Tacoma Fuel Storage

[18seeds]

How are you guys carrying extra fuel. I have the stock bumpers and have would prefer to keep fuel out of the topper as it is my sleeping area. I guess there is the roof but want to see if anybody has any creative ideas. I like the Rotopax stuff.

This is my DD and prefer to keep my truck simple so something removable would be best.

 

[Mr. Leary]

I am working on a basket system to mount in the spare tire location. The hardware is already there, just takes a bit of creative fab work for the basket and you have a gas carrier / water carrier / whatevertheheckelse carrier.

Somebody on here made one on a 60 series with a swing down hinge.

 

[richard cabesa]

Here is my removable carrier..

The build up starts on post 93 of my build thread

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11462

 

[18seeds]

That is sweet. I'll fab something that attaches to my motorcycle hitch carrier to carrier 2 4 gallon Rotopax's.

Thanks

 

[Howard70]

...would prefer to keep fuel out of the topper as it is my sleeping area.

I'm using the metal NATO cans against the cab within the shell. I've had no leakage at all - even with the truck sitting closed up in the sun on a hot day. I've ocassionally slept within the shell after carrying the cans and never smelled fuel at all. I remove the cans (& other gear) when sleeping just to make space.

Would that work for you, carrying the cans within the shell, but removing them for sleeping? I think keeping a good air space within the NATO cans (I usually only put 5 gallons in each can) helps keep them from leaking.

Howard