On-the-Go Fueling: Installing Rotopax Gas Cans on Your Jeep's Spare Tire

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In this video I go over how to add rotopax mounts to your spare tire so you can carry extra fuel on those long trips off the beat and path. Up until I headed to the Georgia traverse, fuel was never really an issue on any of our trips, being so far away from a gas station got me to thinking about how to carry extra fuel and of course rotopax came to mind. With the rockslide engineering spare tire mounting system it makes it real easy to mount a couple rotopax 2 gallon fuel cans.
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@adamwebber9547 Год назад

Easy install. I did the same for my spare on the Bronco. I also have the 3rd brake light ring inside the spare. Great setup. 4gls is great to have. Used them once on an 8 day trip. I'm also exploring getting that rack that goes on the spare tire (like Justin B. McBride's Bronco) probably put the tailgate reinforcement bracket on along with it when I do it. Great video - two thumbs up!

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

Awesome and thank you, having that extra fuel really gives peace of mind and makes a difference, i have had to use ours several times on long trips off the highway, and better yet i have been able to help others who had run out on the trail paying it forward if you will. Hope you are enjoying the bronco, thanks for checking out the channel!

@gorillahd9247 9 месяцев назад

Good video and an excellent install review. I have a 2002 TJ and this might be what I have been looking for.

@FischerJeepAdventures 9 месяцев назад

Awesome, thanks for the comment and it is a great setup and while you may not think you need the fuel, when you do, you do!!! Sounds simple but when your in the middle of nowhere and the gas light comes on, its a huge relief to be able to have it

@gorillahd9247 9 месяцев назад

@@FischerJeepAdventures 100%! 👍

@apj5763 3 месяца назад

Maybe I missed it, but is there some way of locking the ratchet strap? Seems like a waste to have locking rotopacks mounted on an unsecured strap.

@FischerJeepAdventures 3 месяца назад

You didnt there is not a way to lock the ratchet straps, plus they can be cut with a knife if people are determined, the lock on the rotopax is cheap insurance to make it difficult to take them, sure they can try and undo the straps and then get the assembly off and try and runaway with the entire mess, but i am going to make it hard, the harder things are to take the less likely the opportunistic criminal will act. So to your point yes they can still be taken but like I said I am gonna make it difficult to do so

@CoreyBrass 2 месяца назад

I use a similar system... but with the much cheaper Long Haul cans from China. I put a lock on my strap but like he said, anyone can cut the strap or just siphon the gas. Siphoning the gas is how I'd prefer it to be stolen if it happens because that is the cheapest and easiest thing to replace. When it comes to this stuff, my thoughts are just to make it so some impulsive kid walking by can't take my shit. Anyone who comes to my jeep with a plan, I have very little defense from. I'm a believer that most of these crimes are targets of opportunity, and even a simple heavy-duty ziptie on the strap handle can make a kid walk away. If he can cut the tie, he can cut the strap. 🤷‍♂️

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 месяца назад

@CoreyBrass exactly!! Thanks

@tomsteadman9520 Год назад

Thinking of shipping a Pajero Mini from Japan to where I am in Utah. It would be a blast to take it on some trails. Those little things only have a 7 gallon tank, so strapping 4 gallons onto the spare tire is quite a lot! I might get one of these if I get one of those little rigs.

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

I just looked that up truck, it looks pretty cool, good luck with it and thanks for checking out the channel.

@spencemad_4x427 2 года назад

That’s a clean looking set up for sure!

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks!

@jonluchessi1643 Год назад

Cool !!!👍

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

Thanks!

@Mannix007 Год назад

Thank you!

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

Thanks and thanks for checking out the channel

@santacruzoverlander 2 года назад

Thanks for posting. Looking to go this route.

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Awesome you will be happy with the setup

@carlosandrade7439 10 месяцев назад

Would be nice if that company made a matching top mounted small rack for a cooler.

@FischerJeepAdventures 10 месяцев назад

I agree, but thats why i built my own and use there set up to hold it down, thanks for the comment

@chetmakowski463 2 года назад

Great job! Thanks!

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Thank you!

@johnjubie7144 2 года назад

I have the same setup, only with water, I had to rotate the drivers side up to about 10:00 position so I could use the tailgate handle.

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Awesome! I can just get my hand into the handle as i have them set so i didnt have to move them up but that was the next step!

@johnjubie7144 2 года назад

@@FischerJeepAdventures I also slightly deflated the tire then tightened the strap and then reinflated the tire to get it a little tighter, only deflated 10 lbs or so.

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Thats a great idea, I have to rotate my tires this week so I may give that a try! Thanks for the suggestion

@stealthnthunder Год назад

Very nice informative video! Great Job! 👏 👍 It's a shame in the World we all live in that we must lock our things. Most of us are hard working Americans, and thieves will steal.

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

Thank you and yes It is a shame that anything not tied down, locked, or secured other people will try and take! The world has change alot since i was a kid in the late 70’s and 80’s

@WinstonWolf187 Год назад

Also a shame to have locks on something secured to a ratchet strap that doesn’t lock??? Or does the ratchet lock??? I’m confused?

@WinstonWolf187 Год назад

Great instructive video either way. The comment is directed toward the system. Video is awesome and thanks

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

The ratchet strap does not lock from a security standpoint just in the form of the ratchet mechanism that secures the mounts to the spare tire. The locks are on the rotopax assembly itself, the handles for each rotopax have a lock in them, you can get them without locks but i opted for the locks just for deterrence, i also run a cable lock through the tray and box system and spare tire mount to just secure it to the vehicle.

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

Thanks I appreciate it and thanks for the questions and comment

@reggiepoirier9209 2 года назад

Great video! I have the same setup on my JL.

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks, I was happy with how it turned out, have you been happy with it?

