When camping I take one 20lt jerry of diesel, 'in case.' Once on a trip to Western Qld, I was mis-informed how far a side trip camping spot was, so I was short of town by 40kms. Lucky I had that jerry, but my funnel wasn't long enough to fit under the tray of my ute, so I had to use my coffee cup, half full each time, to replenish my diesel tank.
I sometimes carry an empty 20l jerry just in case, but I don't think I've ever needed it. I hope you had another coffee cup, otherwise it's going to be a funky tasting brew in the morning. ~ Ben
The colours of the jerry cans is recommended by emergency services so in the event of an accident or spillage they can identify what fuel it is and if its volatile petrol or more stable diesel or special fuels like avgas or simply water.
Good point C Shep, makes it easy to identify at a distance. It would be good if it was a requirement, anyone can still fill a yellow jerry with petrol. ~ Ben
great video. i sold my petrol chainsaw and got a battery one as i didnt like carrying fuel and the smell. the prado has a 150 litre tank so i dont need to take a jerry for this
When towing a motorhome trailer, those 250 litres are going to come in handy in many remote areas of the country, not to mention Tassie. If you miss a fuelly, often not 24/7 like city fuellies, then you can be in big trouble. When responsible folk go away and take large amounts of fuel, you have to trust that they know what they are doing, and that they are handling their situations in a reasonable way. If you don't trust that then who is going to trust you to stay left of that centre on the roadways? If you are so worried about what others are doing, redirect that errant attention to yourself and stay at home and do yoga.
There will certainly be situations where the extra fuel is warranted, I agree with you there, but I have seen and heard of people carting massive amounts of fuel on the roof rack along with loads of other gear. I question whether or not these people have done their research and are adequately prepared. As for the line in the middle of the road, I reckon I'm still going to assume that everyone I am passing isn't paying attention because it only takes one inattentive bozo to ruin a holiday or even worse. Thankfully most people on the open road are looking out for each other though. ~ Ben
Personally I have never had to carry extra fuel but sometimes do carry a 5L 2 stroke for my chainsaw. I try to keep that in my trailer if taking it but otherwise I have normally kept it in the car as much as they say not to, Maybe I should carry it on the roof but I dont like the thought of that. As for carrying fuel on the roof racks make sure to keep your vehicles Roof Load Rating in mind, Some vehicles are as low as 65kg before you even add the racks. Regard keeping water & fuel in the same coloured cans, We know someone will be stupid enough to put water in their tank by mistake.
On occasions when I have carried fuel on my roof rack, I decanted it into my fuel tank at the earliest convenience so as to get the weight of the top of the car as soon as possible. Since doing away with gas bottles I am now carrying up to about 4L of Shellite on my roof rack, but this is secured in an old ammo box which is placed between two 'L' brackets then strapped down. The roof rack is an easy place to chuck extra fuel, but the extra weight and changes in the dynamics of your vehicle may not be worth it. ~ Ben
Fuel bladders are mainly designed for Adventure Motorbike riding, in that you're limited in tank capacity. These bladders normally include tie down loops to suit straps normally placed over the rear rack. The advantage of these are mainly around them being compact when empty and lighter than other containers. Being designed for motorbikes they are generally no bigger than 5 litres. Hope this info helps.
Any info helps thanks, Bryan. I guess a few 5L fuel bladders would extend the potential range of a 4WD and take up little space when empty. The challenge would be securing them safely whilst in transit. ~ Ben
Great show guy's. Any chance you could talk about camp power on a future episode? Specifically 12v power systems and how they work, verses USB power and 240V etc. I recently bought a LED strip light that I thought was USB powered however it was only the connection type. I quickly realised I still needed 12 volts of power for it to work and that I couldn't just plug it into the same wall socket that charges my phone. It has me looking into 12v systems, however I don't know where to start. I want a system that can be used on powered and unpowered camping sites. :)
Check out Ep 5 for some initial info on this, although I'm not sure if we cleared things up or created more confusion here. We do also have a heap of 12V topics in the pipeline, so stay tuned. ~ Ben
If you tow; long range tank is a must. Live in WA and do regional trips you don’t want to be caught with less than 800kms and again especially when towing offroad
@@coralieofjumpwithnofear me and Ben having this conversation now ...as we have finished our Luci light experiment lol water hydration bags or a goon bag...that's the next mythbusting hikers episode haha
250 litres wtf lol yeah i think here in tassie after my weekend trip i realized i didnt do enough research on fuel at one side of tassie (west coast miners town)...some servos were closed others not even on google anymore or closed down, wish i did have petrol i stressed out but i made it in morning from camp to fill up when it opened so yes support locals save carrying cheap fuel to catch 22 and still cost space and money, i never take it but after that rural destination trip ill defiantly be taking one only in that situation again.... and my new question is were to store it...im modding my Subaru now we have two options? one on the roof in a basket rack (would only be one 20litre not 10 like this other goofball) etc or on a swing bar on the back tail gate....thats my mythbusting science this month...people smelling petrol with brains lauren lol common sense went out the door years ago lol 10 litres should be enough to get anyone out of trouble to a near town....if not take more.....great show guys as always love from Van Diemens Land.....ps benny i think 25 litres for two people is way to much think im going to cut 10litres of with weight etc lightweight freak lol.
Haha, thanks for your comments, Tas Camping & Hiking, let us know how you go transporting the fuel of your Suby, it's often a challenge to work out the safest and most convenient method. ~ Ben
@@SnowysOutdoors yeah water I mean sorry lol I always fill up me 25 litre water container that's BPA free and food and water safe etc and we are out for two 3 days and we don't even use half of the water but I gather more is better than none at all so 25 litre container is my limit but I'm prob over carrying that extra 10kilos
Not quite correct; the difference is that petrol vapourises while diesel does not. This means that you can light diesel with a match or flame without it exploding - very good for lighting a fire. Petrol on the other hand if it has vapourised to the right extent can explode as a match, flame or spark contact the vapour and you get the explosion. Not pretty!
I think diesel still evaporates/vaporises, only at a much slower rate than petrol. Although, I started digging deeper here to find out if there is a difference between vaporisation and evaporation and it gets pretty sciency. Petrol also has a higher flash point so it far less likely to ignite in ambient temps. Whatever the case, I feel much more comfortable with diesel than unleaded when it comes to transport. ~ Ben
