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Thanks all.
I just got done mapping out my rides in Central Ark. where we are headed in three weeks and our longest ride is around 200 miles and there's gas along the way so I think we're good.
I really didn't think I needed one of these cans but I thought for $30 what the hell.
I paid much more for my Antigravity Micro Starter which I hope I'll never need.
I just got done mapping out my rides in Central Ark. where we are headed in three weeks and our longest ride is around 200 miles and there's gas along the way so I think we're good.
I really didn't think I needed one of these cans but I thought for $30 what the hell.
I paid much more for my Antigravity Micro Starter which I hope I'll never need.
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It's 237 miles from Coldfoot to Deadhorse on the Dalton Hwy and there's no fuel in between. That's in one of those 50 states, Alaska
Another thing to keep in mind is just because it's listed in the Milepost doesn't mean they have fuel or that they are open. When traveling in remote areas it's foolish not to have spare fuel, especially when you're not the tallest thing on the food chain.
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Plus it doubles as a survival knife, has a compass in the hilt, and has supplies for stitching your wounds.
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I am always amused at people that freak out on having a gas can in a saddle bag...but don't seem to notice they have 5 gallons between their legs.
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10-4 on 2AMGuy's reply. I've ridden throughout the southwest and never had trouble finding fuel.
In regards to the price of the gas can in question, there are some things you simply don't want to "go cheap" when purchasing. (Parachutes and bullet-proof vests come to mind.) If I planned on carrying a potential fire-bomb in my saddlebags I'd want to get one that is designed to take abuse such as vehicular side impacts, or after sliding along the pavement for 100 feet. But that's just me.
If I felt that I wasn't going to be able to make it to the next gas station I might consider this rather foolish solution. Fill up your tank, then buy a jug of windshield washer fluid and pour it out. Rinse it with a shot of gas, then fill it up. Strap it to the bike, ride 40 miles, stop and pour it in the tank. Yeah, it's dangerous, but you're probably out in the middle of the desert where there is no traffic, so the odds of you getting hit or crashing is pretty slim in just 40 miles.
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In regards to the price of the gas can in question, there are some things you simply don't want to "go cheap" when purchasing. (Parachutes and bullet-proof vests come to mind.) If I planned on carrying a potential fire-bomb in my saddlebags I'd want to get one that is designed to take abuse such as vehicular side impacts, or after sliding along the pavement for 100 feet. But that's just me.
If I felt that I wasn't going to be able to make it to the next gas station I might consider this rather foolish solution. Fill up your tank, then buy a jug of windshield washer fluid and pour it out. Rinse it with a shot of gas, then fill it up. Strap it to the bike, ride 40 miles, stop and pour it in the tank. Yeah, it's dangerous, but you're probably out in the middle of the desert where there is no traffic, so the odds of you getting hit or crashing is pretty slim in just 40 miles.
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Never seen one of those....seen plenty of bullet RESISTANT though.
OP, I say if you have the room carry a different style gas can. I've got one of those metal ones that look like a water bottle. It only holds about a quart of gas but I figure that will (hopefully) be enough to get me somewhere.
I almost ran out of gas once. It passed up a gas station but there was supposed to be another not too long after. In fact, next 2 stations were similar to ghost towns. Hadn't had gas or pumps in years.
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That's not correct.
It's 237 miles from Coldfoot to Deadhorse on the Dalton Hwy and there's no fuel in between. That's in one of those 50 states, Alaska Another thing to keep in mind is just because it's listed in the Milepost doesn't mean they have fuel or that they are open. When traveling in remote areas it's foolish not to have spare fuel, especially when you're not the tallest thing on the food chain.
It's 237 miles from Coldfoot to Deadhorse on the Dalton Hwy and there's no fuel in between. That's in one of those 50 states, Alaska
Another thing to keep in mind is just because it's listed in the Milepost doesn't mean they have fuel or that they are open. When traveling in remote areas it's foolish not to have spare fuel, especially when you're not the tallest thing on the food chain.