Transporting fuel tank for car top boat safely.

[Striker]

How do you transport the fuel tank and spare fuel for your car top boat? Would you put it into your P/U bed under a tonneau cover? Do you open the vent or keep it closed? Any other safety tips?

Thanks

 

[NootkaSounder]

What i do for jerry cans, i transport alot of fuel. I would have it under the cover if there was some wind blowing through, preferably not though. Keep both lid and vent tight, the less fumes escaping the better. The vent lid on the back are actually designed to split if over pressurized behind expansion of the tank.

 

[Chuck]

What i do for jerry cans, i transport alot of fuel. I would have it under the cover if there was some wind blowing through, preferably not though. Keep both lid and vent tight, the less fumes escaping the better. The vent lid on the back are actually designed to split if over pressurized behind expansion of the tank.

x2.
Expansion/fumes shouldn't be too much of an issue now that the weather has cooled. If expansion is a concern, whenever you stop in an open area open up your tonneau cover and jerry cans and let then vent and close em up tight again. Shouldn't have any problems. Just as long as your using proper fuel storage containers/jerry cans..

 

[Prairie Locked]

If you avoid over filling any container, the expansion shouldn't be an issue unless you are going up in altitude a decent amount. If no altitude change, the overexpansion isn't really a major issue. As the pressure inside of the container increases, the vaporization decreases to a balancing point.

For fuel tanks and jerry cans, I transport both in the back of my truck in the canopy to and from the island and not had an issue yet. Like was said by Chuck, if you burp your tank(s) once in a while, helps prevent it as well.

 

[triplenickel]

Fill it to 80-90%, squeeze the sides a bit as you seal it up, transport out of the sun. If you start with negative pressure you don't have to burp em, I do the same in my garage.

 

[trophywife]

Fill it to 80-90%, squeeze the sides a bit as you seal it up, transport out of the sun. If you start with negative pressure you don't have to burp em, I do the same in my garage.

this!!!!

 

[CVmike]

Another thing to pay attention to is keeping sharp items away from the tanks when you pack the vehicle. Things can bounce around pretty good back there when travelling on gravel, and an axe or outboard prop could peirce the tank.

 

[Fish Camp]

All of the above coments i do aswell as find a large plastic container/tote with a lid to put the fuel containers in. The one i use now holds 2x 5 gal and 2x2.5 gal day tanks and a tarp tarp keeps vibration down aswell as keep insulation , lid helps for stacking in truck container adds comfort of knowing no spillage from improper O rings on funnel tubes,and accidental discharge of fuel from day tank hose conector.I do this with the camp propane equipment aswell.keeps things tidy for transport and camp.

 

[Chuck]

Good idear FC, and keeps things tidy..

 

[Fish Camp]

Thanks. The lid off the tote is also used at camp as a refueling catch tray.