I am towing a Jayco Eagle Camper trailer and driving a Suburb Forester 2.5 litre engine with fuel tank capacity of 60 litres. For peace of mind I want to carry a metal 20ltr Jerry can of fuel as I'm travelling up to Darwin. My car sucks up the fuel towing the camper trailer. Presently I have to store Jerry can in the boot of the camper trailer. The boot is separate to the living area and has a divider where 2 gas tanks are stored in the smaller compartment.
Is it ok to store full Jerry can in this boot in the other compartment to the gas?
I have enquired about getting a welder to fit a compartment for Jerry on the inside of the towing A frame, on the cross bar in front of the boot. The cost quoted is $500...Owch!! I believe costly because the A frame is galvanised steel?
Anyone out there with a Jayco Camper trailer that can advise on this??.....Travelling over to WA next year so probably have to have 2 Jerry cans?....How far apart are fuel stops going Darwin to Broome and then south towards Perth?
Thanx Louise....
Welcome to the gang Louise, enjoy here and out in the playground.
You can get jerry can holders at places like Autobarn etc, they can bolt on to the Aframe or similar.
Keep Safe on the roads and out there.
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$500 does sound excessive, to weld a Jerry can holder
You can buy 20 litre Jerry can holders from camping shops or EBay. I have just googled, and there is one model at BCF camping shop, which you can lock, for $70
There is no drama welding on a galvanised chassis, any old welder can do it
They just grind off the galvanised, then after welding, they paint the area with cold galvanise paint, or pressure can spray
A point to consider and that is metal and plastic jerry cans get pretty hot when exposed to the sun, when that happens some of the contents turn to vapor, and the pressure builds up. We had an issue at work where a jerry can out in the sun was opened by a worker, and he was sprayed with petrol. It is my opinion that the containers should be shaded.
We had an Eagle Outback & that had a jerry can holder on the front of the van (alongside of the gas bottle). There are vents in the floor of the boot that may (if not covered) draw out any fumes that may escape. I would suggest that they are to withdraw any LPG gas (is heavier than air) that may leak.
Metal jerry can holders can be bought at crowds like BCF, SuperCheap, etc. It wouldn't take an hour ($100?) to weld one in place.
Have you approached a Jayco dealer (there should be one in Darwin) to have their holder installed & at what cost?
I hope I'm not the bearer of bad news but the point I'd be concerned with is can your car tow the van safely? My Eagle Outback had an ATM of 1350Kg & if my memory is correct the ball weight was 130Kg & I realise the on-road models are about 150Kg lighter.
My son has a 2009 Forester & his car can tow a maximum of 1200Kgs at 80Kph (according to the owner's hand book). I know that on later models, the weight limit was lifted a bit but I did see a query here somewhere recently where a Subaru owner wanted to know why the towing speed was only 80Kph.
A friend had a Subaru Outback & a Jayco Penguin (again, an Outback). When he checked the legalities of ball weight, he had to change cars as the van was too heavy for the car.
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And it's welcome from us two 2 Loiisemabbut hmmm hope the dogooders dont take a dislike to your handle good luck in your travels warren- pat 01 makes a good point but that aside I would be looking for a bolt / clamp on bracket rather than welding or drilling your chassis runners
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