My family and I are taking a short family trip to Guadalajara, Mexico- and we were told we have to bring extra gas, because filling stations aren't always close enough to make it between on a single tank. What is the safest way to store about 10 gallons of gasoline inside the car?
Thanks
2007-03-27 07:27:12 · 7 answers · asked by Brendan R 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Jerry cans.
Mount them on the outside of the car, not the inside. the vapour causes respiritory problems and is INFLAMMABLE.
You can get towbar mounted contraptions to hold them if necessary.
Be careful regarding the laws on jerry cans of various countries/states. In Britain, certainly, you must register the vehicle and carry an orange plate on the front and back.
2007-03-28 00:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never store Gasoline in the car. It is poison and can kill passengers. It is explosive and can ignite with a spark from the static electricity in the car. The best place to keep gas is in the gas station waiting for you.
Figure this: If your car gets 30 mpg and you have 13 gallons, you would have to travel 390 miles before you ran out of gas. Stop every 50 miles and you can travel almost anywhere in Mexico. (Other people have cars so plan on where the gas stations are and the times they are opened) I have traveled many times out west and in the desert and have never run out of gas, even when most of them were closed.
2007-03-27 14:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by hot wheels 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Buy two 5-gallon plastic gasoline containers and put them in the trunk of the car. Make sure the containers are tight so no vapors can escape into the vehicle compartment.
2007-03-27 14:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Storage of gasoline INSIDE vehicle is not recommended. Usually it is in a container OUTSIDE vehicle for ventilation. In the trunk the fumes could build and poss ignite. In passenger compartment fumes could overpower driver and cause an accident. See if there is a way to secure it outside the vehicle; if not then a well sealed leakproof container in the trunk if you have to. But be advised--gas fumes do escape and are far more explosive than gas itself!
2007-03-27 14:34:18 · answer #4 · answered by D4gotten1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
how about a bunch of those gasoline containers. maybe they sell big ones at target or walmart or auto zone?
2007-03-27 14:30:27 · answer #5 · answered by cynthia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a gas can/container in the trunk.
2007-03-27 14:30:15 · answer #6 · answered by Cuteness 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 gallon jerrycans they are the metal cans the military use
2007-03-27 14:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by dumbo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