Perhaps we should all be required to pump gas naked....

http://www.flurl.com/uploaded/Gastank_Fire_3202.html

Cya,
Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@VANAGONPARTS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon

> Chris,
>
> Can you explain this one a little more?  I've never seen that warning (but
> I'll look tonight when I fill up).
>
> A car is not grounded when you fill it with fuel, so what difference does
> it
> make if you're filling a plastic container that is on the car?
>
> What about a plastic container on the ground?
>
> What about when you fill the plastic tank on a boat?
>
> That being said... whenever I fill a plane at the airport, I'm required to
> attach a grounding cable to the plane prior to filling.
>
> Just curious...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Christopher Gronski
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 4:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
>
>
> Filling with the tank not grounded (ie: on the roof) is a really good
> way to have the tank EXPLODE AND KILL YOU and any other bystanders due
> to static discharge. They put warnings on gas pumps for a reason. DO
> NOT FILL TANKS ON YOUR ROOF YOU ARE RISKING YOUR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF
> THOISE AROUND YOU.
>
> Chris
>
> On 12/5/05, Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@comcast.net> wrote:
>> My extra gas is stored in 2.5 gallon plastic containers, one is OK for
>> most trips, two for way off the beaten path. One Vanagon owner I met
>> had a great setup which I am considering: he bought a plastic 6 gallon
>> gas tank for an outboard boat motor and cut off the fitting that
>> attaches to the motor. When you want to fill up the Vanagon tank, just
>> uncoil the hose and stick it in the filler! No need to remove from
>> roof.
>>
>> Keith O
>> 84 Westy
>> 90 Westy Syncro
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2005, at 9:01 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>>
>> > Date:    Sun, 4 Dec 2005 22:01:10 -0700
>> > From:    Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> > Subject: Re: Transporting extra gasoline on/in a Westy Vanagon
>> >
>> > "So, I'm tyring to come up with a
>> > safe and easy-to-implement solution."
>> >
>> > I carry the 5 gal. Wedco shown in Gary Lee's web pic link you posted,
>> > in my
>> > luggage rack, tied down.
>> > Bob Stevens
>> > '87 Westy Syncro
>> > "Passion Fruit"
>>