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chicago

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I was wondering how you carry fuel if you dont have a roof rack or a fuel carrier set up.
What I have now are the 5 gal. plastic jobs and was planning on strapping them to the factory rack or inside the rig in the back...
Any one have any ideas I can steal?

Chicago
 
inside is the least-safe way to do it... but might be alright for infrequent use.
on the roof is ok.... but not great.
Best solution is a steel jerry, or a plastic jerry, on a rack behind the vehicle (swing-out style). Second best is jerry can on roof.

Just my opinion.
 
I have never been able to find any safety issues with carrying jerry cans on the inside. I read a lot of posts on this and I am very curious what is an actual scenario that is realistic. Obviously nobody is going to leave the cap open and let it slosh around until you have a river of gas in the back seat, then toss cigarette butts in there one after the other. I heard the static discharge theories and I am not butying them at all. Besides the fumes that may linger immediately after filling or using the jerry can, I cannot think of any other comfort concerns. And if you are rear ended hard enough to set off the gas in the jerry can, by God man you are already twice dead. I would love to hear reasonable safety concerns. I have been carrying jerry cans full, empty, half full, half empty, and I am still alive. If I am convinced it is a safety concern, i will carry it outside, but I can think of many more reasons for the cans being outside as a safety issue.
 
Obviously, a designated carrier outside of the vehicle would be ideal, but those swing out bumpers arent cheap...
What I have (as mentioned above) are the plastic 5 gal cans, a factory roof rack, and some space inside the vehicle.

Thanks,

Chicago
 
I have been toying in my head with the idea of making some sort of drop down skid plate type door that would go from frame rail to frame rail and hold a couple of cans up in the space where the factory spare tire mount is. It would be hinged in the front and the cans would be secured to the plate so they could not move and bang around. I think you'd want to stick with only the best sealing cans because I envision they would be on their sides.
 
I have carried gas inside my vehicle on many trips over the years. If you have a can that has a good seal and doesn't release gas fumes, I'd go for it.

I only carry the can (empty OR full) on wheelin' trips...never for normal driving. You do have to be careful with that stuff.

By the way, I am a non-smoker as well.
 
carrying gas inside is a car is a very bad idea.
maybe for a short drive to your friends car who ran out of gas, but not for any extended amount of time.
FUMES man...
so your inside your car driving down the road, you dont even notice the smell its so faint, and you start to feel good, really good. you turn up your music and jam away all the while the fumes are turning your brain off. and before you know it you are kissing a tree.

you can get a hitch rack, there like $100 or so. but reinforce it.
the weight was too much and mine cracked, but that was with two full 5 gallon cans and a cooler full of food and ice on the dirt roads of the ALCAN

cheers,
~herb
 
Good point...
So am I gathering that the roof top strapped to the factory rack is the way to go? Well be gassing up in Bishop on the way down from Reno and the cans will be full till we need em out in DV. We wont be doing any high speeds (obviously) just trai l speeds...The only thing that i worrie about are the climbs and rocks.

Chicago
 
Underfill a quality plastic one by a quart, then squash it until the liquid's about to come out and seal the cap. Should allow for expansion now without leaking. Lay on the roof on its side between the rack rails and secure. There are a lot of ones out there now for under $10 that have quality seals.

The problem with inside a vehicle is that you cannot plan when the worst will happen. Naturally, that's when the worst will happen of course.

DougM
 
Thanks IdahoDoug...
That is a good tip that I wouldnt have thought of. That is exactly what Ill do.

Chicago
 
Yeah, I am not a fan of transporting fuel inside a vehicle either, unless of course, there is no other choice.

Maybe cause I still remember a 10 day trip I was on last year where I had a 5 gallon tank inside my 100 that leaked a little on a tough trail ( I think it was the second day or so)...I had to sleep in the back with a strong fuel smell for a week..its amazing how long the smell sticks around, especially when it gets in the carpet :mad:

For future trips I plan on mounting a double Jerry-can holder on the roof on the filler side of the vehicle and use a siphon tube to empty the cans into the tank..even better yet, with this set-up I wont have to lug the cans off the roof each time I refill. :D

My .02
 
IdahoDoug said:
Underfill a quality plastic one by a quart,
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For good prices and availability on the Scepter plastic fuel cans try dandbsafety.com They are currently $35 ea for the olive-drab (brown) with red strap to indicate they are for gasoline. You'll have to call to order these as they are intended for military use but they will sell to civilians upon request.

-B-
 
B,

That's a great price. I looked at them a few months back but the price kinda surprised me frankly for something that cost $1.75 to make by the millions. But, it's a free market, eh? Anyhow, I did not run across THIS price.

DougM
 
IdahoDoug said:
That's a great price.
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I bought 3 of their Scepter 5 gal Mil-spec water jugs and love them. I think the price was about $18 ea and they are food grade and have all the US military markings. Desert sand only, but they are very well made. I got fed up with those crappy Reliance jugs. One drop and they start leaking or get a hole in them and the scouts would drop one or two every camp out. They can't break these Scepter jugs.

-B-
 
Beowulf said:
For good prices and availability on the Scepter plastic fuel cans try dandbsafety.com They are currently $35 ea for the olive-drab (brown) with red strap to indicate they are for gasoline. You'll have to call to order these as they are intended for military use but they will sell to civilians upon request.

-B-
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We also have Scepter cans both gas and water. The best! Current Us mil. spec. but I wish I would have had that website before:mad:
 
poking around tonight and came across a real good price on some used metal cans. not sure of quality, but ordered a couple for gas:

http://tinyurl.com/o95sx

i'll use scepter for water. not really into the deformation of plastic under heat/altitude.

hth.
 
Loeky,
That was a good link wtih cheap prices...Its too late for me now as the trip is in 3 days. I Devised a way...I think...to hook some cross members to the factory rack to lock the can in. Im going to work on it today.

Chicago
 
Any stories of someone getting rear ended with a jerry can full of gas on their tire carrier?
 
mickey_rubicon said:
I have never been able to find any safety issues with carrying jerry cans on the inside. I read a lot of posts on this and I am very curious what is an actual scenario that is realistic. Obviously nobody is going to leave the cap open and let it slosh around until you have a river of gas in the back seat, then toss cigarette butts in there one after the other. I heard the static discharge theories and I am not butying them at all. Besides the fumes that may linger immediately after filling or using the jerry can, I cannot think of any other comfort concerns. And if you are rear ended hard enough to set off the gas in the jerry can, by God man you are already twice dead. I would love to hear reasonable safety concerns. I have been carrying jerry cans full, empty, half full, half empty, and I am still alive. If I am convinced it is a safety concern, i will carry it outside, but I can think of many more reasons for the cans being outside as a safety issue.
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Hydrocarbons are carcinogens. That's a safety reason right there. Then consider the panic stop or crash with a 5 gallon can of fuel inside the truck . This would be a safety reason. Risk of fire is probably third on the list, but If you have worked through the first two, you prolly don't care about fire risk either.


M
 
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