Gas Bottle Holder

So, would this be considered illegal? Nothing on the "rear" after all.

Yeh..funny, but entirely unhelpfull.

Sorry Bant. Forgot the sugar on your grapefruit this morning did we?

As Bantam said, there is little regulation for the private citizen to carry LPG in or on a vehicle.

This is highly regulated for commercial use and mostly come from via the mining industry, The best info is out of WA
and
NSW Fire and Rescue info page
"Transport:
•When transporting cylinders in the car the total capacity must not exceed 9kg. The cylinders should be transported in an upright position, secured, preferably in the boot. Do not leave LPG bottles in a vehicle unnecessarily.
•No more than two cylinders should be carried in a car at any one time.
"
So I suspect this is why the roof rack is generally used for storage...

Its far from a joking matter.....a hell of a lot of people are carrying gas bottles, petrol and other flamable goods in places that are inapproriate and dangerous...and not too far removed from the method pictured.

There is a hell of a lot of explosive capacty within a 9Kg gass bottle...carrying one on the rear bumper could make a relativly minor rear ender turn into a very gangerous and destructive situation indeed.

particularly if the gas bottle gets hammered between two vehicles hardened with front and rear bars.

There are regular cases of gass bottle related fires and explosions in and arround vehicles and caravans.....only a few more spactacular examples make it to the media.

Finding a safe way to carry gas bottles on a vehicle may take some serious thaught.

cheers

I really thought ( and it is not "thaught") that the picture would highlight the irresponsible manner in which some people may behave. Mind you, some people in this world do not have a lot of choice in the conduct of their lives as we do in Australia! So I don't think I would care to lecture the bloke on the bike.

However, it would seem that not all minds perform in the same manner as mine, so I see your point, sort of.

This is like fishing!!

Cheers

Crack a can whats next

Cheap rooftop mount is an old plastic milk crate and a ratchet strap roughly $10

M

Now now Michael,
The Bantam will have a go at your irresponsible (however practical and time proven) solution next,

yeah but it works well ive done thousands of K's with this and nary a problem and did i mention that its cheap

M