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sleepy
Jun 12, 2014Explorer
On a serious note:
I hope that everyone looks at the crash/fire risk of hauling fuel of any type.
I hauled two propane bottles on a rack on the back side of my old camper. I straped the bottles on in such a way that if the back of the camper was hit the bottles would get knocked off and away from the camper.... it left them vulnerable for theft but might keep us from burning up if we were hit by a vehicle from behind.
When I see all of the inovative ways to haul gasoline or diesel on this thread I am impressed... I hope that you are willing to risk the theft of your fuel containers in order to protect your camper, your family, and yourself.
Critique every idea you see at least in your minds eye before you copy it... imagine the "what if's"
What happens to the front carried fuel in an vehicle accident if you hit someone or something... even a deer.
Look at fumes when the fuel gets hot, can they get to your hot water tank?... be blown in your kitchen window near the stove? Do you smoke tobacco.... do you smoke close to the storage area as you come and go thru the camper door?... will the fumes be pulled into the camper by cavitation as you drive down the road.
Do you ever smell fumes from the fuel? is it only when you are openinning the container well away from the camper?
OK! now flame away at my concerns... just keep the "flame" away from the storage containers.
Sleepy
I hope that everyone looks at the crash/fire risk of hauling fuel of any type.
I hauled two propane bottles on a rack on the back side of my old camper. I straped the bottles on in such a way that if the back of the camper was hit the bottles would get knocked off and away from the camper.... it left them vulnerable for theft but might keep us from burning up if we were hit by a vehicle from behind.
When I see all of the inovative ways to haul gasoline or diesel on this thread I am impressed... I hope that you are willing to risk the theft of your fuel containers in order to protect your camper, your family, and yourself.
Critique every idea you see at least in your minds eye before you copy it... imagine the "what if's"
What happens to the front carried fuel in an vehicle accident if you hit someone or something... even a deer.
Look at fumes when the fuel gets hot, can they get to your hot water tank?... be blown in your kitchen window near the stove? Do you smoke tobacco.... do you smoke close to the storage area as you come and go thru the camper door?... will the fumes be pulled into the camper by cavitation as you drive down the road.
Do you ever smell fumes from the fuel? is it only when you are openinning the container well away from the camper?
OK! now flame away at my concerns... just keep the "flame" away from the storage containers.
Sleepy
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