Thread: Carrying Gas Bottles in or on Defender

Originally Posted by 85 county

get a milk crate, a 9kg bottle fits well. the strap it on the roof rack.

personly not a fan of having the bottle inside

Thanks for this.

How do the milk crates stand up to corrugations? Can they handle the constant vibration?

I suspect that so long as the crate is well strapped to the roof rack and the bottle cant rattle around inside the crate, thus minimising any movement, all will be fine?

its a cylinder........................not a bottle

BTW a milk create should hold up no worries, pretty tough these creates.

for touring i would only store outside the vehicle and always store it vertically. if you store a cylinder on its side and it needs to vent it will vent liquid LPG which expands at something like 200:1

forgot to mention, gas goes a long way when camping, i carry 2 x 3kg cylinders (i think they are 3kg) that way when one runs runs out you have time to fill it while using the second one

if you only carry one cylinder i reckon it much like all your eggs in one basket.......but than again i carry all my water in one container

A faulty pilot light for the fridge caused this little mishap

Originally Posted by jerryd

A faulty pilot light for the fridge caused this little mishap

Woopsie!!

I only use leccy fridges, just considering gas for the BBQ.

I cant believe people use gas for fridges in 4x4s 9or motor homes come to think of it) - just seems so open to disaster, as the photos demonstrate.

Originally Posted by Yorkshire_Jon

Woopsie!!

I only use leccy fridges, just considering gas for the BBQ.

I cant believe people use gas for fridges in 4x4s 9or motor homes come to think of it) - just seems so open to disaster, as the photos demonstrate.

They are normally 3way fridges gas/240v/12v and set to 12v when travelling, not left on gas, gas is used only when camped, only a fool uses a fridge on gas whilst travelling.

Seeing as you have a dualcab, you can store them in the rear tub, the milk create is a good idea to put them in.

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

They are normally 3way fridges gas/240v/12v and set to 12v when travelling, not left on gas, gas is used only when camped, only a fool uses a fridge on gas whilst travelling.

Baz.

You are so right Baz.In my professional fighting days gas scared me ****less.With a leak, no matter how small,that Landy shown is a wake up call..when gas goes bang it goes bang with catastrophic results
John.

Originally Posted by weeds

its a cylinder........................not a bottle

BTW a milk create should hold up no worries, pretty tough these creates.

for touring i would only store outside the vehicle and always store it vertically. if you store a cylinder on its side and it needs to vent it will vent liquid LPG which expands at something like 200:1

Ok, got hold of a milk crate and gas cylinder.
The pictures arent strapped down yet, but I was thinking strapping the crate to the rack and then the cylinder to the rack, through the crate.

Sound OK for long days on badly corrugated roads???

Thx
Jon