Comments on: South Through Zambia and a Change of Plans https://stuckinlowgear.com/south-through-zambia-victron712-lukasabb-lusaka/ Independent overland travel throughout Africa Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:14:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Andrew https://stuckinlowgear.com/south-through-zambia-victron712-lukasabb-lusaka/#comment-365 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:14:59 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=3776#comment-365 In reply to Alastair.

Alastair – thanks for the comment. I like your solution, very simple. I am concerned though about getting more weight lower, and we already have a watertank more or less in the location you described. On the other hand it is certainly lower than jerry cans on the roof! We are going to need a new canopy, so we’ll do some thinking on some new arrangement re: fuel.

]]> By: Alastair https://stuckinlowgear.com/south-through-zambia-victron712-lukasabb-lusaka/#comment-364 Wed, 16 Nov 2022 17:48:36 +0000 https://stuckinlowgear.com/?p=3776#comment-364 Hi, on fuel I have a Hilux with a very similar canopy to yours and I got a company in England (they make fuel tanks for racing cars, home builds, whatever) to make a tank to my measurements, it cost about £220 and holds 60 litres. It sits against the bulkhead at the front of the canopy, has a basic filler pipe welded on, nothing else. If we can go further afield next year (Mongolia ideally) then I’ll extend the filler to a cap on the side of the canopy, just in front of the canopy side hatch, fill from that and use a siphon to transfer fuel from there to the main tank. Keep it simple, also cheap. There will be companies in S.A. that can do the same I’m sure. I can send photos etc if of any help.

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