump charcoal with no additives if you can get it. ALL charcoal needs to be burning red hot.

 

[reaasd11]

You'd need to use multiple "containers" of some sort, or chimney starters. Place the hot containers on insulating material like bricks and keep them away from upholstery. Use lump charcoal with no additives if you can get it. ALL charcoal needs to be burning red hot.

Hmm okay I plan to get 2 big metal buckets and put my seats up, I'll place them on bricks. What I'll do Is use 2 chimney starters to get enough hot charcoal to fill up one bucket, place it in my car, then do it again. Place the second bucket in the car, wait a bit and get in. Think that could work with the right setup and materials ?

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Hmm okay I plan to get 2 big metal buckets and put my seats up, I'll place them on bricks. What I'll do Is use 2 chimney starters to get enough hot charcoal to fill up one bucket, place it in my car, then do it again. Place the second bucket in the car, wait a bit and get in. Think that could work with the right setup and materials ?

It certainly could work. Still need to seal up leakage points in the vehicle. At least I would.

 

[reaasd11]

It certainly could work. Still need to seal up leakage points in the vehicle. At least I would.

Obviously like the air vents but you think I'd need to get the doors with like tape or something?

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Obviously like the air vents but you think I'd need to get the doors with like tape or something?

Idk. There's usually a seal around the doors and at the bottom. Definitely don't forget the floor heater vent. You are going to have some loss in a vehicle. You need to generate more CO than whatever the loss is. People have used generators in cars before with success, but that's nasty having to breath all those noxious fumes. The only problem doing it like this is you won't know exactly how high a level of CO is in the vehicle. The lower the amount, the longer it will take to go unconscious. Myself, I have a CO analyzer, so I can measure the actual CO concentration. In your case I'd say that if you get in the vehicle and after 5 minutes, or so, nothing really seems like it's happening, I'd abandon the attempt and make the assumption that the level just isn't high enough.

 

[reaasd11]

Idk. There's usually a seal around the doors and at the bottom. Definitely don't forget the floor heater vent. You are going to have some loss in a vehicle. You need to generate more CO than whatever the loss is. People have used generators in cars before with success, but that's nasty having to breath all those noxious fumes. The only problem doing it like this is you won't know exactly how high a level of CO is in the vehicle. The lower the amount, the longer it will take to go unconscious. Myself, I have a CO analyzer, so I can measure the actual CO concentration. In your case I'd say that if you get in the vehicle and after 5 minutes, or so, nothing really seems like it's happening, I'd abandon the attempt and make the assumption that the level just isn't high enough.

Thanks man I think I'll be giving this an attempt soon. If it dosent work jt dosent work.

 

[deadbidaylight]

I read that you need to burn the charcoal down to basically white ash. That's where most of the C0 comes from. So it's basically ready to use when it's white ash with red embers burning. It goes in the car when it gets to that state.

 

[locked*n*loaded]

Thanks man I think I'll be giving this an attempt soon. If it dosent work jt dosent work.

Don't linger too long in the vehicle if it seems like it just isn't getting the job done. Short of death, you can end up with severe neurological impairment from the effects of CO. IDEALLY, in a very high CO level environment, one should go unconscious within seconds, or several breaths. Also, make sure nobody else could come up to the vehicle and open the doors and "save" you. Even after going unconscious, actual death might not occur for 10, 15 minutes. Maybe even a little longer.