Spare Fuel

[wkrp]

Is it OK/Safe to carry some spare fuel in the your truck?

We will be on a stretch of highway that has "some fuel stops" but from the looks of them on Google Earth, none that are easy accessed by a 4dr. truck with a 30" TT.

If I do carry extra fuel it would be in metal, OSHA approved cans.

WKRP

[skipnchar]

For what it's worth, I've found only about two gas stations that I just COULDN'T use with my 24 foot crew car diesel and 34 foot trailer (58 feet overall length). Even the convenience store type pumps are usable if you choose the right pump.

[tomdinwv]

WKRP, There are a few places that are easy to access on that route. I-64 Exit 39, there are 2 truckstops, a TA and a Go Mart. Both are easily accessed with you rig. Both have seperate gas and diesel pumps. About an hour west of those 2 options, you'll come to Grayson KY. I don't remember the exit # or the name of the place but turn right off the Grayson exit and it's on your left. I can't help you past there, but those place are not hard to get into and out of. We travel this route quite a bit, going to East Lynn Lake and sometimes, on down to Grayson Lake State Park. Good luck and enjoy your trip.

[MPI_Mallard]

I carry three five gallon cans,one for diesel/truck,one for gas/generator and one for boat/outboard motor mix and at the end of a run I put the diesel in the truck and gas treatment in the others. One time I pulled into a BP station for diesel and the place was a total dump and the guy in front of me was telling me how slow the fuel was pumping only then to be told by the attendant that the lazy owner hasn't changed the tank filters in forever so I immediately poured the five gallons of diesel into my truck and headed for the next station and my fuel injectors remain happy to this day!!

[Monaco_Montclai]

All my fuel stops are at deseil places, works for me, happy camping

[Pauljdav]

If you are going to need this often there are 30-40 gallon in bed tanks that have a fuel filler nozzle. You pull over and can full the main tank from the nozzle. I have even seen them at Costco in the past of less than $150.00.

Paul

[doxiemom11]

Maybe you can use the allstays.com site to locate truck stops along your route that would be big rig friendly.

[slickest1]

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.

[wkrp]

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

[RoyB]

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

[CincyGus]

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.

[enblethen]

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.