hi all 

i am going to fit 20lt fuel containers to the A frame of the van alongside the 9.5lt gas cylinders , question is plastic or steel ,i have seen a lot of different types 

any recommendations of what type might be best ,the van is not an off road van ,

Gday...

I am a bit old-fashioned  .... I would only use steel jerry-cans. I have one that is at least 35 years old and still going really well and in use. I also have one that is about 11 years old. I believe they are stronger and more likely to survive 'rough/careless' handling.

Having said that, I do know many prefer the PROPER plastic ones - the ones with the Australian standard marked on them.

Like most things in life and travelling - horses for courses .. and ultimately your preference.

Cheers - John

Scooner, take care here, our new Jayco has jerrycan holder mounted on the A frame between the two gas bottles, there is a small warning notice riveted to the jerrycan holder that advises owners that only water should be carried here.

thanks for that paul and pam, i had seen other vans with what looked like fuel containers but thinking about it they could have been just water 

wonder what the rules are considering you can have jerry cans on the back of the tow vehicle will do more research thanks again

Legendts wrote:

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I have two holders on the drawbar but they sit outboard of the two gas bottles. I would think sitting between the gas bottles would be a bugger to haul out of their carriers, almost a HSE issue.

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We hve the same setup, outboard of gas cylinders.

We use good quality steel gerries to AS 

 Also use only AS jerries for fuel but plastic jerry for water.