long range fuel tanks, good idea?

If you're using the vehicle regularly for long or remote travel it's a good accessory to have.
I have a 130 litre main and 70 aux. Its there for avoiding mandatory fuel stops with dubious prices and fuel quality under normal circumstances and ensuring I can make legs where fuel availability is uncertain or non existent.
Like Narrangga, I also always had to carry an extra Jerry to make Katherine from Nhulunbuy and a number of other legs.
I was over carting extra jerries years ago and wouldnt hesitate to go a larger tank if affordable.
Jerries take up space inside, are easy to pinch outside and "throwing them on the roof" requires a rack, full or empty.
Fine if you have one. If they are full it puts weight up high and you have to climb up on a dusty/muddy car to get them. Its no fun when the car is slippery in the rain and cold. If your vehicle isnt muddy or dusty then you probably dont need either.;)
Most long range tanks are much tougher than the original and if your going to damage a long range tank to the point of being unusable you will have destroyed the factory unit also.

My two cents. There are "fors and against"
If you have lots of spare room and remote travel infrequently - go Jerries
If traveling remote regularly, regardless of space, I'd have the bigger tank.
I still pull over regularly for a break, I just dont bother with the fuel.

All good answers. After some thought. I think what would work for me is a steel replacement rear bar, with a swing away carrier, set up for jerry cans, for water or fuel, depending on the trip, [ alternatively for a lockable container, for recovery gear], with a fuel tank guard . I have a mate who is a boilermaker, so we should be able to knock up a rear bar, no worries. I would use the ATP fuel tank guard, simple as to install. I know one of the aftermarket mob sell the bits for a swing away carrier. Works out cheaper than the big tank, I think. Half the fun in this game is setting the vehicle up.

Fuel I'd illegal on the rear. Water ok. Cheers

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Originally Posted by ozscott

Fuel I'd illegal on the rear. Water ok. Cheers

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True for petrol, but diesel is ok.

Alter the rear springs so the cantilever load added by the steel rear bar and, say, 2 jerricans, full, can be carried safely without problems.

But that's another question, young Bob.

Cheers
Pete

They can be safely carried. Where has anyone in the history of Aulro or Disco Web etc ever caused chassis damage by such load...? The towball is further back again and can take 350kg without mods... Cheers

Sag and sway, as the lineys say.

No damage could be done, but the vehicle handling can be affected, especially if the rear load area is full of everything that matters as well.

Pete

If you don't have ACE or SLS, fit sill tanks ;)

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Know of any ?

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Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

If you don't have ACE or SLS, fit sill tanks ;)

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The ones I have seen sit lower than the Sills/sliders. Quite exposed cheers