Small portable gas can:

[K_Mac]

I'm going to be bringing my Honda eu2000i because of the heat on an upcoming trip to the UP. I'll mostly be boondocking and don't have a small gas can that isn't 100% leak proof, only want a 1 or 2 gal. that will fit between TC and front of truck bed. I'm trying to see what your using other than the ridiculously priced rotopax 1 gal. can. I would like to also use this on my motorcycle tpips hence the no leak, glass is out of the question, Thanks in advance, K Mac

[theoldwizard1]

boogie_4wheel wrote:
Rotopax. They are spendy but will do what you ask. I've owned a 2g for over a year now and use it for extra gas on my dual sport. It is mounted flat (on its side) and gets bounced around for over 100mi at a time. No leaks no smell.

Yep ! This looks like the solution !

[theoldwizard1]

s1214 wrote:
I have a few of the spun aluminum 1 1/2L fuel containers used with small hiking stoves. They come in various colors including gasoline red. They're small enough that I can put them in an outside storage space.

Some where in my hiking gear (from 40 years ago) I have a 1L fuel bottle like that, made from aluminum and it never leaked.

A quick Google search and 1.5L are the largest. 3L is a little less than 3 quarts.

[boogie_4wheel]

Rotopax. They are spendy but will do what you ask. I've owned a 2g for over a year now and use it for extra gas on my dual sport. It is mounted flat (on its side) and gets bounced around for over 100mi at a time. No leaks no smell.

[JimK-NY]

2oldman wrote:
1 or 2 gallons won't last long running air. Spend the bucks and get a metal can.

My Honda 2000i will run my AC about 8 hours on a gallon of gas. With 1 gallon in the generator and a spare gallon that is 16 hours of AC. In hot weather I typically run my AC about an hour at the end of the day or early evening. When it is too hot to sleep without AC, I move on. That gives me a couple of weeks of use with just a spare gallon.

[2oldman]

1 or 2 gallons won't last long running air. Spend the bucks and get a metal can.

[JimK-NY]

Gas cans drive me nuts. They are all "vented" so they stink of gas and if they are not upright they leak. The other issue is storage of the spout. Cans are designed so that the spout is stored inside the can so when you go to use it the spout is sitting in the gas and they get gas everywhere including on your hands.

Fortunately, there is one brand that is built correctly with no venting and a totally external, no leak spout. The brand is "NO SPILL". They are hard to find. You will occasionally see them in an auto parts or hardware stores. Amazon also carries them. They are available in 1 1/4, 2 1/2 and larger sizes. I have the 1 1/4 size and store it inside a storage cabinet which also opens to the inside of my camper. If I use it and then store it, I need to allow time for the gas to evaporate off of the spout. In that case, there is never an odor. After years of use, the dispenser/spout broke. The plastic container was still sound and I was able to replace just the spout.

[s1214]

I have a few of the spun aluminum 1 1/2L fuel containers used with small hiking stoves. They come in various colors including gasoline red. They're small enough that I can put them in an outside storage space.

[jaycocreek]

The honda has a vent cap that leaks no fumes.I always carry it just inside the door and there is never a hint of a gas smell when the vent cap is in the off position.

For a gas can,my camper does not have a basement and I can carry gas in one of the wheel wells or the outside storage compartment.I just use a gas can used for chainsaws in 1 or 2 gallon size for the generator.They are a rugged gas can even though they are a plastic of some sort.

If I had a basement TC,I would be looking for a ladder rack of some sort or a cheap hitch haul like what is used on ATV's that are smaller and go upward from the hitch.

[Kayteg1]

On my last trip I have seen 12' camper with cargo platform in the rear receiver. The guy had nice stack of firewood on it.
My campers have big holding tanks, so the space is limited, but worth checking.
Not convenient access, but perfectly safe and out of your way.

[enblethen]

Where are you storing the genset? Hopefully not inside the camper.
I would be thinking about a cargo carrier. Genset and gas would be in ventilated area.

[Grit_dog]

Im not aware of any true gas can that is only presumably a few inches thick to fit between the bed and front of camper. Except rotopax or similar.
How would you even get the gas can out of that spot to use it anyway?
I’d look for a different location to carry the gas can.
Bungee to roof rack.
In propane compartment. ( I leave one big bottle out in the summer and use the extra space for gas can, lantern fuel, little propane bottles, camp stove, etc)
Carrier rack for the rear ladder.
Couple suggestions.

[Kayteg1]

Spend the money. I had one of those 1 gallons cans and it was a garbage.
The cap would not hold and even when it hold, the plastic walls would still let the gas to be smelled around.
For my boat emergency fuel I am using 1 gallons glass bottles that I have left from Sangria, but you have to observe safe air bubble on them.