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downtheroad

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Posted: 06/12/12 04:22pm

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If you go with the tow hitch/carrier on the back of your TT...make sure that you have this hitch strongly welded/reinforced to the trailer frame.
Cans of gas and a generator sticking out the back of your TT will be heavy and "torquey" as you bounce down the road.

This kind of weight that far behind the rear wheels of your trailer is also going to take weight off the tongue and thus change the handling characteristics of your set up.

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Posted: 06/12/12 04:24pm

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This is why I bought a propane generator.

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Posted: 06/12/12 04:26pm

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old guy wrote:

go solar and leave the gen set at home. I have heard of guys who transport ATV's in toy haulers and they don't smell gas. So if you insist on hauling gas in a can then you need to seal that can so no fumes can escape into the TT. hope you 're not a smoker.

May of us who transport "toys" in toyhaulers have "racing jugs" that have a screw on cap that prevents venting. Much better for transporting fuel than a standard "red" jug.

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Posted: 06/12/12 04:45pm

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I also have seen enclosed cargo containers that go into the rear hitch receiver. The advantage of using one of those, especially one out of aluminum is that they provide some security.

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Posted: 06/12/12 04:52pm

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If the tow vehicle is gas, why not use some from it to fill the genny??

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Posted: 06/12/12 04:56pm

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sgip2000 wrote:

Many of us who transport "toys" in toyhaulers have "racing jugs" that have a screw on cap that prevents venting. Much better for transporting fuel than a standard "red" jug.

X2 for the racing jugs with the screw on cap.

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Posted: 06/12/12 05:02pm

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back in the JEEP DAYS we would mount one or two of these jeri-can type holders on the bumpers or any other convient outside location. You would of course paint this up to match your trailer decor. Usually it was gasoline on one side and water on the other... There are plastic jeri-cans available at lowes and other stores to fit these type of holders...

I agree with others not a good idea to carry gasoline inside the trailers.

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Posted: 06/12/12 05:44pm

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We have a one gallon can of gas in a battery box on the front of the TT. We carry the generator in the back of the excursion 'cause you can close the vent on the gas cap so there are no fumes .

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Posted: 06/12/12 06:27pm

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I carry gasoline in my race car trailer but not in my TT.

My race car trailer does not have a pilot light for the stove, oven, fridge, hot water tank. My TT does.