Carrying extra fuel in garage
Does anyone do this? At first I thought no way... Then it occured to me that the toys have fuel in them, and they are in the garage. I would of course run with the wall vents open.
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ndrorder wrote:
Watch plastic jugs for swelling due to temperature and elevation changes. Most jugs don't vent by themselves due to environmental reasons. Secure jugs near the open vents if possible.
Good point. I always fill my 5-gal jugs with six gallons of gas during these colder winter months, but that's when they're in the bed of my truck. Definitely don't overfill the jugs like that if you're carrying them inside.
This is still an interesting question though. I never carry fuel in my garage like that, but I've carried plenty of bikes that would leak a little gas and I never felt like we were a rolling bomb. My bikes don't hold five gallons though.
Whether it's bikes or gas jugs, the key is to secure them well enough that they can't tip over. I've had bikes tip over before and it's a big fat mess.
I always make sure and fill my SxS before we load up, because the 10 gallon tank is ten gallons of usable storage. I never have to worry about the SxS tipping over in the garage though. Or if it does, the car would be the least of my worries.
