Mounting Jerry Cans?

[Landpimp]

You will be very happy and I suspect pretty impressed with the cans, they are so much better than any other can design.

I use to carry cans on the roof rack, I left them there and just made a hose with bulb on it, like for an outboard, that way a few pumps and it will siffon into the main tank.


Those can will probably last your lifetime.

If you do carry them inside, don't worry about it much, I am sure there are stories about a car blowing up....but can't say I have heard any and I have never worried about it.

 

[sitesbyjoe]

Ok, I ordered 2 cans from them. One metal one for gas, and a plastic one for water. Both 5 gallons.

I'm considering having a hitch mount rack fabricated to use when I go off road and I should be good for now.

 

[atomicshawn]

I mounted two cans in the back. One fuel, one water. No smells, but no denying the hazard. A high speed rear collision would probably not be good. But I use them frequently and can't do anything different right now.

I spent the money on a good quality Scepter can, and watched the classifieds and picked up a brand new old school metal (NATO maybe?) fuel can with USMC stamped in the side. $20. A friend gave me some new military issue Jerry can holders years ago and finally put them to use.

It all fits nicely behind the wheel wells. Still plenty of room to fit the mtn bike, skis, or whatever...

 

[sitesbyjoe]

That install does look pretty clean. Did you just screw onto the panels?

 

[DrivingMissRosey]

Dispenser systems related to emissions. [emoji49] Determined for us by state to be the ultimate evil.

Are you sure about this? I've contacted the Angus MacPherson at the Air Resource Board about this and hopefully he gets back to me. Here is his page Contacts: Portable Fuel Containers (PFC) - Contacts if anyone else wants to contact him. As a government official, who knows if he checks is email and/or voicemail.

Edit: Wow! I got a pretty quick response from a government official! Here is the text of his response. He is maybe leaving open the possibility that the CHP could still get a wild hair about a jerrycan on the outside of the vehicle, but he is saying that the CARB don't have a law about this.

Hi Nick,
The ARB regulation relates only to manufacturers introducing fuel containers into California commerce, not the end user (our enforcement program deals solely with the manufacturer). If you possess a container manufactured prior to the regulation (which many people do), that does not violate the ARB regulation. With regard to carrying a Jerry can on the outside of your vehicle, that’s a question for CHP or Department of Transportation folks (I assume). But as a Jeep owner who occasionally mounts a Jerry can on my rear tire rack – I’d be surprised if citations were being issued for that. At least I’ve never heard of it happening.

Best regards,
Angus
Angus S. MacPherson, P.E.
Manager, Testing and Certification Section
Monitoring and Laboratory Division
(916) 445-4686

 

[87CRUSR]

Are you sure about this? I've contacted the Angus MacPherson at the Air Resource Board ......

I stand corrected. The law is in reference to sales of non-compliant portable fuel containers and spouts.

 

[atomicshawn]

That install does look pretty clean. Did you just screw onto the panels?

The can holders have 8 bolt holes, 4 on the bottom, 4 on the back. You can see in one of the pics I just bolted the 4 on the bottom through the floor. Worked well. A lot of off-roading, thrashing around. Mounts have stayed solidly in place.

 

[himhj60]