Rotopax or ???

[Godfadr]

Getting the rack setup for the Gladiator (Photo from the JCR site). The first time down this road and everything seems to point to Rotopax.

Just curious about what the alternatives are.

From an expense standpoint, I am looking at $200 for four locks, plus another $200 +/- for four packs (Water, Fuel, Storage, First Aid).

I am also surprised at all the comments about the First Aid and the Storage not being watertight. Chuck of change for water inside.

Not the end of the world, and will go that route unless I see some better options but it looks like they pretty much own the game.

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[Etoimos]

The Rotopax system is great if you are limited on space. If you have room for the jerry can style of containers, I feel those are a better way to go. I've had a gas and water Rotopax on the back of my JKUR for years now and I dread having to use the gas one every time I need to. If it is hot out, it seems to swell up and is hard to remove from the mount (and I'm not over filling it). My gas one is also really hard to open... like I have to use a crescent wrench to open it. My water one is not like that. Finally, the high tech nozzle is a PITA to use and I have to mess with it constantly to get it to even work. Maybe my gas one is just a lemon, but it is definitely not worth the cost to me. They do look cool though. lol

 

[TheITGuy]

I am also surprised at all the comments about the First Aid and the Storage not being watertight. Chuck of change for water inside.

If you look closely at the pictures of the storage rotopax you can see there's nothing to seal the door when it's closed, just plastic on plastic. It might be possible to fashion a gasket out of silicon or some of that flex seal tape stuff.

 

[smlobx]

Rotopax seem overpriced for what they are..

get a couple of these..

https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.c...0lt-red-jerry-can-with-spout-and-adapter.html

Then if you need a way to secure it try these..

https://www.frontrunneroutfitters.c...runner-universal-double-jerry-can-holder.html

now you’ll have over 10 extra gallons

 

[G8R]

I have a couple gas and water rotopax. I am not overly impressed with them either. I feel the 2 gal capacity is insufficient and the 4 gal design takes too much surface area. I find that the rotopax warp and become hard to remove. Swelling also as pointed out above. My pour mechanisms seem to work ok but they are a pain to use. Overall I don’t recommend these and will not buy more. I think the jerry can approach is likely better. For water on a short day trip these work fine but for multi day these are insufficient as I take 7 gal containers. When I bought these I was impressed by the mounting options but honestly I am not finding them to be a significant advantage over other more traditional container and strapping options.

 

[WhatExit?]

Scepter Military containers are a great way to go but you need to buy them used

 

[Etoimos]

You can also get the metal 20L NATO fuel cans on Amazon with free shipping from several companies in the $75-$80 range.

 

[WhatExit?]

Scepter Military containers are a great way to go but you need to buy them used

I have a couple of them I purchased years ago - great purchase and if I didn't have them I'd find them online and buy them again.

They typically can be found online...
https://www.google.com/search?q=sce...hUKEwjw9uaioZjoAhWHmZ4KHeiVAG0Q_AUoAHoECAEQAA

 

[Space Invader]

Scepter Military containers are a great way to go but you need to buy them used

I bought mine new on ebay. They even came in a scepter box.

 

[Free2roam]

Ive heard them called Rototampax. I ended with two of these.
https://overlander.com/products/wavian-fuel-can

 

[ecidiego]

Getting the rack setup for the Gladiator (Photo from the JCR site). The first time down this road and everything seems to point to Rotopax.

Just curious about what the alternatives are.

From an expense standpoint, I am looking at $200 for four locks, plus another $200 +/- for four packs (Water, Fuel, Storage, First Aid).

I am also surprised at all the comments about the First Aid and the Storage not being watertight. Chuck of change for water inside.

Not the end of the world, and will go that route unless I see some better options but it looks like they pretty much own the game.

Wavian gas cans

https://wavianusa.com/products/steel-fuel-jerry-can

Scepter water cans:

https://www.scepter.com/products/mi...llon-20-litre-military-water-container-05935/

Rotocaca.

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