Spare Fuel

When I first started pulling our 28 ft. fifth wheel and traveling to places we had never been, I got 2 5 gal. plastic fuel cans and filled them with diesel. I packed them with me on our first 2 trips and never came close to needing them. There was always somewhere to get fuel that was easy in and out. If you would feel better packing extra fuel by all means do it, then there is one less thing to worry about.

I didn't think there would be but just wanted to run it past more experienced travelers.

There are some fuel stops between Charleston, WV and Lexington, KY on I64 but they don't look very user friendly to a large truck (gasser) with a 30"TT.

If anyone knows of a good one please let me know.

WKRP

Back in the days of the OFF-ROAD JEEPS all serious folks would have extra gas and extra water setup on their JEEP bumpers or in the war wagon that was pulled by the jeeps. This was just the way of life back then...


Today all of this is frowned on big time for fear of rear-end collisions

I would love to beef-up my off-road POPUP trailer with these mods in mine that comes from Australia. My 12-foot box outfitted like this would really be a off-road war wagon...


The Australia designed off-road trailers all seem to have safety in mind when carrying extra fuel cans... This design has special pockets just for the fuel cans.


I have noticed the industry has now come out with high impact plastic fuel containers that are very thin and will hold 4-gallons of fuel. These can fit inside the truck beds without taking up alot of space.


My brother-inlaw standard fifth wheel setup was two 2KW honda generators on each tail corner with one diesel 5-gallon jerry can and 5-gallon water can mounted to the side of tool box just behind the rear window of his 3500 Chevy Silverado truck. His fear was not finding diesel everywhere he stopped.

just food for thought here...

Roy Ken

I've done it in the past. My advise is to block and brace the containers well so there is no movement and strap it or what is bracing it well with tie straps. Carried a couple 5 gallon gas cans for the genny before and was no problem.

There is no reason why you could not haul fuel in the bed or outside the passenger compartment. Any container that is listed for fuel is OK. I carry plastic gas container for my portable genset on a carrier on the back of MH.