Do your jugs jiggle?

[4x4mike]

My rook basket isn't ll that big and flat side by side would take up too much room. I guess it wouldn't be a problem if I lashed my gear on top of them except when I needed to get to the water before the gear.

[Good Times]

Mike,

I took quick measurements and the height is the same but the width and legth is off about 1/2" to 1".

The Scepter fuel jugs are 1/2" wider and 1" longer compared to the water jugs we have. Part of it might be due to the fuel jugs being full of fuel vs the water jugs being empty.

I'll try to take photos of the two to show you how much of a difference we're talking about later on.

[partsman93274]

nice fabrication on that. i would put weld a divider that goes between em so if needed you can carry just one can at a time since you said you dont always bring both with you

[4x4mike]

Thanks Lance. On Expo there is a picture of a Hannibal rack that was designed to carry 2 metal nato cans. The picture was to show you could fit scepter cans in it and in fact one MFC and one MWC. I kind of assumed they were the same or similar. I know mine get a little bigger when full so I left room for that (width mostly, but not length). I think my holder would handle 1" wider for one jug but not 1" longer. Maybe if I make it to Pismo I can check out and fondle your jugs, um you know what I mean.

[4x4mike]

It still needs a little work but it's the basic idea.
I need to weld in a small wall between the 2 so I can run just one jug if I need to (say you're going out on a trail run or to town for a fill up and only need to take one).

That is in the works. Actually it's on my to do list. I've bombed everything with a little primer and some flat black. Not too much becuase I do need to put in my wall. I wondering now about the wall though, especially if the fuel cans are a little wider. I guess I'll have to pull out my metal jerry can and go off of that one.

[Robinhood4x4]

Instead of a wall, you could always just use a few straps to hold it in place.

[4x4mike]

Got my wall in.

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Now the whole thing is in the sun with it's first layer of hammer finish paint. I woke up in the middle of the night to it raining (totally weird for this time of year) and thought of a latch. I might want it to lock so I need to find the lock first. After that a bolt with a giant wingnut and I'll be good.

[4x4mike]

Had a moment to stop buy the hardware store and lucked out. I found a lock and bolt the size I needed and wanted.







Now more paint, mounting holes and bolting to the rack. I hope to use it this weekend.

[habanero]

Nice. We put our solar showers up on the rack to warm up but they stay cold when we're on the highway. Off road and parked they heat right up. Are you going to find a way to insulate them from the sun on slow speed days?