Xj guys
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DaJudge
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Septu makes a good point. Do you need your back seat? Currently I just carry two to three 5 gallon H2O jugs depending on how long I will be unable to get water. I still need my seat. If I didn't I would make a drawer shelf system with some kind of tank on the floor behind the passenger seat under the platform.
I would still like to be able to use the back seat and I'm doing a drawer system in back. Was looking at getting the floor board tank so if someone did have to sit back there they could. Or I did also find a flexible water tank that I can try out in the rear quarter panel and that won't take up any space. And I would be sleeping in my cherokee I'm getting a roof top tent
You might check out RotoPax. www.jcroffroad.com has mounting plates that can be adapted to aftermarket roof racks. I have a JCR tire carrier rear bumper with mounting provisions for two 2 gallon RotoPax, water or gas. I'm considering a JCR modular roof rack with mounting plates for two more water jugs. They are spendy but appear to be pretty nice. I've also seen mount where 2 jugs can be stacked.
You mean like the bladder that fits in the bathtub for emergency water? That's a hoot and a great idea, keeping all that weight down low.
http://www.ahoycaptain.com/plastimo_water_tanks.html
I have the 26gal. The tank is out of the truck for winter, but I can snap some pics of the two hoses (fill and use) I attached to it if you are interested. I built a pair of simple 2x4 and plywood boxes to fill the rear foot wells and level the floor of the XJ, then set the tank on top of them tying it to some anchor points. We then tossed all our soft gear (back packs, sleeping bags, pillows, etc) on top.
I am currently building a steel structure in the KJ that will form a shelf above the rear seat area/foot well for the fidge in place of the 1/3 seat, with the 2/3 seat mounted in its normal position (just no leg room) on top of the structure. This will open the entire area from the load deck to the backs of the front seats, and rocker to rocker, for the tank to occupy.
I did it to keep the weight as low as possible, while the use of the bladder prevents any sloshing back and forth on those rocking trails.
I have the 26gal. The tank is out of the truck for winter, but I can snap some pics of the two hoses (fill and use) I attached to it if you are interested. I built a pair of simple 2x4 and plywood boxes to fill the rear foot wells and level the floor of the XJ, then set the tank on top of them tying it to some anchor points. We then tossed all our soft gear (back packs, sleeping bags, pillows, etc) on top.
I am currently building a steel structure in the KJ that will form a shelf above the rear seat area/foot well for the fidge in place of the 1/3 seat, with the 2/3 seat mounted in its normal position (just no leg room) on top of the structure. This will open the entire area from the load deck to the backs of the front seats, and rocker to rocker, for the tank to occupy.
I did it to keep the weight as low as possible, while the use of the bladder prevents any sloshing back and forth on those rocking trails.