Fuel jugs

[jbcrane]

So my experience with them so far in this 115 degree heat has been awesome. Yes you have to burp them (unscrew the cap to release vapors since the caps and containers don’t self vent)…I put zip lock bags over my caps and use rubber bands or bungees to hold in place. Now eventually I’ll end up buying another 4 gallon to place were my (2) 3 gallons are then move those (2) 3 gallon jugs to my trailer. But going out to Death Valley and the phoenix area have been better….

now there’s this…

i guess there’s a softer material style rotopax jug idk if it’s a rotopax model or some temu stuff from wish..but those buckle and what not(think of a gallon jug of water or milk at wal mart…things all warped and smashed in)….

the ones I have are retarded strong…can run these things over and they’ll just laugh at me like after the hulk mopped Loki in that avengers movie “PUNY GOD”.

That's encouraging - thank you. I'm heading to a remote part of AZ and don't want to put the additional weight on the spare (it would probably be OK). Already have a trash bag and another grid so trying to leverage the roof rack. Mounting them vertical makes total sense but in my case they'll be horizontal so keeping an eye on leakage... I've seen the stainless spout/cap solution I'll also add but man... things start adding up fast. Planning on the 2-gallon and researching the Gen 2 vs. original 2-gal Rotopax. Understand there's a filter of some sort in the Gen 2 that many need to modify to get the stainless spout in. I don't care - I just don't want gas leaking all over my roof. Thanks for the input.

EDIT: Billet, not stainless...

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[Terrymo]

That's encouraging - thank you. I'm heading to a remote part of AZ and don't want to put the additional weight on the spare (it would probably be OK). Already have a trash bag and another grid so trying to leverage the roof rack. Mounting them vertical makes total sense but in my case they'll be horizontal so keeping an eye on leakage... I've seen the stainless spout/cap solution I'll also add but man... things start adding up fast. Planning on the 2-gallon and researching the Gen 2 vs. original 2-gal Rotopax. Understand there's a filter of some sort in the Gen 2 that many need to modify to get the stainless spout in. I don't care - I just don't want gas leaking all over my roof. Thanks for the input.

Modify means cut a slit in it and take a flat head screwdriver and pry it out. It’s glued in place.

 

[jbcrane]

Is that filter the only difference between gen 1/gen 2? Any other structural improvements that make it advantageous to gen 1? I see they're also selling the gen 1 and wondering if just simpler to get it. Thanks for the input.

 

[Reaper-1]

That's encouraging - thank you. I'm heading to a remote part of AZ and don't want to put the additional weight on the spare (it would probably be OK). Already have a trash bag and another grid so trying to leverage the roof rack. Mounting them vertical makes total sense but in my case they'll be horizontal so keeping an eye on leakage... I've seen the stainless spout/cap solution I'll also add but man... things start adding up fast. Planning on the 2-gallon and researching the Gen 2 vs. original 2-gal Rotopax. Understand there's a filter of some sort in the Gen 2 that many need to modify to get the stainless spout in. I don't care - I just don't want gas leaking all over my roof. Thanks for the input.

EDIT: Billet, not stainless...

I put the bag and bungees over the caps to keep sand and dirt/mud off the caps which is the fill spout (don’t want that crap going in my jeeps tank)….ya it gets up there in price but what’s the alternative? Put (3) 5 gallon military Jerry cans inside my jeep and pray to the gods nothing weird happens ‍….i thought about a roof rack to mount stuff but im not a fan having weight on the roof.

 

[Reaper-1]

So, $800-ish? You must be driving into CA a lot.

I'm probably worse, I'm a few hundred into this setup that I made the bracket to haul a 4 gal pax, but the mounts, can and special machined aluminum cap was hundreds and many hours of my life I'll never get back.

That mount looks fuggin awesome though…if I was running a different tire carrier I’d do that

 

[Reaper-1]

Looks great!

No intentions to crap on the OP’s thread but here is my perspective... I have a TrailMax mount for both Rotopex cans and a mount for traction boards. I have since gone a different direction for several reasons. Probably should sell it but as soon as you get rid of something… yep, you want it.