@jasonwallwork4682 2 месяца назад

Studies have shown that the smell of petrol in your car, is no where near as offensive as the smell of an incinerated body after being rear ended, spraying flammable liquid over the entire vehicle, pending an ensuing inferno.

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 месяца назад

Well thats certainly a perspective that is yours, one thing you forget is the persistent exposure to the vapor that comes from gasoline is toxic to your lungs, cause a myriad of cancers, gets infused into every cloth surface, contaminates anything edible inside your vehicle, and last but not least creates when containing inside a closed vehicle a potential explosive environment as the vapor is extremely flammable, while yea if you are rear ended by tractor trailer or large enough suv to break the rotopax gas will leak but at that point its the least of your worries as the damage done to your vehicle most likely has a far greater effect on your life and i would much rather have gas spilling on the outside than on the inside not to mention the thousands of miles you exposed yourself and everything you own to the gas vapor you put in your vehicle

@danwinters3948 Год назад

why lock it when you can un do the strap or cut it ?

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

Great question, like with most things locks only deter they dont prevent, The way i run the straps the ratchet is u der the tire and when the tailgate is closed its would nearly impossible to release them, they could cut the straps but the rotopax are still locked to the plates and that would be a super awkward thing to try and run away with and the tray is cable locked to the tire. So all in all you are correct some one could try and steal the entire set up, but I am not going to make it easy, thanks for checking out the channel!

@joesheffield9144 2 года назад

What is preventing from someone stealing all of the parts from the tire? Couldn’t someone easily and quickly take all the parts off the tire? Are you using or is there anything that locks the straps?

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Joe, great question, i use a locking cable that locks the tire tray and roam box that i built to the spare tire, the straps that hold the rotopax run through the trays base so essentially yes someone could undue the ratchet or cut the strap and take the assemblies but since i used locking mounts even if they got them off its probably not worth the effort all for a 80.00 gas can that only holds 2 gallons, the reality is if someone intends to take something they will, but i think i have made it difficult enough that most folks would not mess with it or atleast i hope so

@joesheffield9144 2 года назад

@@FischerJeepAdventures O ok, that’s a good idea. Thank you. I love the set up!

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Thanks!!

@Danielxperez14 2 месяца назад

Each tank is 85, the locking piece is 75 and spare tire rack is 120… darn Inflation 😅

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 месяца назад

Crazy how much everything has gone up

@Danielxperez14 2 месяца назад

@@FischerJeepAdventures seriously…

@eriqwezzel3147 2 года назад

What if you need to use the spare tire ? Will the Rotopax mount back onto a flat tire?

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Eriq thats a great question, I never really thought about that, i think that given the size of the plates that it would, but if that happened i would use my tire repair kit and plug the leak so i could reinflate the tire if at all possible. Great question!!

@coachcampana 2 года назад

How is that set up at free way speeds for an extended period of time?

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Its rock solid, I did over 16 hours of interstate driving at 70mph and 700 miles offroad on the kentucky adventure trail about a month ago with zero issues, the straps stayed tight the whole time and didnt budge, i had both packs full with my tray and box set up as well, really happy with the setup

@jinoh7418 10 месяцев назад

Is there a way to lock the ratchet? Lot of thieves in my area.

@FischerJeepAdventures 10 месяцев назад

I wish people would just keep there hands to themselves, i am not aware of a locking ratchet, I guess you could try and take a long shank padlock and run it through both parts of the ratchet system to keep it from opening, i will have to look but i think the ones i bought are big enough to do that, thats all i can think of

@jinoh7418 10 месяцев назад

@FischerJeepAdventures yeah unfortunately. Last year someone stole my trasheroo off my spare, and it was full of trash. Was on my way back home from a trip too, I don't keep my gear on my jeep unless I'm on a trip.

@FischerJeepAdventures 10 месяцев назад

Sorry about that, there used to be a time when i was a kid where you could leave your doors unlocked and people respected your stuff, now it seems like if its not locked down and locked away people see it as an invitation to take what others have worked hard for, I am with you I dont leave anything on my jeep thats not bolted down and secured when I am not on trips for that same reason

@GroovyGeek Год назад

Don't install these vertically as shown in the video because that blocks access to the tailgate handle. Position the cans at about 45 degrees instead

@FischerJeepAdventures Год назад

That is not correct, I hav run this set up for over 6000 miles and you can get to the tailgate handle just fine.

@TombsoneLuke-im1sd 8 месяцев назад

Why would you lock the cans when a pocket knife will cut the strap and take cans and brackets?

@FischerJeepAdventures 8 месяцев назад

Because, a lock keeps and honest man honest, if they want to steal the gas they will but I am not gonna make it easy for them and they are gonna have to work at it an be obviously taking something thats not theirs, oh and it has worked so far

@torontoraptors2107 2 года назад

Wheres the tray that you made?

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

I keep it in the garage when not using it, though about throwing it on for the video but didnt

@torontoraptors2107 2 года назад

@@FischerJeepAdventures wishing you more subds and views. You deserve more brother! Thank you. And btw, everytime you diy build, please make a video. Dont skip those part, very important. Check this guy baptism overland. No compairing. Its just nice to watch a complete video of diy builds. Peace-

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Will do, i always wonder if folks would be interested in the whole process, thanks for the feedback and the channel referral

@clyse88 2 года назад

i worry about theft.

@FischerJeepAdventures 2 года назад

Rich, i am with you, with the system i have set up and the locking mounts it would be really difficult and really not worth it to steal anything, i only have the setup when i am on the trail on a trip and since i camp, i am really never leaving my jeep anywhere for any extended amount of time un attended. I have done everything i can to make theft not easy or opportunistic and hopefully that is enough of a deterrent. I just dont think the juice is worth the squeeze for what a would be thief would get vrs the risk