Best place to mount a jerry can?

[Artificer]

Just ordered myself a jerry can after puttering out on a local road after running out of fuel. Apparently "about a quarter tank" actually means "about the square root of beat all" for my little Rover.

So where's the best place to mount the thing on the 88" pickup? I want all opinions, both aesthetic and practical!

[KevinNY]

The old jeep style carriers can be had for 15 bucks or so and can be bolted down in the tub, preferably back in the corner.

[SafeAirOne]

I want all opinions, both aesthetic and practical!

Hmm...I'm conflicted. The title to this thread says "BEST place to mount jerrycan" but you still ask for asthetic but potentially impractical opinions.

Well, here's my favorite, asthetically speaking, place to put them on a pre SIII rover. It is, coincidentally, probably one of the worst places to mount said cans:



Photo lifted from this site.

[czenkov]

Man I love that picture. x2 in the tub. Not too aesthetically pleasing but imminently practical.

[scott]

we used gypsy rack on our hmmv.

http://www.gypsyrack.com/docs/gypsy_rack_spare_web.pdf

i'm making a smaller version for the back of my series. because i have a soft top it'll be easy to hook to the rear top rail of the tub.

[Jim-ME]

I plan to have a 3 can version of that type of rack built which will be mounted on a receiver hitch so I can have it mounted only when i need it.
Jim

[Artificer]

Man I love that picture. x2 in the tub. Not too aesthetically pleasing but imminently practical.

Durr... where exactly in the back? I was worried about mounting it too close to the gate and reducing accessibility to the bed.

[KevinNY]

You can see my water can in the mount here.

[derekchace]

This is how I mounted mine. Does not effect the tailgate at all.

[LaneRover]

This is how I mounted mine. Does not effect the tailgate at all.

Other items mounted on truck do have effect on tailgaters though!

[Artificer]

This is how I mounted mine. Does not effect the tailgate at all.

I assume you're a collector or do reenactment? If not, I don't think I'll be making that trip to the Ben & Jerry's factory after all...

[yorker]

Which kind of jerry can do you have?

The Swiss Army mounted one jerry can inside, behind the driver- there is room there btween the bulkhead and the rear seat that is just big enough for a jerrycan mount on the passenger side this space it partially taken up withthe outside fuel filler and you can't mount one there.

There are pro and con arguments for all mounting positions, a lot of people don't like to have the cans inside.

[SafeAirOne]

This is how I mounted mine. Does not effect the tailgate at all.

Unfortunately, that's where almost everyone else's rear lights are.

[telwyn]

Doesn't answer the question, but thought I'd mention I have two army style jerry can holders for sale here if anyone is in need of them.

I never used them because I too couldn't decide where they should go, but also in part because I found a British Army dual jerry can holder for Land Rovers that I purchased from Ebay UK and had shipped to FL. Can't tell you where in the Rover it would have gone because I mounted it in my m416 trailer.

[Artificer]

Which kind of jerry can do you have?

The Swiss Army mounted one jerry can inside, behind the driver- there is room there btween the bulkhead and the rear seat that is just big enough for a jerrycan mount on the passenger side this space it partially taken up withthe outside fuel filler and you can't mount one there.

There are pro and con arguments for all mounting positions, a lot of people don't like to have the cans inside.

I just ordered it from our kind hosts; it was one of the last green ones.

I actually don't have any back seats in my Rover. The bed is open and empty.