Issues:

• The Rotopex are slow to empty and awkward to handle.
• I didn’t like stuff hanging on the sides of my Jeep. I offroad mostly in the PNW and getting hooked on brush wasn’t good.
• Periphery vision to the rear sides was eliminated.
• It is an expensive setup especially if you want fuel and traction boards mount options.

Did the Rubicon Trail with the 4gal setup…

That said, it is an extremely nice product and top quality, but it didn’t end up working for me. I happened on a deal for rear bumper/tire carrier and more including a Jerry can setup. Much more functional than sexy I guess.

That new setup you swapped to looks legit

 

[dragoneggs]

That new setup you swapped to looks legit

Thanks, got a smokin’ deal on a used LOD Destroyer rear bumper with tire carrier, basket and attachments for fuel and/or water Jerry cans for each side and a bracket for traction boards. The extra weight isn’t a concern for the beefy tire carrier. I like how it swings with the gate but doesn’t put any load on it. All weight goes directly on bumper.

Being able to carry additional 10gal of fuel or 5gal and 5gal of water is huge for longer overlanding trips. My traction boards hardly get used so I found a bag and am able to slip them up above the roll cage and secure with bungy cords. Thus putting the lighter stuff up high and keep the heavy stuff as low as possible.

 

[3TV]

Well, I have settled on what I am doing for this year's Dusy Ershim trail. I installed an American Adventure Lab M.A.S.S. Spare Tire Platform today. I am always impressed with the quality of anything I have bought from AAL, and this tire platform is just the same. A perfect fit on my 40" spare tire, like it was meant to fit just that tire. All of the tolerances of the different parts are super tight, for a rock-solid sturdy platform that is also super lightweight. I will use the same ATV spare fuel containers I have used with ATVs for 20 years. They are durable, they don't leak, and they don't have a Rube Goldberg engineered fuel spout that won't allow any fuel to flow, like Rotopax has. I have a stack of them, but I'm done with leaky impossible to use Rotopax fuel containers.

The ATV fuel packs hold 3.2 gallons. I have three of them and can simply stack them on top of each other on the rack and hold them down with bungy cords, just like on the rack of an ATV.

 

[tobyw]

... for this year's Dusy Ershim trail...

Have you found the need for extra fuel in prior years? The Dusy is on my shortlist for 2027 and fuel is one of the remaining questions in terms of the proverbial game of tetris. Appreciate the insight.

 

[Terrymo]

@3TV when I had stuff mounted to the spare with straps I added cable that passed through the mount, around the wheel, and locked behind the spare. Maybe not necessary in your circumstance but at least would require bolt cutters or some determination to take the rack,

I bought premade cables, cut one end off, drilled a hole just big enough to pass the cable through and recrimped the end that was cut off.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MJRF956?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_35

 

[jbcrane]

I ended up going with the spare tire solution instead of the horizontal roof mount. Tried to imagine burping those horizontal jugs frequently; going up and down in elevation here (Colorado/Utah) and constantly climbing up there, spilling fuel, etc. No thanks. Next up is the billet Ai13 stuff. Went with a single 3-gallon jug to keep weight down. With the wind at my back going down hill it might buy me another 60+ miles... hopefully enough to get me to the next town.

 

[RudeJeepin]

I am adding an American Adventure Labs spare tire rack that I can carry fuel on. The 12-gallon low profile tank on the link would fit the rack perfectly. But I can't see on the Amazon website how you get the fuel out of the tank. It says that it accepts standard NPT fittings. Is there a threaded hole in the bottom or low on the side of this tank that can't be seen? Or does the fitting thread into the vent part on top of the tank? It would be nice to have a coiled-up hose next to the tank on the rack, and all I would have to do is put the end in my fuel tank and let it drain into the Jeeps tank without having to even remove the 12-gallon tank.

Has anyone used this tank? How well is it working?

Amazon.com : Attwood 12 Gallon Low Profile Portable Marine Fuel Tank, EPA Certified / CARB Approved, Ideal for pontoon boats where greater fuel capacity is required (Without Gauge), 8812LLP2 : Boat Fuel Tanks : Sports & Outdoors

Those tanks are mostly used with small outboard boat motors. Using a hose like this...

to transfer fuel straight to the motor. The hose hooks to the small fitting on the top of the tank. There is a draw straw/pick up tube on the bottom of that fitting.

I'm sure with a litte engineity it could work.

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