Carrying extra petrol

[marks]

Hi

I'm sure this has been discussed many times - I'm hoping theres something new out there...

I carry a 5L container in a soft pannier on the DT but it takes up over half the pannier and I only need 2-3L for backup.

I've been to supercheap and repco and tramping stores (alloy 1L ones for $36 - forget it) all to no avail.

I have plenty of empty 1L plastic oil containers - if it stored oil is it OK for petrol? or - preferably does anyone know where I could get a 2L or 3L proper petrol container?

cheers


Mark

[JATZ]

I've stored petrol in old oil containers before with no issues, just can't fill them up @ the servo, Have you tried payless plastics or wot eva they call themselfs now. Failing that mower and chainsaw shops may have something that would do the job, also logger supplies, used to have some fairly sturdy containers for carrying fuel in that I wore on a belt

[timg]

Hiya, I got a 3.2l ? (1 US gallon) one from Mitre 10 in their mower section a couple of years ago. It was a proper fuel container, just a slightly smaller version of the familiar red 5l container. I used it for chainsaw mix. Unfortunately it went walkabout which is a bit of a bugger as I will probably need it for the limited range of my wife's CRF230L.

[Frodo]

Definitely wouldn't put petrol in an oil container. They don't seal well and would leak when the petrol pressurised.

I've used PET soft drink bottles for short periods, such as mixing premix for my weedeater. An issue might be the cap seal melting, but I haven't experienced this. Why not try putting some petrol in a coke bottle for a few days?

A proper petrol container would be best, but they are bulky. I'd be tempted to try a soft drink bottle.

Hi

I have plenty of empty 1L plastic oil containers - if it stored oil is it OK for petrol? or - preferably does anyone know where I could get a 2L or 3L proper petrol container?

Mark

[twinkle]

This might be of some help, petrol containers are usually made from high density polyethelene apparently.

[Crisis management]

1.5 or 2 litre coke bottles apparently.... I haven't tried it but others i trust swear by them, the bottle and cap are ok.

Try it out first if your unsure, leave it to sit for a few days and then jump on it and see what happens. Should be fine.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

I have used coke bottles before...

[FJRider]

Chainsaw / mower shops usually have them. SAFER than drink bottles.

[tri boy]

+1 with FJRider I got one from the local Husky chainsaw/mower shop. 3ltrs.

[KoroJ]

I was chatting to Brendan at Motorad before he went on the Africa trip with Gareth Morgan and at that time he was in the process of setting up the bike for the trip. He showed me how he was using a throw over saddle bag set-up which is normally for water but he was going to use it for both, petrol on one side and water on the other.

Go and see him.

[CB ARGH]

With the old gas scooters I just used an empty meths/turps/etc bottle, of course put a small amount of fuel in it first and shake it around to clean it, don't want to clean the engine with meths... probably explode.

These worked sweet as.

[XF650]

Hey Mark - I have the same issue with the small tank on my DT230 & a "search" here will reveal pages of discussion.
My personal experience as follows:

Oil bottles - they don't seal well enough for petrol

Fizz bottles - while they are strong & seal well, the issue is that service stations can't (legally) re-fill them. Plus messy to fill without a funnel.

3l container from Mitre 10 - For some reason the ones I tried don't seal well enough for an adventure ride. Might be OK on smoother (seal) roads though.

Alloy fuel bottles - expensive but strong.
Alloy water bottles - cheaper but don't seal well enough for petrol

1 litre Plastic Camping fuel bottles (see pic) - I got three from an outdoor's store, for less than $10.00 each. Way cheaper than alloy version. They are rated for petrol, meths etc & include an optional mini spout for getting fuel into cookers. Mine are well travelled, have taken a lot of knocks & (most importantly) don't leak.

[Lugzy23]

There is a thing called a toucan that is used by forestry workers when they are on the hill using a power saw, one side is for fuel and the other is for chain bar lube, I think from memory the fuel side holds around 3-4 litres and and 1 litre of oil. I think they are made from aluminium and designed to go on your belt around your waist, fairly compact. You could just use both sides for gas though.

[RiderInBlack]

Empty 1L Meths or Kero bottle filled with petrol would do would it not. Have a 5L fuel can for back-up myself.

[MXNUT]

I have used 2 litre coke bottles for the limited ( 150 km ) range on my drz for a while now and have never had a leak even after leaving petrol in there for a month. I dont fill them right to to top and squeeze them slightly before putting the lid on, this leaves room in the bottle for expansion. Also the advantage with them is that once you have emptied them you dont need to carry them all the way home with you,never had an issue at the service station filling them as most servos are self serv now anyway.