I'm heading up to Northern Ontario next month where the gas stations are few and far between. The LoadWarrior is my only option for carrying extra gas outside the vehicle, and of course, carrying it inside is out of the question.

I will need to by the containers and mounts, so has anyone done this? What do you recommend?

Thanks

There are some different options on how you want to do it. I keep mine in a plastic marine can. They lay flat, are easy to strap down, and have a built in siphon.

I can empty the can without taking it off of the roof.

There are also stackable ones that lay flat, but they are kind of pricy.

There are some different options on how you want to do it. I keep mine in a plastic marine can. They lay flat, are easy to strap down, and have a built in siphon.
Great Idea!

the kolpin cans are pretty cool and are only a few inches tall

ARB makes a dual can holder that you can use on its side or vertically, it would probably mount easily to the load warrior

Thanks Everyone,

Granitex- could you give me a pointer to the can you use?

Brian- the ARB gas can holder seems to be over $500 (I should insert popping eyes guy)

Those Kolpins look pretty interesting, especially with the twist locks to attach, as they're made to say on ATV's, my wimp-ass driving should not be an issue.

I got mine at Gander Mountain, but since you live in the land of 10 billion little lakes you should be able to find them all over the place. Every marina or marine supply should have a pretty good selection to choose from. Blitz is the big manufacturer for them. I would stick with the plastic instead of the metal but you could do either way.

How much fuel are you thinking about bringing along?

For the WCM in 2008, I brought a few 2.5 gal cans and bungeed them to the load warrior. Not too safe, and probably illegal in some states, but I wasn't carrying the gas in my ride.

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I got mine at Gander Mountain, but since you live in the land of 10 billion little lakes you should be able to find them all over the place. Every marina or marine supply should have a pretty good selection to choose from. Blitz is the big manufacturer for them. I would stick with the plastic instead of the metal but you could do either way.

How much fuel are you thinking about bringing along?

I figure that 15 miles/gal on gravel or dirt is a pretty safe assumption, so I'd get about 75 miles per 5 gal can, so I figure a 5 gal at minimum, more would be good. That would give me about a 400 mile total range on gravel/good dirt, less as the trails get worse.

I also found the Rotopax (http://www.rotopax.com/4-Gallon-Gasoline.html) ATV fuel packs. They look like they'd tuck nicely into the LW and stack well. They also have that twist lock attachment hole, and two of the ones I linked to would total 8 gal. Not cheap, but they look to last and splitting my emergency fuel between two tanks seems like a good idea.

Looking further into it, while the Rotopax is nice, it would cost almost $300 to carry 8 gal. That's way too much, so the marine tank is looking good. This one (http://www.wholesalemarine.com/pc/MOE-031212/22000900/Above+Deck+Fuel+Tanks/Moeller+12+Gallon+Above+Deck+Portable+Fuel+Tank.ht ml) in particular. It's low profile, so it should be stable, the tie down grooves look to making securing it a snap, and 12 gal is more than enough reserve.

I have a question about siphons. The tank comes as shown and they sell the fuel lines with the squeeze bulbs separately. Now I've never owned an outboard and don't have a clue as to how they work, so what's the best way to get the gas from that tank into mine, and what do I need to buy and how do I need to modify it? The lines you buy have specialized connectors on both ends.

On my Yakima rack, it'll end up almost 7' off the ground. I'm assuming that I'll need to carry a ladder to fill it as, obviously, it never comes off the rack in use, and 12 gal of fuel will weigh about 75#. Will there be an issue carrying that much weight that high? When I'm bouncing around, any issues with over stressing the rack, either Yakima or Nissan that it's clamped to?

As this will be a scouting trip, I will be driving freeway miles in Canada to get to the trailheads. Any issues with big red full tanks on the roof that I might want to know about before the RCMP informs me of them? How about down here?

Thanks!

Last time I had to haul gas with me I just used two regular plastic red gas cans, stuck them in the on roof basket, and used a ratchet strap wrapped around the handles to tie it down. Stayed in place just fine for the 4 hour 65mph drive (round trip). Granted it only gave me 10 gallons but that was more than enough for the chainsaw and other equipment I was running

The fuel line just attaches to the dip tube( that goes to the bottom of the tank ). The bulb goes in a convient location, the closer to the tank the easier it is to get the syphon going. The other end of the tube goes in the tank of the truck.

As far as the compliance of the fuel on the roof, mabey one of our Canadian members can shed a little light, but I cant see why it would be a problem. It is doing the job that it was designed for, for the most part.

I'm liking the Rotopax system :)


I currently have a red metal gasoline jerry can.