How much fuel?

[DefenderJim]

Hey guys,

Just wondering how much fuel and in what setups people are carrying, and the +/- of them?

Cheers
Jim

[vnx205]

I carry 75 litres of fuel.

I carry it in the fuel tank.


Maybe your question needed to be more specific. Did you mean for a particular trip ?

[oldyella 76]

Jim, I have two longranger tanks in my 2012 defender one of 127 litres and a side one of 35 litres. I took them out of my 2000 td5 and they fitted straight in with minor alterations to the plastic top bit on the fuel syphon pipe/sender unit.
I am happy with that arrangement others have different opinions and is generally what suits you. To get extra range I can also carry 4 steel jerries on top which will give me a good range with a defer to get to most places and back.
regards Lindsay.

[ProjectDirector]

Hey guys,

Just wondering how much fuel and in what setups people are carrying, and the +/- of them?

Cheers
Jim

Am tossing up myself whether I spend $1400 for a 135l replacement tank or get roof rack $1800 and 2 Jerry cans. whichever way you look at it you need to spend big $$$$ to get extra fuel. Carrying two Jerry cans inside the vehicle is not such a good idea. Still undecided

[Sue]

Carrying diesel inside is okay as it's classified as a Class II fuel.. as in non flammable so it's perfectly legal and fine to carry in the car.

I've removed the seats from the rear of my car and am fitting a 240 litre tank in there at the moment as there was no way I was paying the price they want for the small extra tanks available for the 90's...

[DefenderJim]

I carry 75 litres of fuel.

I carry it in the fuel tank.


Maybe your question needed to be more specific. Did you mean for a particular trip ?

Sorry, a recent trip with some mates has sparked this question, none of them Landy-owners, just found I was needing to stop more regularly for fuel than they were. Now I know that this could be for various reasons, landy aerodynamics and my right foot are likely contenders, but the solution i am interested in is adding more fuel to my 110. It will also hopefully avoid the need to fill up at some of the more costly servos outside of larger towns.

[greenhornet]

I go through this question every time we plan a trip as we only have the standard tank. I keep thinking a bigger or additional tank would be very convenient, but when we weigh up the cost compared to jerry cans...it is tough to justify....

In the end I just put x1 or x2 20lt jerry cans inside the vehicle and all sorted.

We have roof rack, but we only put the jerry cans up there when they are empty.

[carlschmid2002]

Another option is a jerry / spare wheel carrier from Rijidij. I can carry 40 litres external or two water jerries and an extra 80 litres from 2 frontrunner tanks from Mulgo

[Eevo]

252L in tanks
2 guys who I call gerry who carry 20l each.

150L maintank
2x 52L sil tanks
2x 20L jerry jans

[vnx205]

If the only reason to add a long range tank was to avoid paying the prices charged at remote locations, consider how many litres of fuel you could buy for the price of a long range tank. Even at the inflated prices charged at some places, you would need to buy a lot of fuel to get your money back

If the reason is to extend the range, then if you have a safe, convenient way to carry a few jerry cans, then that is a lot cheaper than a long range tank.

If you use jerry cans, then you have some flexibility in the amount of extra fuel you can carry. On some trips, a couple might be enough. On other trips you could take half a dozen, provided of course you had a safe, simple way to carry them.

For some people, I suspect an extra tank or a replacement long range tank is the only reasonable option.

So knowing what sort of vehicle people have, how they store their gear and what sort of trips they do will probably be part of the information you need to help you make your decision. Like so many things, it is a case of horses for courses.