Jerrycans roofrack

[EricT Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close EricT]

Hi all..going on an extended desrt trip and want to take a couple of jerrycans on the roofrack..whats the best way to secure these..other than dedicated holders..are straps good enough?

[adrian5800 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close adrian5800]

Err.. Dedicated holders...

[b1nelly Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close b1nelly]

Straps will do the job man. We've all seen heaps of people doing it and making trips around Australia with no failures.
hat tends to happen is that they come loose after a while, they can snap and the next time you brake, a 20kg weight is hurled at the car that pulled out in front.

Just think about what you can afford and what you're doing. If it's a long dessert trip you gotta think rough roads. whatever you do needs to be strong enough to last.

Have a think about a boat fuel tank as well. they come in huge selection of sizes, have multiple tie down points and are often strapped in place.

Where you headed>

[Peterpilot Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Peterpilot]

Consider carrying the jerrycans empty for the most part, then only fill them when your required range exceeds onboard capacity. Use them when there is room to fit them in the tanks to minimize the time spent with the extra weight on the roof.

[EricT Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close EricT]

Thanks..the boat tank is a great idea..heading up the Great Central Road , then north on the David Carnegie Rd , then west on the Gunbarell , then NW to Mt Augustus and the South via unsealed roads back to Perth

[Terry Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Terry]

Consider carrying the jerrycans empty for the most part, then only fill them when your required range exceeds onboard capacity. Use them when there is room to fit them in the tanks to minimize the time spent with the extra weight on the roof.

As said, as soon as you can get the fuel off your roof and make sure you don't exceed the weight limit of your roof and racks.

[404pug Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close 404pug]

If you have no passengers in the rear consider taking out the middle and last rows of seats. Saves about 90 kg. You can then ratchet strap the jerries down across where the middle row of seats used to be. You use the seat belt mounts and bolts which held the seats in to attach the ratchet straps. Keeps the weight low and as said above don't fill them until the last fuel stop before going remote. It costs a bit more but is safer..