daverami
Explorer
Sounds good to me. I really like those units.
Rotopax fuel packs
- Thread starter MisterTinkle
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Sounds good to me. I really like those units.
Seems like we hit the same spots...just did Big Bend at Thanksgiving, Ouray/Telluride last year and this year, and over the year end holidays ventured to Death Valley and other spots in California as well.
Probably we'll end up in Moab at the same time next year!!!:wings:
kenallwine
Adventurer
i have them mounted on my jeep.
I would like to know more about your bumper and carrier setup please !
Stumpalump
Expedition Leader
Save 10% on ROTOPAX
Save 10% by entering in the word ROTOPAX in the coupon code area. Now that I live in the desert I'm strapping a 2 gallon water and a 2 gallon storage box on the Rokon. The box will hold first aid, survival gear and food just in case I get stranded out there. They even one have pre packaged with a first aid, repair or 72 hour survival kit to go in them for a good price. These things work for more than fuel and since my Rokon will go for 8 hours on a tank I'm skipping the gas.
Survival and water combo: http://www.rotopax.com/72-hour-prep...pack-fuel-pack-atv-utv-ga-c-11-p-1-pr-91.html
I gotta throw in a link to the worlds most capable vehicle: http://www.rokon.com/about/index.htm
Save 10% by entering in the word ROTOPAX in the coupon code area. Now that I live in the desert I'm strapping a 2 gallon water and a 2 gallon storage box on the Rokon. The box will hold first aid, survival gear and food just in case I get stranded out there. They even one have pre packaged with a first aid, repair or 72 hour survival kit to go in them for a good price. These things work for more than fuel and since my Rokon will go for 8 hours on a tank I'm skipping the gas.
Survival and water combo: http://www.rotopax.com/72-hour-prep...pack-fuel-pack-atv-utv-ga-c-11-p-1-pr-91.html
I gotta throw in a link to the worlds most capable vehicle: http://www.rokon.com/about/index.htm
MisterTinkle
Adventurer
I found somebody selling a 4 gallon Rotopax on ebay, so I grabbed it. The company that makes them also sells on ebay, but if you examine their ebay products you will see they prefer to sell from their website. Much like the 'Rotopax' code, you can enter ebay in the coupon code area for 10%. http://www.rotopax.com/
I had originally planned to purchase a couple of the Rotopax mounts to attach to my bed divider to hold the fuel tank. But I think I will save a few bucks for the time being, and put the fuel tank between the bed divider and the ActionPackers that are wedged under my Hi-Lift. It all fits nicely against the back of the bed. But it is very simple and boring compared to many additions on this site!
Detritus, I mean, gear boxes wedged under Hi-Lift. The boxes keep the Hi-Lift from bouncing and tearing the Util-Track off the bed.
Rotopax next to the detritus boxes...
Everything held in place by the bed divider.
I had originally planned to purchase a couple of the Rotopax mounts to attach to my bed divider to hold the fuel tank. But I think I will save a few bucks for the time being, and put the fuel tank between the bed divider and the ActionPackers that are wedged under my Hi-Lift. It all fits nicely against the back of the bed. But it is very simple and boring compared to many additions on this site!
Detritus, I mean, gear boxes wedged under Hi-Lift. The boxes keep the Hi-Lift from bouncing and tearing the Util-Track off the bed.
Rotopax next to the detritus boxes...
Everything held in place by the bed divider.
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Chris85xlt
Adventurer
Its a Smittybilt SRC rear bumper with tire carrier. i then welded a hoop with mounts to hold the rotopax packs and tabs for a small basket to hold fire wood (not shown) to the tire carrier.
Arya Ebrahimi
Adventurer
There was a JK built by outlaw offroad at KOH that had these built in to the rear window locations. Was a pretty cool concept I thought.
Pics here: http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=80875
Pics here: http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php?t=80875
Expedition Key
Adventurer
Very cool. I want one!
Wyowanderer
Explorer
coydogsf
Adventurer
We're outfitting a 2004 Xterra for overlanding and when looking for a place to carry some extra fuel, realized that a friend had one of these Kolpin/Rotopax 4 gallon containers that would fit perfectly under the roof tent between the roof and the rack. You can barely see the red Kolpin towards the front under the RTT in this pic (of an unscheduled tire change...).
And on the ground to the left is the storage box I build to fit with recovery tools, spares, jack etc. that slides in behind the Kolpin. Both have rubber feet on the bottom that keep them up off the slightly convex roof and are held in place by the factory roof rack cross bar (on the ground behind the truck). Yeah, takes a couple mins to slide either one out from under the rack but I think it's a nice little use of space.
A little more info on the modification of the stock Xterra rack to accomodate the RTT and storage at http://www.advodna.com/2010/02/roof-rack-grinder-attack.html if yer interested.
And on the ground to the left is the storage box I build to fit with recovery tools, spares, jack etc. that slides in behind the Kolpin. Both have rubber feet on the bottom that keep them up off the slightly convex roof and are held in place by the factory roof rack cross bar (on the ground behind the truck). Yeah, takes a couple mins to slide either one out from under the rack but I think it's a nice little use of space.
A little more info on the modification of the stock Xterra rack to accomodate the RTT and storage at http://www.advodna.com/2010/02/roof-rack-grinder-attack.html if yer interested.
Wiley
Adventurer
Hi I have seen several comments about no vapor leaks, but wanted to verify since we will be sleeping in our vehicle...safety 1st! Now that you guys have had these for awhile, I am under the impression I can store these inside the vehicle, without any issues? I like the design of these, but may do a wedco (Do newer carb styles leak? having a tough time answering that), rotopax mix, or just wedco...thanks for any input.
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coydogsf
Adventurer
I'd only filled mine with water before we left and let them sit for several days just to check the O-rings. Honestly, the first time I put gas in them was just the other day in Chiapas, thinking we might have some long stretches without Pemex's.
That being said, I had no leaks after a few days despite going from sea level to 7000 ft. Then I was repacking some stuff and managed to leave it in the sun for about 2 hours before noticing it was bulging out on both sides from the heat and expanding vapors. But, still no leaks. I cracked the seal and the pressure came whizzing out.
Even with that, I totally hear your concern about having them inside. You wouldn't really need to keep them full except for when you knew you were looking at longer stretches and they'd be pretty unlikely to be expanding and hence leaking vapor at night. Still, if you have anything on the roof to shade them from the sun, I'd try to figure out how to get them up there.
Dave
That being said, I had no leaks after a few days despite going from sea level to 7000 ft. Then I was repacking some stuff and managed to leave it in the sun for about 2 hours before noticing it was bulging out on both sides from the heat and expanding vapors. But, still no leaks. I cracked the seal and the pressure came whizzing out.
Even with that, I totally hear your concern about having them inside. You wouldn't really need to keep them full except for when you knew you were looking at longer stretches and they'd be pretty unlikely to be expanding and hence leaking vapor at night. Still, if you have anything on the roof to shade them from the sun, I'd try to figure out how to get them up there.
Dave