Pics of jerry can mounting options

[east high]

Looking for smart ways to mount a jerry can. Thanks.

[Mercedesrover]

If you ask me, a spare is too heavy for the rear door. I made the tire carrier into a jerry can mount. I can also slide a chainsaw in beside it.

http://www.seriestrek.com/jamesbay/jb1.jpg

[east high]

That's a good idea mounting a can on the spare carrier like that. I also like the idea of mounting on on the front bumper, but I don't know about having a giant can of gas mounted on the front of my vehicle. Perhaps the front is better suited for a water can.

[yorker]

I'm not sure how much difference it makes front or rear I always figured I'd get a couple 2.5 gallon jerry cans and mount to the front bumper- one filled with motor oil and water in the other. I have mounted a 5 gallon can inside in the same place the Swiss Army Land Rovers had their's and it works pretty good though some would say it is better off outside due to possible vapors. The Australian army mounted dual jerry cans to th rear of their LRs above where the bumperettes would be.

If you had a 109 3 door you could put compartments in the sides like on a Wolf 110.

[xsbowes]

If you ask me, a spare is too heavy for the rear door. I made the tire carrier into a jerry can mount. I can also slide a chainsaw in beside it.

http://www.seriestrek.com/jamesbay/jb1.jpg

I like the combination shoe rack/roof rack ladder.

[Mercedesrover]

I like the combination shoe rack/roof rack ladder.

Shower shoes. If you've slept in some of the campgrounds I have you'd know..... Some pretty scary places out there!

[xsbowes]

20+ yrs in the Navy, I know the importance of a good pair of shower shoes. Amazing what a simple papertowel can do to a shipboard toilet.

[S11A]

I like the jerry cans mounted to the front bumpers of the First Overland expedition Land-Rovers (see http://www.teeafit.co.uk/firstoverland/). They labeled them as "Gin" on the right can, and "Tonic" on the left can on one truck, and I think Whiskey and Water on the other truck.

I agree that you would not want that much petrol presented to the world in such an exposed manner at the very front of the vehicle, however.

[Firemanshort]

http://www.cj-3a.com/DSC03873.JPG

This is not my site but I found this the other day and he has two options for mounting cans to the rear of a Defender. Both are interesting - but I can not say that I am enthusiastic about either. They might be good for getting your creative juices flowing....

http://www.cj-3a.com/Grover%20the%20Rover.htm

[Tim Smith]

I like the jerry cans mounted to the front bumpers of the First Overland expedition Land-Rovers (see http://www.teeafit.co.uk/firstoverland/). They labeled them as "Gin" on the right can, and "Tonic" on the left can on one truck, and I think Whiskey and Water on the other truck.
And I believe that caused some problems on entry to one of the countries they went through which was dry at the time. I believe they had to pour some of the water out and drink it to the astonishment of the border patrol until they figured the joke out.

Funny stuff!

[NC Rover]

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/W8kbrder/Land%20Rover/New04.jpg

[east high]

Nice. Are those off the shelf?


http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/W8kbrder/Land%20Rover/New04.jpg

[EASTTNROVER]

20+ yrs in the Navy, I know the importance of a good pair of shower shoes. Amazing what a simple papertowel can do to a shipboard toilet.


X2, There is a nothing like brushing your teeth with a guy taking a dump a foot away...it's just nasty. Not much privacy out at sea.

[yorker]

Nice. Are those off the shelf?

yeah those are run of the mill US army type pressed steel jerry can mounts.

[NC Rover]

Here's a few more shots of the jerry can mount....in case you feel like doing a custom one...

I will say this mount by itself is about as heavy as a whole spare tire on the back of the door.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/W8kbrder/Land%20Rover/Fuel02.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/W8kbrder/Land%20Rover/Fuel01.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d49/W8kbrder/Land%20Rover/Fuel03.jpg

[scott]

20+ yrs in the Navy, I know the importance of a good pair of shower shoes. Amazing what a simple papertowel can do to a shipboard toilet.

20+, me too, coming up on 23 but never been on those grey floaty things

[msggunny]

20+, me too, coming up on 23 but never been on those grey floaty things

Doc? Seriously!

Wow.

Going out on the USS San Antionio this summer. Bran new ship, friggin bad ass.

But i will bet that the ****ters still get backed up.

[greenmeanie]

I will say this mount by itself is about as heavy as a whole spare tire on the back of the door.


A full 5 gallon NATO pattern jerry can weighs 40lbs. twp on the back puts you at 80lbs plus that rather serious piece of ironmongery. That's more than average spare.

Cheers
Gregor

[yorker]

Gregor:

I was told years ago that most of the British Army jerry can carriers were made/installed at a unit level- do you know anything about that? I thionk I've seen some take offs for sale on Ebay that mounted between the front seats on a 109 and other various locations.

[greenmeanie]

Yorker,
That depends on the vehicle. Most jerry can holders you'll see on ebay are from either a Bedford MJ/MK or a 101 and most were factory fit. As a rule the MOD doesn't like jerry's inside the cab of a vehicle. Now a water can is no problem but fuel is a big nono. Traditionally, the locker in the rear tub side of a 109 was for Jerry cans.

On the other hand, you are absolutely correct about the unit level modification/fabrication. A common mod on the 101 was to mount water jerrycans on the rear at each side of the tailgate.

They do, however, have to meet the road safety standards for the UK. That means no jerry's on the front or side of the vehicle. This applies to all GS vehicles with exceptions for the usual combat machines such as the 110 DPV. I suppose that if it is expected that people are going to be shooting at you the threat of a fuel can rupturing in a crash becomes soemwhat less of a concern.

On older pictures from the 50's and 60's you'll see trucks with mounts on the front wings just above the bumper just the same as many period expedition vehciles used to have. When the UK laws changed that practice disappeared in the army too. I think that moving to the late IIA III headlight arrangement also helped that change.

Now, the army being the army I'll gurrantee soemone has a piccie of a truck with a front mount Jerrycan.

Cheers
Gregor

[yorker]

The ones I saw for sale were off of 109 FFR's I think. Skytop Rover in Phila. PA had them.