Where do you keep your fuel cans?

[el_kab0ng]

Roof rack or trailer hitch carrier? It's been stated that having them stored on the trailer hitch carrier can lead to some fiery auto accidents, but adding 30 pounds per can to the roof rack might be a little much. Thoughts?

 

[delloro]

Roof rack or trailer hitch carrier? It's been stated that having them stored on the trailer hitch carrier can lead to some fiery auto accidents, but adding 30 pounds per can to the roof rack might be a little much. Thoughts?

On the road, on top. Off road, on the hitch carrier if you have one I guess. I have no carrier, and fuel stinks, so it's always in the back of somebody's pickup or on my roof.

 

[KaliKid]

In the garage

 

[coulter6]

On a Hitchgate swing out spare tire carrier.

 

[el_kab0ng]

That's a pretty bad ass set up. Where did you score something like that?

 

[coulter6]

That's a pretty bad ass set up. Where did you score something like that?

Bought the hitchgate off craigslist a few years ago and had local welding shop add the can mount.

 

[Dawg4Runner]

I keep mine on the rear bumper swing out.

 

[Drunner97]

Post should have been "If you don't have the money for a bumper, where do you store your cans" I wish I had 2k to drop on a rear CBI with swingout and fuel storage. Not happening.

 

[el_kab0ng]

I should have clarified that the extra fuel cans were for transporting, not for use when wheeling. I have a genny on my ranch that I bring gas out for, so I'm leaning towards a roof rack of some sort.

 

[Dawg4Runner]

Before the CBI bumper came along, I strapped them to the Baja Rack. It was a pain to deal with but it worked.

 

[Martinjmpr]

Roof rack

I have used a small Yakima roof basket and also a much bigger Rola roof basket to carry 2 x 3 gallon RotoPax cans. the RotoPax cans are well made, airtight and reasonably flat. I don't bother with the fancy RotoPax rack, I just run a shortened ratchet strap through the middle of the cans.

I've used this arrangement on several trips, including one I just got back from, a week in Big Bend National Park over Thanksgiving. No issues at all.

Only drawback to the RotoPax cans is that they're not cheap, but then again, you get what you pay for.