Here's a nice flat plastic modular gas container that fits nicely in
the westy luggage rack.

http://www.atvoutfitters.net/fuel_pack.htm

They ain't cheap but should work slick.

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-will use on my next trip to Africa?

On Aug 8, 2008, at 4:16 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> 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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