Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 20:23:16 -0800
Reply-To: Doug F <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
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From: Doug F <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET>
Subject: Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
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Outside is best for sure, altitude changes will cause any gas can to want to
vent regardless.
There are companies now making a 2.5 gal jerry style can that I think would
be great on tha back of a vanagon.
There is a guy in Napa valley that makes them but dont ask me who he is.
One thing to be very aware of is the static electricity when filling ALWAYS
put the can on the ground
and DO not fill them inside a vehicle or pickup truck bed. You can gain
static electricity and cause a spark and the
whole can will go up. BAD NEWS.
1-2 gallons under the back seat in a pinch in good gasoline approved
containers.
5 gallons or more on the rear with a jeep style metal bracket set up.
10 gallons you need a custom tank under the slider set up properly
I know folks who carry 1-2 gallons up on the luggage rack.
Just be sure you have really good sealed, and approved containers.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lavery" <systems007@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 7:31 PM
Subject: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
> Hello,
>
> I'm interested in bringing along a 5-gal gasoline can on an upcoming
> road trip in which gas may not be readily available. Most "official"
> sources say put the can in the bed of your pickup or in the trunk of
> your car (and only for limited periods). Of course, the vanagon has
> neither a pickup bed nor a trunk. So, I'm tyring to come up with a
> safe and easy-to-implement solution.
>
> The easiest thing would be to bring the can inside the van and strap it
> somehow so that it doesn't slide around or tip. I understand that the
> can would need to be of high-quality, with a cap that does not allow
> fumes to escape. As long as the can is secured and no fumes are
> leaking, this SEEMS like it should be safe, provided that I pratice
> common sense (and I don't smoke, so that takes care of one obvious
> hazard). Am I crazy to think that this would be safe?
>
> Alternatively, I could mount the can outside somehow, or maybe strap it
> into the luggage rack. Is there an easy way to mount the can? I've
> already seen:
>
> http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/gascan/gascan.htm
>
> This is a clever solution, but I don't want to deal with the whole
> ladder assembly.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
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