Thread: How much fuel?

110 Defender - Std rear tank 75 litres plus one drivers side sill tank 53 litres = 128 litres total which was sufficient for Mt Dare to Birdsville via the Madigan Line. OK I did carry a few jerries for that trip as reserve but didn't need them.

So I can't really understand the need to (over)load your car with too much fuel. Eevo, have you thought of the extra weight you are carrying with 294 litres + the weight of the tanks themselves?

Overloading is IMHO the factor most likely to bring you undone on any trip and turn what would otherwise be an enjoyable trip into a nightmare

Originally Posted by Xtreme

Eevo, have you thought of the extra weight you are carrying with 294 litres + the weight of the tanks themselves?

yes
what other alternative do i have to get from A to B without sacrificing valuable interior space?
jerry cans on roof isnt great for CoB
jerry cans on rear door is illegal

Eevo you need to be careful your car might weigh half as much as an unladen 200 series
300 Litres or more is pretty common for expedition work in Northern Africa

Originally Posted by Eevo

yes
what other alternative do i have to get from A to B without sacrificing valuable interior space?
jerry cans on roof isnt great for CoB
jerry cans on rear door is illegal

Originally Posted by Eevo

yes
what other alternative do i have to get from A to B without sacrificing valuable interior space?
jerry cans on roof isnt great for CoB
jerry cans on rear door is illegal

So I assume from your response that A and B are something like 2000 to 2500 kilometers apart without any refueling possibilities between them?
Either that or you've got a rather thirsty truck.

I didn't know that jerries on the rear door were illegal, is that just a state thing? In any case I've never been keen on placing extra weight (jerries or second spare) right at the rear like that.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

So I assume from your response that A and B are something like 2000 to 2500 kilometers apart without any refueling possibilities between them?
Either that or you've got a rather thirsty truck.

I didn't know that jerries on the rear door were illegal, is that just a state thing? In any case I've never been keen on placing extra weight (jerries or second spare) right at the rear like that.

2000km and refuelling is a possibility but not a certainty.
assuming 20l/100 (worst case, soft sand etc)
250l will get me 1250km.


might be a state thing, im not sure, i never investigated it
rear door is considered a "crash zone" and cant have flammable material there

I have the standard tank plus a longranger sill tank of approx 80litres. I've only needed to carry additional fuel for 'expedition' trips (Madigan - Finke to Birdsville and Great Victoria desert - Coober Pedy to Nullarbor Roadhouse via Vokes Hill corner). Additional fuel has been carried in jerry cans, up to 6 on the roof and emptied asap.
Worse fuel consumption experienced was cross country to Geosurveys hill (roughly estimated ~30/100).

See fuel figures at end of trip reports in sig links


Martyn

It's a bit different though Eevo, you've got a V8
I'd rather carry fuel in a long range tank to give sensible range, maybe a jerry or two as an emergency.
Trailers give me the ****s really, so I don't consider them an option.

I currently have 163 litres personally I don't think its enough
At the moment I am getting a sill tank made to take it up to 218 litres
This will be adequate I hope

I find fuel economy to be a mixed bag with so many variables the stories of 10 litres per 100 are but legends in my experience.