Gobi gas cans

[NJ H2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Racer-X:
Oh the Joys of livin in Ca!!!!

Apparently we are too stupid to pick the can up in that event. (No comments from the peanut gallery! )
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At least you can pump your own gas instead of waiting 5 minutes for gas boy to pump it for you!

[CO Hummer]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by drmiles:
Hey try this

http://www.4by4connection.com/jerrycanholder.html

TJM jerry can holders are designed to bolt or weld into a suitable flat place on your vehicle or trailer. Manufactured from steel and powder-coated in a black finish. Does not include can or tie-downstrap.

JCANHOLD$40.50 </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


I suppose you would have to add the cost of higher pressure door shocks to be able to open the liftgate with that one. That's a cool idea, but sort of irrelevant when you have a rack.

[dochummer]

Nice set of cans Dennis!

[drmiles]

http://estore.websitepros.com/1182800/Detail.bok?no=603

Look at these cans!!

Planning a road trip? Going off-roading? Maybe you just want to be prepared? The SMA 5 gallon Jerry Can is a must to store water or gasoline while on the go. This can has a latex lining that creates a longer life and prevents corrosion. The SMA Jerry Can's are the best quality can on the market. They have a latching lid closure and spout attachment, which protects the environment from harsh fuel vapors and fuel leakage. This 5 gallon Jerry can is available in Red, Blue, or Yellow. Check out our 2.5 gallon Jerry Can, available separately in Red. (Spout is also sold separately).

MSRP:

OUR PRICE: $49.95

$42.46

[Racer-X]

well I wouldn't want the bracket/holder because I wouldn't want the cans upright. But that can is cool because of the places for the straps. One thing for sure, they wouldn't move!

[ShaggyX]

Hehe...it was only that one time. I promise...I will never do that again.

[Racer-X]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">At least you can pump your own gas instead of waiting 5 minutes for gas boy to pump it for you! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


Ya, doesn't that make sense? We are trusted to pump our own gas...unless it's in a can. I travel to Oregon about once a year and I always forget, I get out and grab the pump and pump boy always comes runnin.

[CslRkH2]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:
Spare gas is like life insurance. With any luck I'll not need it and when I do, it'll only be once. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

And its something to carry on the $2k rack...

[Racer-X]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:
Check these out. I have two ($49 ea) and they're definitely Hummer grade.

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So these are the ones we were talking about a few days ago? I could definately see those with rubber matting glued to the side laying flat {or on edge if floor space is important to you) strapped down. Rubber matt preventing scratches to rack and slippage.

A couple of concerns.

1. Venting - I'm guessing they would be OK on a hot day on the roof with no vent?

2. Spillage with them on their sides - the caps would need to be really reliable, especially with the first concern.

hmmmm.

[Bondage]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
Bondage, try this nifty idea </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Nah. They don't come in black and look silly strapped to the $2,000,000,000 Gobi rack.

Sean

[drmiles]

Closeup

[NJ H2]

GOBI sells the Scepter Military Jerry Cans. I have heard from a few sources that they are the best on the market. Also, they will not scratch up your GOBI rack like a metal Jerry Can.

[KenP]

Racer, do you plan on attending Moab at all this year? If so, I bet you could ask nicely and someone would bring you some.

[Bondage]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by CslRkH2:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by rodster:
Spare gas is like life insurance. With any luck I'll not need it and when I do, it'll only be once. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

And its something to carry on the $2k rack... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>


x2
ROFLMFAO

Sean

[Bondage]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PhilD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Racer-X:
What are you guys using? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Gas stations.

I've never been so far off-road that I'm worried about gas, and if I did I can't imagine getting somewhere that only 5 gallons will save the day. I really don't like having a potential bomb on my roof either when wheelin'.

However, should I think I'm going to be that far from a gas station, I'd take along four mil surplus jerry cans. You can get bases that they strap to that could no doubt be adapted to a Gobi rack. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You need to go farther off-road. And since your already sitting on 30 gallons or so, what's another 5 or ten on the roof?

Seriously, I pretty much agree - there are only a few places I would take spare fuel along with me - it's the WATER cans I'm REALLY interested in. I'm mostly out in the desert when I'm off road - and you can never have too much water out there!

Sean

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ShaggyZr2:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">aside from shooting them with a gun, they are bulletproof </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
So as long as there no bullets involved they are bulletproof. WTF? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

You didn't like my analogy?

I think you got hit in the head to much while playing powder puff football this winter.

[h2co-pilot]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Alec W:
I hang one of these on my GOBI ladder for a quick shower when camping. Heats up in no time. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

That looks like it would hold enough water to wash your bump.

I heart outdoor showers.

[rodster]

After what happened during an event last year I'll carry spare gas.

I was in the back of a 12-15 truck train. As junior guy on the event team my job was pick-up trail markers set by the leader and to assist any stragglers.

One guy in our group refused to turn on his radio because it interrupted his music. (BTW, the one time I heard his music he was listening to Barry Manilow.)

Anywho, that guy was three or four trucks ahead of me. One truck between us was taking it slow. We and a few trucks fell behind and were trying to catch up. Somewhere in that catch-up process the lead truck called for a head count.

Barry Manilow was MIA. No dust trail, no radio contact, nothing.

So there I was in the middle of no f'n where, enough gas to comfortably get back to town but not enough to go find someone who may very well have missed a trail marker, lead him back to the trail and then home. I had my wife and daughters. What to do?

About the time I figured I'd rather let the coyotes eat him and not my family, he turned up. Had he not, he might have been in big trouble and I would have felt like crap for leaving someone behind.

Spare gas is like life insurance. With any luck I'll not need it and when I do, it'll only be once.

[rodster]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by timgco:
As for the gas cans, metal cans dent, paint peels and brings the rust. The plastic ones Gobi has may not be cheap, but they are military grade and aside from shooting them with a gun, they are bulletproof to everything else. Oh yeah, and if you leave water in teeh cans and they freeze up, the can won't crack!
FWIW! </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Do these (or any other plastic cans) NOT swell when hot?

[ROX]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ShaggyZr2:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by timgco:
You didn't like my analogy?

I think you got hit in the head to much while playing powder puff football this winter. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I wish it was Powder Puff Football. Nothing wrong with playing football with a bunch of girls. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Gawd knows you wheel with enough of em!

GOBI Gas cans all the way!