After reviewing many fuel tank manufacturers and options, I have decided to purchase a fuel tank from KSH Marine in Arizona. This will be a 50-gal auxillary fuel tank, low profile, made of polished aluminum diamond plate. I put the order in today and now have that chore behind me. However, it will be another chore for me to tackle when it arrives.

Here are a few reasons for deciding on this tank:

1. Low profile and made of diamond plate.

2. Simple install and uses my existing fuel gauge.

3. Cost was more economical compared to other manufacturers.

Thanks for all your input. I really enjoy this thread.

 

I've got a Transferflow in-bed 70 gal. tank. I love it!

 

One of the issues we ran into going out west last year was that many stations have diesel but you have a hard time getting the RV next to the pump. Believe it or not we got a little anxious at times thinking we might run out of fuel. Before we go back on a very long trip we will have an extra tank.

 

http://www.kshmarine.com/

....just down the road from me.

 

hmm well Id like an extra tank....however I dont think Id ever need it as much as Im required to stop for breaks by the passengers

 

I thought the same thing, but on a recent road trip, 2x I stopped for fuel, and wasn't able to find diesel (well didn't find it one time, and there as no way I was gonna get my longbed dually & 24 ft GN close enough to the pump the other). And a 3rd time, I did manage to get in to the pump, but I blocked access to 5 gas pumps in the process (no way to avoid it, and I really needed fuel).

So I am now kinda looking at having ksh make me one like I really want. I just got to sketch it up and send them some pics so they can crunch up a price.

 

I am eyeing this one but seems a bit large:
http://www.surpluscenter.com/item.as...atname=engines
I bought gauges from this place before and can attest that their customer service was good to me.
-P

 

As I take frequent breaks, I hadn't added the tank. I do carry (2) Jerry cans as an emergency (used them once). I am concerned about extra weight (tank & fuel), so make sure that is not an issue for you.

 

I read somewhere that Ca frowns apon driving through there with more than a 100 gal aux tank.

 

I have had 92 gallon capacity, between three tanks, for so long that I wouldn't know how to act with only one little bitty old tank.

I wouldn't look forward to a long trip without plenty of fuel capacity.

As already stated, there is plenty of fuel available to pick-ups with no trailer and daylight travelers.

It is an entirely different story with a long heavy trailer and in the middle of the night.

Also, not being familiar with the country, one can get in a terrible predicament to access the pumps, then pass a real easy to access place a mile down the road, simply by not knowing what is up ahead.

I love my three tank system, two twenties and a fifty-two, as I keep one twenty full at all times and run off of either of the other two.

Just recently, I made three 270-mile round trips with loads of cattle, along with another Chevy diesel truck with only whatever is standard tank for them.

The Chevy truck would fuel at each end of the 135 mile trip, while I made all three round trips and ran around for a couple more weeks before fueling; and, I wasn't even close to low at that.

 

A couple of times I found myself in the mountains looking for a diesel fill up and running on fumes...not a good feeling. I have a slide-in camper so can relate to increased fuel consumption! For me, an in bed tank wasn't an option...I went with the transfer flow replacement tank. Hangs just below the rail, but I don't see that as a problem. Starts just below the driver door and ends before the rear axle and no interference with the spare. Not cheap, but better than carrying jerry cans.