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Let's talk Roto/FuelPax today.
Such a discussion should probably include what I don't like in the way of on-rig fuel storage systems.
As it regards the above....get "T-boned" in an accident with another relatively high riding rig and all the energy from that hit will get quickly transferred--given the immutable laws of physics--into the potential for heat and sparks (in addition to noise and metal bending).
And what better place to have a fireball than right by the very door the driver (or front passenger) might need for egress in such circumstances.
But don't worry. That door's probably not openable in such circumstances, and what could have been a very survivable accident may end up being an inferno.
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IMHO I think fuel best belongs alongside the driver's side rear, or high up in the back, not the passenger's side rear, as that creates visibility issues.
Carrying gas brings on enough additional risk for it not also to be something that reduces visibility and increases the chance for an accident.
e.g. https://jeep.rebeloffroad.com/product-p/ror-jk-bok-v2-4dr-basic.htm
^^ the above design, IMHO is great, but belongs on the driver's side of the rig. And carrying stacks of gas, if it interferes with side mirror visibility, needs to find that gas secured on a rack on top of the rig.
https://rotopax.com/
Such a discussion should probably include what I don't like in the way of on-rig fuel storage systems.
As it regards the above....get "T-boned" in an accident with another relatively high riding rig and all the energy from that hit will get quickly transferred--given the immutable laws of physics--into the potential for heat and sparks (in addition to noise and metal bending).
And what better place to have a fireball than right by the very door the driver (or front passenger) might need for egress in such circumstances.
But don't worry. That door's probably not openable in such circumstances, and what could have been a very survivable accident may end up being an inferno.
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IMHO I think fuel best belongs alongside the driver's side rear, or high up in the back, not the passenger's side rear, as that creates visibility issues.
Carrying gas brings on enough additional risk for it not also to be something that reduces visibility and increases the chance for an accident.
e.g. https://jeep.rebeloffroad.com/product-p/ror-jk-bok-v2-4dr-basic.htm
^^ the above design, IMHO is great, but belongs on the driver's side of the rig. And carrying stacks of gas, if it interferes with side mirror visibility, needs to find that gas secured on a rack on top of the rig.
https://rotopax.com/
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