I haven't used them for gas but have used two, one for gray water and the
other for extra potable water and they fit quite neatly up there.
A suggestion re the spare wheel: might be a good investment to attach a
spare carrier to the hatch jam, the kind that swings out so you can open the
hatch. That in itself may have some accommodation for another water/gas
container but maybe better made of metal. Gary Lee has some cool/useful
stuff: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm
Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy
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> On Sunday 02 November 2003 11:28 am, Hermann the German wrote:
> > Friends -
> > - Where to store extra gas cans and 2nd spare wheel?
>
> I've found that a typical 5-gallon plastic gas can will fit in the Westy
> roof
> rack quite nicely.  It's easily secured with a couple of bungees crossed
> on
> top and hooked to the standard tie-down loops.  I carried one like this on
> my
> '75 bus for years when I lived in the boonies.  Never had a problem.  Two
> would fit, I'm sure.
>
> Not sure about where to put a second spare wheel.  If all else fails, you
> could mount a hitch receiver and use one of those platforms that fits into
> them.  I see these on pickup campers a lot for carrying things like
> generators.
>