Mick replied:

I carried petrol in a black plastic fuel container with no smells - I made sure it was airtight and washed any spills from the outside of course

Member - Raymond replied:

Hi Lloydy
How much fuel do you need to carry?
Petrol or Deisel?
Do you have a roof rack that you can put them on?
Water Bladders: several in my club have them and no problems, they are fitted in the floor well behind the front seasts and strapped to the seat mountings.
On fuel, the longest distance without fuel would be 400Klms on the whole trip
Raywanderin' in retirement. victor 2010

Mick replied:

Lloydy, I have carried water very successfully in 5l plastic bottles - from a pharmacist friend who bought alcohol in them (for pharameutical purposes} but many other products come in them too. I found them easy to handle, they packed well being rectangular, and had one leaked I would only have lost 5litres.

Truckster replied:

I thought it was illegal to carry Petrol inside a car?

Member - Cocka replied:

I agree with Truckster, if it isn't then it should be. I believe good management is a balance of optimism and pesimism, look at the worst possible scenario - what is likely to happen in an accident, what happens if fumes slowly leak and you get an electrical spark from something - BOOM.
Make some other arrangement or forget the trip.

Good quality water bladders don't leak - cheap ones do.

Member -BJ (Sydney) replied:

Used 51ltr bladder in high country2001 & simpson in 2002 on problems
lays on floor behind front seats not fastened does not move. I hope you don't smoke ? Wish i was still here / Gulf in July

Member - Royce replied:

Yep..... often. ... and felt silly every time I did it. I think carrying fuel inside the vehicle is not a good idea. I do take a jerrycan into town to fill everysooften but always feel like I shouldn't have... seeing as though I've got a trayback cruiser as well. Fumes are pretty dangerous, as the danger of spills in particular during a collision.

So.... this Easter the big job is to fit the auxiliary tank I've had under the carport for the last year!

Royce www.funshow.com.au

Lloydy replied:

No it is not elligal to carry fuel inside the car.


BJ
That 51ltr bladder was it full of fuel??






Lloydy

Rob replied:

This is for diesel!

On the Canning, we had 3 x Plastic Jerries = 60L + 4x20L emptied oil
drums. We emptied first the drums then the jerries into the vehicle
tanks at the start of each day. Then put the empties on the roof rack. One of the drums had a slight leak from the lid.The others worked well.
The vehicle was a 1HZ cruiser with sub-tank. Tip - make sure your containers are sitting on a flat level surface within the vehicle and are securely ratcheted down. Also check them daily for leaks.

After a 10 month trip - we only occasionally used the jerries (e.g. Gunbarrel, Canning, Simpson or to avoid high fuel prices). The drums
worked well and could be picked up for free from servos and binned
at the end of a trip section - freeing up space.

I'm not sure of the legality of non-approved fuel containers - but they did the job & I would use the same idea for the next trip instead of buying jerries which only saw occasional use.

Rob (flameproof jacket on!)

Member - Willem replied:

I have been going bush since the late 1960's and have always carried spare fuel inside the vehicle. Have never had a problem. Just do periodic checks on the cap seals on the jerrycans and replace them if necessary. At present I carry 80 litres petrol inside the G60.Cheers, Willem
Never a dull moment

lizard replied:

I carried 11 steel Jerry cans inside my Pajero (ratchetted down tight) when I did the CSR in 1992 ... had one leak from near handle half way down the CSR - emptied it and put it on the roof rack (smelt before actual petrol leaked)..... no other problems - couldn't carry all that on the roof rack.
My mate carried 10 jerries in his FJ60 cruiser - no probs. No smoking on trip .
Is not illegal to carry fuel inside - but i think there is a limit - read that somewhere ......

Outnabout David (SA) replied:

Just for a bit of laugh (but with a certain amount of seriousness)with a question like "Has anyone successfully carried extra fuel inside the car?" your not likely to get any replies from unsuccessful attempts! Crispy critters don't usually speak. Obviously depending on diesel or Petrol one is obviously easier to carry than the other due to the different flash points. Put something between metal cans to stop rubbing and posible sparking.We have so little time to enjoy our land