Thread: Concerns about Fuel Tank size (towing around Australia)

I just pack a couple of jerry cans on/in the van. Even when I was towing with the range rover and getting 25l/100km, I only used them to get to a town with cheaper fuel.

Cheers

Steve

Hi Tombie,

Was towing a 2 ton caravan. Carried 40 litres and a 2nd spare on the roof.

There will be lots of interesting little side trips between towns which you wont be able to do because of limited fuel range. I towed a 2300kg Coromal and I needed to find fuel by 400klm. It was a pain always worrying about fuel. With aux tank its all to easy now.

Originally Posted by pohm66

Hi Tombie,

Was towing a 2 ton caravan. Carried 40 litres and a 2nd spare on the roof.

somone dosent like flies !!

with a van like thats its very easy mod to mount an extra jerry on the front and an extra two on the back to balance it out.

On our lap around the island we averaged 19L/100K using a 2.7L TDV6 towing a three ton off road van and carried two jerrycans on the drawbar and an extra two in the van. This gave us good range to pick and choose where we got fuel.

Remapping the car reduced fuel to approx 17.5L/100K on a trip from Qld to Tassie and return, on that trip the cans on the drawbar remained empty with just two in the van that were rarely used.

Ryall

We have been doing a lap for the last 5 months towing a 3 tonne van, 3 kids, bikes, kayaks,....lots of other crap we haven't used. Plenty of fuel stops around if you stick to A and B roads. I always carry a spare 20 litre jerry though. Ran into a couple of roadhouses that were restricting fuel.
The price is a killer though. Has ranged from $1.40 to $2.10 a litre.
Fuel is the part of the budget that you can't change much (but you can always eat cheaper or use cheaper accommodation).
Have fun!

I went up around there in a 4x2 hilux. 66L tank averaging 9.5L/100km it was petrol.
I had a 20L jerry can that i only used to get away from the more expensive fuel(tight ass here).
I had no problems but i was not towing anything but still had a bit of weight in the ute.
I would not bother with an extra tank if you just have a 20L jerry can.