hauling extra gas

[RGar974417]

My Nissan Titan gas model has a 24 gallon tank. Not much when you're towing and getting 9mpg. Was wondering if anyone uses something like this to haul extra gas. Would use it for emergencies,fuel generator of occassionally refuel truck from bed when not at a gas station. Have any of you used something like this:https://www.amazon.com/DuraMax-Fluid-Transfer-14-Gallon-Rolling/dp/B000MT94QA/ref=pd_ys_c_rfy_157069... Would it be safe if sercured in the bed?

[mdcamping]

RGar974417 wrote:
My Nissan Titan gas model has a 24 gallon tank. Not much when you're towing and getting 9mpg. Was wondering if anyone uses something like this to haul extra gas. Would use it for emergencies,fuel generator of occassionally refuel truck from bed when not at a gas station. Have any of you used something like this:https://www.amazon.com/DuraMax-Fluid-Transfer-14-Gallon-Rolling/dp/B000MT94QA/ref=pd_ys_c_rfy_157069... Would it be safe if sercured in the bed?

I tow with a 20 Gallon tank with about the same towing milage on my Tacoma. Not retired yet so not doing that type of rving but there has been a few times I had wished I had the extra gas so I could continue to go past the undersized, conjusted urban gas stations here in the north east... but I make do.

Mike

[Copperhead]

Even on a commercial semi truck, auxiliary fuel like gasoline is allowed, up to 8 gallons, with no hazmat labeling or CDL hazmat endorsement. Even 100 lbs of propane. The gas only has to be in DOT approved fuel cans like the plastic Rotopax ones I mentioned. That is 50 state legal. I have two of them, full of fuel, riding in a side box on my semi at all times for a portable generator on the frame rail of my semi truck. 8 gallons, at least, of gasoline in approved containers securely stored will meet any regulatory stuff. Over and above that may or may not require labeling depending on state.

[packnrat]

as per your truck.

in bed storage box.
with a 15-25 gallon tank under it. both are hard mounted to your rig.
set up with a low psi high volum pump. transfer fuel to main take as need when it is empty. ( just make sure the extra tank holds at least 5 gallon less than the factory tank).

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[RinconVTR]

Speaking of landscape trailers...I found one guy using a dedicated mount that locks the a 5 gallon can. I love it! Mounted it on my bumper. I carry 4-4.5 gallons allowing more air for high/low day/night temps swings.

[Ralph_Cramden]

GordonThree wrote:

Grit dog wrote:

Too much paranoia these days..... to freak some people out, did you know that pretty much every construction and landscaping truck on the road has 1 or more cans of fuel, mostly in cheapo plastic jugs, bouncing around the bed? You’ve passed 10 of them on the way to work this morning! Lol.

X2 on too much paranoia.

Relax it's gasoline not nitroglycerin or uranium hexafluoride.

Where are the fuel police when needed? Perhaps they have all been promoted to the Illudium Q 36 enforcement division?

[GordonThree]

Be extra safe and pick up some appropriate hazmat tags as well so we know to give wide berth.

[dave54]

Just strap it in good with real cargo straps. Not bungees. You will be fine.

[Copperhead]

They are very pricey, but these plastic fuel cans can take a serious amount of abuse and not leak a drop. Rotopax fuel cans. Definite sticker shock when you see it, but I have seen these things fall out of a pickup and go skidding down the road and slam into a concrete wall and still be in good shape and not leak a drop. This is all I use for my spare gasoline needs in my pickup truck, and even my semi truck to run a portable generator when I am stopped. Fully DOT compliant.

http://rotopax.com

[GordonThree]

Grit dog wrote:

Too much paranoia these days..... to freak some people out, did you know that pretty much every construction and landscaping truck on the road has 1 or more cans of fuel, mostly in cheapo plastic jugs, bouncing around the bed? You’ve passed 10 of them on the way to work this morning! Lol.

X2 on too much paranoia.

Relax it's gasoline not nitroglycerin or uranium hexafluoride.

[Grit_dog]

Yes Rotopax and mountain addiction are also durable but more expensive options.

[Grit_dog]

If you’re worried about leaks, get a couple race jugs. With the lid on tight, you can bounce a full jug out the back onto the highway and come back and pick it up full and in fact unless it gets run over.

Too much paranoia these days..... to freak some people out, did you know that pretty much every construction and landscaping truck on the road has 1 or more cans of fuel, mostly in cheapo plastic jugs, bouncing around the bed? You’ve passed 10 of them on the way to work this morning! Lol.

[dcmac214]

SidecarFlip wrote:
I carry my extra fuel for the chainsaw and genny in Rotopax fuel containers. Leaproof, fume free and easy to handle. The come in any size up to 5 gallon and have mounts to mount just about anywhere.

Have they fixed their leaking problems? I like the Rotopax concept but stuck with plain old gas cans past couple decades because couple guys we ride with have had leaking problems and went back to jerry cans.

[Veebyes]

Ideally install a second tank in the bed of the truck, however for the occasional need for carrying extra insurance fuel just make sure it is secured real good. The tank & the material it is made out of is no different than what rides around in small boats, often unsecured.

[MarkTwain]

hotpepperkid wrote:

drsteve wrote:
I like to get out and stretch, etc, every 200 miles or so anyway.

I like to pull into a campground every 200 miles or so. So stop every 50 miles or so for a stretch. I carry a total cap of 88 gal so never have to make a fuel stop with 5er behind me

X1. I had Transfer Flow in chico Ca. install a 65 gal. auxiliary fuel tank installed 2 days after I bought my new Dodge truck. The auxiliary tank replaced the original tank in the same spot. I have had 3 auxiliary tanks on 3 different trucks:):)