Date:         Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:02:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Good customer service experience, Rotopax
Comments: To: mcneely4@cox.net
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"Seems to me that Rotopax is suggesting roof mounts, while stating to
you after the fact that that is not a good idea."

I know, right?

I reckon what's going on is that they naturally want to sell the things
as versatile and rugged, so they show all kind of swell places to mount
them. THEN they post a disclaimer -- like any company with a good lawyer
should -- about what to do if the container is subjected to gains in
elevation or high temps, which can pressurize the container to the
bursting point.

As I found. It is, after all, just roto-molded plastic.

In hindsight, it's clear that I should not have filled it to the top.

Still, I gotta admit that I'm a little disappointed that this $80
3-gallon container popped a leak.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 07/09/2013 02:30 PM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> This photo gallery is labeled as Rotopax's photostream.  Here is one
> photo from it:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rotopax/6465345325/
>
> Seems to me that Rotopax is suggesting roof mounts, while stating to
> you after the fact that that is not a good idea.  mcneely
>
> ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Photo gallery at
>>
>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/rotopax>
>>
>> Their how-to video link points to YouTube videos of fuel packs
>> mounted atop vehicles.
>> <http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rotopax>
>>
>> But they don't make specific recommendations.
>>
>> -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
>> On 07/09/2013 12:11 PM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
>>> where on a vehicle does Rotopax recommend mounting the things?
>>> mcneely
>>>
>
> -- David McNeely
>