Where to carry extra petrol?

[Hugh]

Hi everyone

Where do you store your jerrys/extra petrol?
Roof racks seems to be the common, but have also heard of wheel well set ups. Keen to hear what people run!

 

[scalman]

Sure not inside unless is specially made tank. Everything else works.. roof rack i would guess.
If someone would make extra fuel tank where spare tire is that would be cool solution as well same as we have there LPG tanks.
Maybe even those lpg tanks can be petrol tanks as well if you redo it.

Then if you making or have spare tire carrier in rear thats good place to put some extra fuel as well

 

[Kevin]

I have a rear carrier. I've seen a rooftop tank used on a Forester which you gravity drain into the filler when a refill is needed.
Similar to this:

 

[ateday]

I too use a rear carrier (plus an extra inside if necessary although I don`t make a habit of that).
I have seen a rear carrier mounted to the tow bar used although this vastly increases rear overhang.
I don`t like roof mounted petrol cans because of COG issues.

 

[Ratbag]

2x10L STEEL jerry cans (not plastic) behind front seats in rear foot wells. Preferably strapped down!

IMO this is the safest place in or on the car. No SG or SH Forester can be penetrated at this point.

 

[scalman]

I think tow bar rear carrier can carry a lot things..

i could make that myself to my rear tire carrier and it would hold no prob
Like if you put 2 cans holders on both sides of tire that could hold fine there. I mean you wont be jumping with that or move like fast on bad roads .. everything has its limits sure
But it should hold weight fine.

If they rating those boxes to carry 50-54kg . And thats so far away from car. If you make it half width i bet it can take even more

 

[Davo]

I have 3 x 10l steel cans I stick in my roof basket with my spare tyre and 4kg gas cylinder. I have used epoxy to glue a piece of conveyor belt rubber to 1 side of each can, and I put a ratchet strap across the top of them. Have seen some VERY rough roads, and don't move or damage each other. I like the 10l cans on the roof as old buggers like me can handle them easily.

 

[Hugh]

Here is what I have found for the rear well:

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Bit pricey but would do the job well.

Also, I thought mounting petrol to the rear bar was illegal if not ill-advised?

2x10L STEEL jerry cans (not plastic) behind front seats in rear foot wells. Preferably strapped down!

I have stored jerrys there in the past, but I'm always conscientious that I might get fumes or a leak without me realising.

I reckon a roof rack set up might be the safest and cheapest then, just not the most fuel efficient

 

[Davo]

I reckon a roof rack set up might be the safest and cheapest then, just not the most fuel efficient

Yep - that was my conclusion in the end. No fuels (for stove or car) inside. It's safer, and more pleasant. I carry 2 x 20l water tanks behind the driver an passenger seats when going remote.

 

[Davo]

This was the rig for a month in remote Northern Territory, Australia, with my wife. Yes, definitely added windage, noise and reduced milage. But the best compromise I could come up with. You can just see the blue top of the LPG tank for cooking, and the spare wheel is at the front of the rack (there's a slide out 150W solar panel - see my profile pic - under all of that)

 

[Hugh]

Yep - that was my conclusion in the end. No fuels (for stove or car) inside. It's safer, and more pleasant. I carry 2 x 20l water tanks behind the driver

Agreed looks like that will be the go, and very nice set up with the solar panel!

 

[El_Freddo]

I used to run with a jerry on the rear bar all the time with a second one on the roof racks as needed:



I now just run with two 20L Jerry’s on the roof racks. If I’m in a rollover we’re already stuffed in the L series... COG doesn’t seem to suffer either. Rear end is happier over all too with less weight hanging out the back like that. Spare is on the roof too:



I also think it looks neater too, but that’s my opinion!

Cheers

Bennie

 

[ateday]

It does look cleaner but I`ll keep using my rear carriers. Besides it`s not all that easy lifting things onto the roof these days...........

 

[El_Freddo]

With the family of five, 41L Engel, dual batteries, camp kitchen, recover gear (including turfor winch and cable) and our gear packed in, the extra weight of the rear bar was not wanted. I’m more than happy to hoist the cans up there. They only come down if they’re needed, otherwise they basically live up there

Old Ruby Scoo is almost like the tardis in some respect when reflecting on what we fitted in her on our travels!

Cheers

Bennie

 

[Davo]

I'm with you Bennie - subies don't need no extra help with taht prolific butt sag!.....keep that weight as near the centre as possible. I did get heavy duty springs in the back end anyway - I reckon I'm carrying 220kg with the full camping rig, fridge, battery, fluids etc.