The Black Sheep Molle-mounted Gas Cans is very cool. Put them on the same side as the gas filler and you can transfer gas with a super-syphon wothout moving the cans!
Just ordered the Rotopax diesel containers which can be mounted in the same way.
I have Rotopax water and fuel containers. I regret those purchases, and I think there are better options out there. The one big advantage of Rotopax is their mounting options - so if that is your priority, then they make sense.
Unfortunate to hear that you regret the purchase. I could have got much cheaper versions but without any accreditation. What is it you didn't like about them?
In the US, a company fabricating custom T-tops for boats can make it out of aluminum and powder coat it any color the customer wants.
One thing that is absolutely useless here in the US is the "safety nozzle" on all gas cans. And the Rotopax are no different. I can never get them to work and they break every time I use them! I have hust ordered some simple SS nozzles to try out. Should get them in a couple of days. https://ai13.us/collections/best-sellers/products/all-metal-pax-nozzle
I'm fairly certain that Scepter are certified - at least here in the U.S. (thousands of these are used by our military). Another option if these aren't certified in the U.K. would be the classic NATO container (here in the U.S. a company called Wavian makes these for civilian purchase - see the red container below).
Thanks for the feedback StickshifterRotopax provide some really cool mounting options, so if that is the priority, by all means, go with them.
Most of my complaints are directed at the fuel containers. The water containers are easy to use, so I'll keep those, but still, the water containers (at least the ones I bought) are quite small for the price. I'm going to replace my fuel containers.
Complaints:
1 - Each of the ones I bought (2 water containers and 2 petrol containers) is two gallons. Price per gallon they are the most expensive option available. In retrospect, I would have gone with Scepter for both fuel and water (see the OD Green container below). They come in 2.5 gallons and 5 gallons - actually 10 and 20 liters - but as an American I don't really know what a liter is
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2 - Its kind of hard to pour the petrol into the petrol-tank of the car, and I always end up with petrol on my hands. A funnel helps getting the gas into the truck, but for some reason, its harder to get a good seal on fuel canisters - but its relatively easy to get a good seal with the water containers. A little pump would make this easier and much cleaner.
3 - The problem getting a good seal is magnified in really cold weather (-15 to -20 degrees Centigrade). The caps that screw on and off the Rotopax are hard to undo and tighten in really cold temps. We only do two winter trips per year where we need to carry fuel, but its still an annoyance.
4 - The petrol containers swell in the sun. This seems to be worse when they are empty and contain petrol residue that expands as a gas in the heat.
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Bottom line: I feel like there are other options that would work for my needs that are both cheaper and better.
As far as using a pump to transfer fuel to vehicle is concerned I have found the simple Tanami pump to be great. Have a look at https://www.rv4x4.net.au/4x4-accessories/fuel-related/tanami-pump/Rotopax provide some really cool mounting options, so if that is the priority, by all means, go with them.
Most of my complaints are directed at the fuel containers. The water containers are easy to use, so I'll keep those, but still, the water containers (at least the ones I bought) are quite small for the price. I'm going to replace my fuel containers.
Complaints:
1 - Each of the ones I bought (2 water containers and 2 petrol containers) is two gallons. Price per gallon they are the most expensive option available. In retrospect, I would have gone with Scepter for both fuel and water (see the OD Green container below). They come in 2.5 gallons and 5 gallons - actually 10 and 20 liters - but as an American I don't really know what a liter is
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2 - Its kind of hard to pour the petrol into the petrol-tank of the car, and I always end up with petrol on my hands. A funnel helps getting the gas into the truck, but for some reason, its harder to get a good seal on fuel canisters - but its relatively easy to get a good seal with the water containers. A little pump would make this easier and much cleaner.
3 - The problem getting a good seal is magnified in really cold weather (-15 to -20 degrees Centigrade). The caps that screw on and off the Rotopax are hard to undo and tighten in really cold temps. We only do two winter trips per year where we need to carry fuel, but its still an annoyance.
4 - The petrol containers swell in the sun. This seems to be worse when they are empty and contain petrol residue that expands as a gas in the heat.
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Bottom line: I feel like there are other options that would work for my needs that are both cheaper and better.
Some of my problems are unforced errors, and could be resolved by remembering to stop in the middle of the day (on a winter trip) to gas-up - as opposed to doing it in the evening or morning when its super-cold, or just getting a pump - like the one mentioned in the post above.
Nice. Weren’t they like eleventy million dollars though?
Nearly…. Just a shade under $2k total - my big splurge, but I just had to have it! It was still over $500 less (plus freight from Syd to Bris) to order it direct than get it from a Sydney supplier.
Was it easy to mount/install?
Yes, just a matter of removing rubber plugs on original ladder, then undoing screws and removing it.
