Gas Can with no tire carrier

[Desert Dog]

PROBLEM: tire carriers that allow for fuel can storage screw up my departure angles and visibility, but 40" tires eat up gas like crazy and it would be nice to have a little extra in reserve. I don't want to store gas inside the jeep, but also don't want a big Jerry can hanging somewhere outside the Jeep.

SOLUTION: RotopaX makes very nice low-profile cans that can be mounted almost anywhere with a little creativity. So I bought the Roto mounting hardware and 2 & 3 gallon cans. I looked at various mounting locations and found that the inside bolts on the tailgate hinges offer a perfect location. I made up a quick mounting bracket in about an hour to try out the concept and it works great! I used two 3" pieces of 1.5" C-channel and a 12.5"x6" aluminum plate. Ill make a really nice one when I get the time. This was just a quick garage prototype.

You can see in the pics that it fits without obstructing the lights or the license plate and it does not hinder the operation of the tailgate. The mount is so solid, that I can grab the can and shake the whole Jeep without the can moving. Its thin profile does not affect my departure angle and is protected from being hit. The same idea should work with TJs and YJs too, maybe even XJs. Thumbs up to the RotopaX

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[Dirty LJ]

Wow thats a cool holder.

Where do you keep your spare tire?

[TheBigDogg]

those are pretty neat, seen them in a few places, if i remember right, you can stack them, and still take less room than a jerry cans, you can also have a few for H2O

[abendx]

[quote="Dirty LJ"]Wow thats a cool holder.

Where do you keep your spare tire?[/quote]

He keeps it where I keep mine.... out of the way!

Hahah.... it's in the bed.

[TheBigDogg]

you could fill that up with your favorite alcaholic beverage and not worry about the bottle breaking!!

[abendx]

[quote="TheBigDogg"]you could fill that up with your favorite alcaholic beverage and not worry about the bottle breaking!![/quote]


Funny.... I told him the same thing a few hours ago.

http://www.jkowners.com/forum/showthread.php?t=44647

[t_long927]

Ahh another post from DD showing off how much money he makes.... LOL


That is way cool man.. Different but, this goes to show that if it can be thought of it can be done.. I love technology..

[Desert Dog]

[quote="t_long927"]Ahh another post from DD showing off how much money he makes[/quote]

I guess Im rich enough to afford a $50 gas can (cheaper than the metal jerry cans) . Life must suck for you.

[t_long927]

[quote="desert dog"][quote="t_long927"]Ahh another post from DD showing off how much money he makes[/quote]

I guess Im rich enough to afford a $50 gas can (cheaper than the metal jerry cans) . Life must suck for you.[/quote]


Dude I have got to get my hands on those... Where at???

[c_njeepin]

I'm sure by now everyone has seen the rear side window replacement Rotopax. If you haven't seen them yet you can check it out @ Rebel offroad. I think It would be good for the firstaid pax

[munepit]

I don't check out Jeep stuff, but that's pretty damm slick. Expensive, but I'm sure you could fab something for a whole lot less money.


Cool link