Date:         Mon, 5 Dec 2005 08:34:32 -0500
Reply-To:     Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Christopher Gronski <gronski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
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I carry a 9L gas can inside the rim of my spare tire, a 15" SA Rhein
alloy wheel. Its not nearly as large as you're looking to carry but it
has saved my bacon a couple of times when I've tried to push it too
far to the next gas station. They come up on eBay from time to time, I
think I used to search under "spare tire gas tank"

Chris

On 12/5/05, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> I've one of the Jerry can style gas cans. I put a pad underneath it and
> it is laying in my luggage carrier. I tied it down with my standard
> adjustable straps so it is secure up there. Sticks up a little bit, so
> it is noticable, but as it is laying on its side, it is only barely
> visible. Note, this is the german style can with the tight sealing
> spout, so it can lay on it side like this without spilling.
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2005, at 10:31 PM, John Lavery wrote:
>
> > 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.
>