It’s no secret that our renegades have rather small fuel tanks. After the lift, bigger tires, roof rack, exhaust, etc., I average about 20mpg on a good day with my 1.4 turbo 6 speed. Closer to 16mpg on the highway doing a little over 80mph. After barely making it into a rural gas station on fumes in the middle of nowhere, I got to thinking I need to carry extra gas when I’m way out in the bush or on long road trips. I’m curious if anyone else has mounted a jerry can on their roof rack. I have a 10L jerry can I plan to strap to my roof basket, in the rear corner, with some heavy duty tarp straps. I feel it’s safer in the event of an accident to have the gas can outside the vehicle rather than in the trunk. Wondering if there is a better way to do this, and if so how you did it. Keep in mind it’s only about a 2.5 gallon, not one of the big 5 gallon ones.
There are a number of can mounts that can be used on a roof rack... Jerry cans, roto packs & plastic cans can all be mounted via brackets on a roof rack but for me a 5 gallon plastic in the corner of my rack with a ratchet strap is simple and clean. You can get bracket for your can to mount it on the roof. Sent from my SM-T810 using ToasterJeep mobile app
Appreciate the pointers! Yes I’m thinking if I’m not comfortable with the tarp straps, I’ll just get a 6’ light duty ratchet strap to hold it and use the tarp straps to stabilize it.
