Carrying stove fuel externally, any ideas?

[Wile E Coyote]

Folks,

I'm a bit reluctant to carry my stove fuel in my panniers as I have previously suffered a leak, has anybody devised a system of carrying a sigg/trangia style bottle on the outside of a pannier? Obviously I'd need this to be secure from shakin' loose and nimble fingers!

Any ideas/ pictures gratefully received,

Thanks as always....

 

[(RIP) Bobble]

This is one of the most popular methods

Ends up looking like this

 

[STUBBS]

waterproof bag and strap it to your paniers
if you dont want to carry a full fuel bottle take a lenghth of fuel pipe with you and a packet of polos

 

[roddy]

What bobble suggested,

I bought the twin carrier as it worked out a bit cheaper as I wanted 2 of them, and also have one of the Tool Tubes as well you'll find a MSR bottle with pump fit's in nicely so it's out of the dirt and grime thrown off the back of the panniers, if you don't have a MSR style stove so no pump then just use the TT carrier with a SIGG bottle, works very well.

 

[KTMmartin]

 

[MikeP]

I've never disconnected my MSR from the fuel bottle when travelling and it has never leaked in many thousands of miles.

I do have a second fuel bottle on the outside and use it to top-up the one on the MSR when needed (handily, an unleaded pump nozzle fits the neck for keeping the external bottle topped-up when filling the bike).

I have a TT single bottle bracket. I mounted it on the front of my offside pannier because I didn't like the idea of it being split in a rear-end shunt and fuel being sprayed everywhere.

I've a short cable-lock that is run around the bracket and goes through the ring on the top of the fuel bottle for added security.

 

[andyclift]

My fuel bottle often with pump plus bottle of engine oil sits in a TT bracket on one pannier and water sits on the other.

I use the new TT quick release brackets so I don't have lumps of iron bolted to panniers when not needed. water bottle blocks the rear lock slightly but just use the front one and leave the rear locked. After a good autobahn run the water in the bottle is almost hot enough for coffee!!

Never bothered with locks and chains in five years and even the, supposedly, thieving buggers in some Eastern European countries have left them alone

 

[Paul S]

Anyone tried to use the empty cut out space on the inside right hand side of the 1200GSA tank? Looks to be room for a small bottle and there are 2 threaded holes either side to secure a strap across it.

 

[Jonnie Boy]

Anyone tried to use the empty cut out space on the inside right hand side of the 1200GSA tank? Looks to be room for a small bottle and there are 2 threaded holes either side to secure a strap across it.

Do you got a photo of this?

 

[Paul S]

Do you got a photo of this?

There you go

 

[Loiq]

what a cool place to leave a can of larger....

 

[Paul S]

May get a little warm from the heat of the engine

 

[bowser]

how about a quick disconnet on your fuel pipes, and a length of tube with the right end on it, keep your fuel in the petrol tank where it is supposed to be, when you arrive fill up sig bottle, use cooker when you leave put fuel back in tank and store empty bottle back in luggage, job done.

 

[Loiq]

May get a little warm from the heat of the engine

oh yeah... it'll soon cool down on the back of the aa truck....

 

[Paul S]

Anyone tried to use the empty cut out space on the inside right hand side of the 1200GSA tank? Looks to be room for a small bottle and there are 2 threaded holes either side to secure a strap across it.

Looks like Nippy Norman already does an oil bottle to fit in here so a small fuel bottle should work as well

http://www.nippynormans.com/The-Ultimate-Oil-Bottle-R1200GSA-Adventure/productinfo/BCT-BOTTLEADV/

 

[MattW]

Food for thought

My mate has a fuel bottle strapped to the rear of his pannier as in the pics above.

He was forced to empty it and fill it with water by a ferry bod before they'd let him on the Mallaig ferry in Scotland - something about 'rules' concerning extra fuel containers on ferries. Apparently this has never happened to him before in thousands of miles of travel and ferries all over Europe and the UK - depends who you get on the day I guess

 

[APW]

just thought you might be interested in seeing how I carry my fuel bottle.
basically its just an section of alluminium tube with a couple of large jubilee clips to hold it to the frame with some thick rubber type material wrapped round it to stop the clips from digging into the frame.
A bungee cord stops the fuel bottle from rattling about.
With the panniers in place its hard to see its even there.

works for me. the back wheel has touched it once on landing when I managed to get my 1200GSA airbourne
but with it being held on by clips the wheel just pushed it round the frame and out of the way so no damage done. it will move but its not going to fall off

and yes I do know I need a new rear tyre ASAP