I made my own out of anodised aluminium, mostly 3 x 50 & 3 x 40mm flat bar, & 40 x 20 x 3mm angle under the containers, with 316 stainless steel Allen M6 bolts, & some M4 bolts, a few countersunk bolts in the marine hinges & stainless latches. Everything tapped & also used Nyloc nuts.
20 x 3mm 316 stainless steel flat bar in captive channel in roof rack which is tapped for M6 bolts.
4 container holder, in pairs for expansion, are 10 litres. 2 container holder in wheel are 5 litres.
I have some 20 litre containers, but they are too heavy for me these days. 10 litre containers on & off the roof is easy. Also being lighter you will actually use to rotate fuel. 20 litres you tend to avoid rotating fuel into the car as they are too heavy.
The hardest part of the project was thinking it out to fit in with the other stuff. Building it was easy, & it has worked really well, especially on corrugated roads. Can't think of anything that I would change.
Magnarc said
08:09 AM Sep 5, 2025
I hope that you re-inforced the truck roof as well. That seems an awful lot of weight!.
Whenarewethere said
08:37 AM Sep 5, 2025
I had a roof platform & replaced it with 4 cross bars, net weight saving was 16kg. Aluminium has a specific gravity of 2.7, slight variation for various alloys.
All the off the shelf jerry can holders are really heavy, because they are steel.
Fuel we get into the car asap. Solar cells, there is basically a shelf to place them overnight so we can sleep in the car.
Whenarewethere said
08:46 AM Sep 5, 2025
Every where reduced weight where possible like drilling holes in bracket to clamp second spare wheel on roof. The piece of plate is 5083 alloy, mill grain lengthwise.
It's screwed to a block inside the roof rack cross bar, not into the actual cross bar (in the underside).
Brodie Allen said
11:49 AM Sep 10, 2025
A truckie once told me that petrol may not be stored on the rear of van or tug for safety reasons for rear-enders?
Anyone know anything different?
B
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Wednesday 10th of September 2025 11:49:22 AM
Whenarewethere said
07:40 PM Sep 10, 2025
Personally I wouldn't carry it in either of these two places.
Brodie Allen said
06:17 PM Sep 25, 2025
Number plate obscured, fancy rear a end collision!
Everybody covered in fuel!!
Hate to think what the insurance repercussions might be!!!
B
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Thursday 25th of September 2025 06:17:49 PM
Brianvicki said
10:53 AM Oct 4, 2025
I purchased two of these for the back of the caravan, great price, neat and tidy and could be used inside the car too.
I need them for 10l containers
I made my own out of anodised aluminium, mostly 3 x 50 & 3 x 40mm flat bar, & 40 x 20 x 3mm angle under the containers, with 316 stainless steel Allen M6 bolts, & some M4 bolts, a few countersunk bolts in the marine hinges & stainless latches. Everything tapped & also used Nyloc nuts.
20 x 3mm 316 stainless steel flat bar in captive channel in roof rack which is tapped for M6 bolts.
4 container holder, in pairs for expansion, are 10 litres. 2 container holder in wheel are 5 litres.
I have some 20 litre containers, but they are too heavy for me these days. 10 litre containers on & off the roof is easy. Also being lighter you will actually use to rotate fuel. 20 litres you tend to avoid rotating fuel into the car as they are too heavy.
The hardest part of the project was thinking it out to fit in with the other stuff. Building it was easy, & it has worked really well, especially on corrugated roads. Can't think of anything that I would change.
I hope that you re-inforced the truck roof as well. That seems an awful lot of weight!.
I had a roof platform & replaced it with 4 cross bars, net weight saving was 16kg. Aluminium has a specific gravity of 2.7, slight variation for various alloys.
All the off the shelf jerry can holders are really heavy, because they are steel.
Fuel we get into the car asap. Solar cells, there is basically a shelf to place them overnight so we can sleep in the car.
Every where reduced weight where possible like drilling holes in bracket to clamp second spare wheel on roof. The piece of plate is 5083 alloy, mill grain lengthwise.
It's screwed to a block inside the roof rack cross bar, not into the actual cross bar (in the underside).
A truckie once told me that petrol may not be stored on the rear of van or tug for
safety reasons for rear-enders?
Anyone know anything different?
B
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Wednesday 10th of September 2025 11:49:22 AM
Personally I wouldn't carry it in either of these two places.
Number plate obscured, fancy rear a end collision!
Everybody covered in fuel!!
Hate to think what the insurance repercussions might be!!!
B
-- Edited by Brodie Allen on Thursday 25th of September 2025 06:17:49 PM
I need them for 10l containers
proquip.com.au/accessories/can-caddy/
So others wanting to use 20L plastic jerries are not mis-led
Cheers,
Peter
-- Edited by Peter_n_Margaret on Saturday 4th of October 2025 11:33:27 AM
Petrol is not allowed at rear of any vehicle. Diesel allowed.
Thanka, I was aware of that it will be for diesel (heater) & water