Custom made poly water tanks

Duncs,

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Cheers Kev

It may prove costly to have a 'one off ' tank made

Rota Tanks are made using the 'low pressure rotation method'

To do this you must have a metal mould into which you put PE resin then introduce the entire mould into an oven at about 260c and rotate it until the resin mellts and coats the inside surface of the mould

The cost to build a'one of mould' to make your tank MAY prove too high

Duncan,

Boab 4x4 here in Lawnton (Nth Brissy) have an off the shelf resin water tank that fits behind middle seat of Patrols holding about 55 or 60 lts off memory for about $350. Don't know if they stock for other vehicles but I could find out if you want. May be another distributor over your way???? All prices and capacity is just off memory so I maybe a little out in my figures.

Trevor.

Duncan, you might have already hit upon the reality of 'a your eggs in one basket' and the containers might wel prove to be the best investment in the long run. heaps cheaper too. Best of luck with your trip.

make one yourself .. easy ..
get 100mm drainage pipe and a bunch of ts and knees
.. put together a few length of pipe in the form you can fit ..
glue it together with a drain and a fill connection ..
there are also readily available braces for 100mm pipe to hold
it in place .. cheap.. easy .. flexible ..
have fun
gmd

One of the biggest advantages of carrying fuel and water in smaller containers is the ability to lighten the load when bogged or hung up.

Dunc,

have you checked out any of the caravan supply places. Carac or similar. I was looking for much the same prior to this years trip and the variety in shape size and capacity of the caravan water storage tanks is incredible. I ended up getting one of the 60 litre flat poly tanks from Opposite Lock for $290. It lays flat in the dual floor and I stacked food and equipment boxes on top. Very robust and did the job well.

Cheers. Mick

Duncan,

I personally use injection moulded polyethylene containers which each hold 25l and are approx' 280mm x 280mm x 450mm (inc cap and handle). These fit in lots of locations, are easily transportable and best of all, readily available and cheap. I paid only around $10 each and have been using them for around 8 years now. the have a strong handle for carrying, a fitting for a tap in the base and a good strong screw lid with an excellent seal. These have done many km's in both back of ute and in Camper Trailer and have never leaked or cracked. I bought the ones made for carrying dangerous liquids as these were more robust. I especially like the fact that I can take as many or few as I think I need and if I have to carry them to a remote filling location I can easily one by one.

regards, DB.

I just went out and measured the poly tank I put in my camper trailer 830mmlx500mmwx200mmh and has a capacity of 87 litres. We have an Isuzu MU Wizard which is the same size as a Holden Frontera, so I measured the cargo area and could fit 2 side by side in there and at a cost of $100 each is pretty cheap. Put a false floor over the top and you only lost 200mm of floor space.
My 2 cents worth.
Cheers Bruce.