At one time I purchased an 11 gal red plastic gas tank made to go under the
rear deck of my boat.   It was, as I remember it, quite near the size of the
luggage area and some where near 8-10" in depth.    The area that it was
used in was under the rear deck which housed the large outboard motor and it
just cleared it.    The marine store that I bought it at had quite a number
of sizes and capacities in stock.   This was a number of years ago but they
must still carry them at most marine dealers.

Janette & Dick Smith
85 Westfalia--Sally Ann
Norwich, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: Penberthy, Thomas <TPenberthy@CREATIVEPRO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: Spare Gas Container - My Solution

> Hi!
>
> What about using the luggage rack to store a spare tank? I've been
searching
> for a flat rectangular tank that would lay invisibly up there, possibly
with
> the option of hooking it up directly to the standard fuel tank, possibly
> with a simple hose/pump jobbie.
>
> I'm guessing this might get me an extra 7-10 gallons. Any reasons why this
> is dangerous or otherwise a bad idea?
>