I can think of one type of legal gas can like that -
they're designed to fit in a spare tire in a truck of a car .......which
makes them about a foot in diameter, and 5 inches tall, or thick.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hersh" <cmwolfsburg@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:55 PM
Subject: Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can?

> We are going to take an extended camping trip in the van and I've been
> thinking of putting the Coleman stove and the extra fuel on the roof
> rack to minimize the chance of a gas smell inside the van.  Anyone
> know of a one gallon fuel can (probably plastic) that is low enough
> not to stick above the roof rack line?  That's about 3.5 inches.
>
> I could get four 1-liter aluminum fuel bottles but those are about $12
> each and I was hoping to do better.
>
> The stove is higher than that so I might just pull the tank/generator
> out of the stove box and let it ride up there in a small bag.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>
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