jerry can...metal or plastic
I have installed a 20 litre jerry can holder on my spare wheel.
Would you get the plastic jerry can or the metal one ? Any experience ? Because of my car size I would tend to take the lightest plastic one (and cheaper too $25/30 against $60 +$30 for the pourer) but the metal could be safer...not sure...
I have used plastic jerry can for work and never had a problem, but they don't stay in the sun....
Happy io
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Plastic it is then. It will have petrol in it for a short time, I might put 18 litre to leave some room for ...expension... Or I might even make a canvas protection
I have my pod on the roof and I just finished a small aluminium roof rack (with deflector) to go between the pod and the awning, that will be for another 40 litre of petrol (4 x 10 litre jerry-can, to keep thing low)
Some pictures later on.
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Happy io
Syndicate
Plastic will probably be fine.
Let me start by saying I don't like plastic jerry cans - they swell when the fuel inside expands in the heat of the sun, and I have a concern with them either chafing or somehow getting holed and the subsequent loss of fuel & fire hazard - having said that - the majority of vehicles that run the hinterland or bush roads here carry the required additional fuel in miscellaneous plastic containers strapped to a makeshift roof rack, seemingly with few issues.
We've all probably heard about the dangers of having fuel on the roof, liquids on the roof, weight on the roof, but here every one does it.