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Hi fellow ute owners.
Looking to mount a 9kg or 2 X 4.5kg gas bottles outside canopy on my ute. It needs to be close to passenger rear side to connect to stove so only place I can see is above exhaust behind rear wheel and higher than bottom of chassis rail and no further back than level with front of towbar for protection.
A vented steel "cage" would be ideal but looking for suggestions or alternatives. Photos would be great.
Thanks
At the end of the day, all you have is yourself and all you need is your friends (and in our case our Patrol)
2006 GUI1 4.2TDi Coil Cab "almost" standard
Not sure of your set up[photo would help] but seeing as bottles need venting
you could bolt it to your roofrack and get a custom hose fitted.
Do you have room directly behind the cabin, usually a utility box goes there
Can you mount on the rear of POD like a Hi-lift jack using centre of spare wheel
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Not sure of your set up[photo would help] but seeing as bottles need venting
you could bolt it to your roofrack and get a custom hose fitted.
Do you have room directly behind the cabin, usually a utility box goes there
Can you mount on the rear of POD like a Hi-lift jack using centre of spare wheel
Hi TD
I have attached photo showing where I would like to mount gas bottles. Gas bottle has been inside tray in rear left corner and I would prefer to have it outside as I sleep in canopy.
Canvas sides all round so can't do anything there. Probably will have to reduce size of bottles instead of 9kg.
The 2nd battery is under the tray in front of rear wheel and I need to keep height down to get in shed. There is only about 4 " clearance above solar panel on the canopy.
At the end of the day, all you have is yourself and all you need is your friends (and in our case our Patrol)
2006 GUI1 4.2TDi Coil Cab "almost" standard
I carry 2x3.7kg bottles. Using current shape bottles 2kg was the biggest I could fit, but older 3.7kg fitted. Found some & had the re-certified.
Cooker comes out on slides when in use, & it’s hose plugs into a bayonet fitting on the side of the gas cabinet. (Photo before bayonet fitting was installed). This circumvents the regs which apply if a permanent hose is used. To use a bayonet fitting you need a low pressure stove with a low pressure regulator on the bottle.
Spare bottle on drivers side. Well protected in ‘wrap around’ carrier. (It hinges open to get bottle out - custom made - bolts to chassis using existing threaded bolt holes). Can be padlocked shut.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)
I carry 2x3.7kg bottles. Using current shape bottles 2kg was the biggest I could fit, but older 3.7kg fitted. Found some & had the re-certified.
Cooker comes out on slides when in use, & it’s hose plugs into a bayonet fitting on the side of the gas cabinet. (Photo before bayonet fitting was installed). This circumvents the regs which apply if a permanent hose is used. To use a bayonet fitting you need a low pressure stove with a low pressure regulator on the bottle.
Spare bottle on drivers side. Well protected in ‘wrap around’ carrier. (It hinges open to get bottle out - custom made - bolts to chassis using existing threaded bolt holes). Can be padlocked shut.
Thanks Cuppa
The bottle on drivers side is the sort of set up I want so might do exactly the same but one each side or if local engineer/welder can manage to fit both on passenger side.
cheers
At the end of the day, all you have is yourself and all you need is your friends (and in our case our Patrol)
2006 GUI1 4.2TDi Coil Cab "almost" standard
The bottle on drivers side is the sort of set up I want so might do exactly the same but one each side or if local engineer/welder can manage to fit both on passenger side.
cheers
Just keep the welding gear away from the chassis!
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)
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