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My Rotopax ended up leaking - all four of them - and I felt like a fool when I had to eat the cost when I threw them out.

 

Damn where were they leaking from?

 

The mounting holes in the Middle ended up getting brittle and cracking.

 

I only have the water ones, but have heard the fuel ones flex so much

 

Yeah that may be why @G.T. 's got brittle and cracked, they swell up really bad in the sun & heat and can be a pain to keep them "snug" in their holders, other wise they jiggle around while offroading.

 

I've given up on everything except Scepter MFC cans. I know they can be more expensive but they always work.

 

I'm going to keep using mine until they fail, at which point I'll swap it out to a scepter style. I completely agree, after having the scepters, I would pick those any day of the week over Rotopax.

 

i have 1 water rotopax that I am going to sell now..

 

I use the Briggs and Stratton jerry cans from Amazon. The caps allow it to to vent without it leaking. No complaints over three years so far.

Briggs & Stratton 85043 5 Gallon Spill Proof Metal Gas Can

https://www.amazon.com/Briggs-Strat...&sr=8-14&keywords=briggs+and+stratton+gas+can

 

thought Id put it here first. I dont have any pictures of it yet. But it will go up soon. Also selling my Waterport

 

I wish someone made a "mini" jerry can that was more like 3 gallons.

Edit: Looks like they do make 10L (2.5gal) jerry cans.

 

Its my 2nd one and I keep changing my mind. I feel like its too hard to fill with my OBA setup. Maybe i need to carry a bicycle pump or change the mounting location. @Subway4X4 has a different solution that I like better

 

I gotta order the pelfrey sceptre fuel can mount. That will solve all rotopax problems. Just like this one

I already have 2 fuel cans and 1 water can

 

I believe those are made by Wedco.

I have the older version (with the flip-top opening). Mine were marked B&S like those, but actually made by Wedco.

 

I have a portable ammo can version now

 

I'm going to be building or putting one of those together for our camping shower. I'm over that solar camping shower. After my wife showers, it never falls that I'm all soaped up and there's no more water left. Plus it takes half the day to warm up the water.

 

They don't sell those separately though, do they? Didn't see it on their site.

I know this is on the pricey side but always been interested in this:

ZODI Outback Gear Extreme SC Hot Shower

https://www.amazon.com/ZODI-Outback...4709786&sr=1-1&keywords=zodi+hot+water+system

Ideally something that can use the trucks heat to heat the water would be the best solution though with an on board water pump.

 

i love my zodi outback. pressurized water and hot water is amazing out in the woods. i would buy this again in a heart beat

 

We also have a Zodiac Extreme. Couldn't ask for a better solution.