profdant139 wrote:
Tach, I have seen those cargo shelves, too -- they go into the hitch receiver. And I often see plastic gas cans on them. To me, that looks unsafe -- the gas cans, no matter how well secured, are right at bumper level. Any little bumper thumper will cause the gas to shoot all over the hot engine of the car that just ran into the gas can -- kind of a harsh punishment. ;)
So that is why I have mine far above bumper level. It is much less likely to come loose during a routine rear impact. But a catastrophic impact might destroy the rear wall of the trailer, which is what supports the steel framework of my gas can platform.
If I were you, I'd concentrate on the container as much (or more) than "where or how you put" the container on your TT.
IMHO, the proper starting point for carry gasoline in or on any vehicle is NOT one of the common red plastic containers sold everywhere. This is how one should transport gasoline for a portable RV generator with high safety :
https://www.amazon.com/Eagle-U2-51-S-Galvanized-Capacity-Diameter/dp/B000BQO15IFWIW, in addition to our built-in generator we carry along a small backup generator in our Class C and I transport the gasoline for it in an enclosed outside storage bay using a red all-steel safety container similar to the one in the link above. Of course no vapor or fumes can escape from these type containers and they don't bulge from internal gasoline vapor pressure in hot weather like plastic containers do.
As an aside, many folks carry whole generators on the back of their trailers ... with many of the generators having their steel tanks full of 5 gallons (or more) of gasoline. This is no different than having one of the steel safety cans mounted back there ... except that the certified safety containers are probably more safe than a generator's tank.
