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advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
17 Dec 2024 18:24 #258776
by raLLe
My Instagram - wanderlust_jimny
Replied by raLLe on topic advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
probably every roofrack needs a winddefector . Soon i will mount a light bar istead of the wind deflector
I cant feel the roofrack when i have loaded my camping stuff on my roofrack. So what do you meen by "safe" ?
I feel pretty safe with my setup.
I cant feel the roofrack when i have loaded my camping stuff on my roofrack. So what do you meen by "safe" ?
I feel pretty safe with my setup.
My Instagram - wanderlust_jimny
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18 Dec 2024 09:21 #258779
by Busta
Replied by Busta on topic advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
The greatest distance between fuel stations in the UK is about 50 miles in the far north of Scotland. Typically it's closer to 10 miles. There's never a need to carry fuel for more range here which is handy because, as you say, it's not really a practical option on a Jimny.
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18 Dec 2024 09:29 #258780
by DrRobin
It depends on how much weight you have up there, not sure how heavy your camping gear is but if it’s only about 15kg you are still under Suzuki’s recommendation.
Robin
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog
Replied by DrRobin on topic advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
If you put too much weight up there then the car might become unstable in corners but especially under breaking whilst trying to avoid an object, the so called ‘Moose test’. The Jimny is quite tall, but narrow and all cars like this have an issue with weight on the roof.probably every roofrack needs a winddefector . Soon i will mount a light bar istead of the wind deflector
I cant feel the roofrack when i have loaded my camping stuff on my roofrack. So what do you meen by "safe" ?
I feel pretty safe with my setup.
It depends on how much weight you have up there, not sure how heavy your camping gear is but if it’s only about 15kg you are still under Suzuki’s recommendation.
Robin
2020 blue SZ5 (one of the last to be registered in the UK)
Ex 2011 Blue Jimny SZ4
Northumberland Jimny Blog
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18 Dec 2024 12:18 - 18 Dec 2024 12:19 #258783
by fordem
That makes me wonder why you feel the need to have a fuel can in your car most of the time.
Not all of us are in the UK, I'm in South America, and fuel stations are few & far between once you leave the populated areas along the coast, two of the three fuel distribution companies (Mobil & Rubis) have no stations once you get beyond roughly 120kms inland - Australian owners would probably be familiar with this scenario. Range with the Jimny's 40 liter tank is an issue.
Fuel, when available is generally not clean, so you fetch your own, either in jerry cans or an extended range tank, I've gone the jerry can route in the past on vehicles with higher roof load limits, I'm planning on the extended range tank with the Jimny.
Replied by fordem on topic advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
The greatest distance between fuel stations in the UK is about 50 miles in the far north of Scotland. Typically it's closer to 10 miles. There's never a need to carry fuel for more range here which is handy because, as you say, it's not really a practical option on a Jimny.
That makes me wonder why you feel the need to have a fuel can in your car most of the time.
Not all of us are in the UK, I'm in South America, and fuel stations are few & far between once you leave the populated areas along the coast, two of the three fuel distribution companies (Mobil & Rubis) have no stations once you get beyond roughly 120kms inland - Australian owners would probably be familiar with this scenario. Range with the Jimny's 40 liter tank is an issue.
Fuel, when available is generally not clean, so you fetch your own, either in jerry cans or an extended range tank, I've gone the jerry can route in the past on vehicles with higher roof load limits, I'm planning on the extended range tank with the Jimny.
Last edit: 18 Dec 2024 12:19 by fordem. Reason: spelling
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18 Dec 2024 18:52 #258788
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Replied by Lambert on topic advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
I mostly carry extra fuel either for my saws or the generator but I also carry extra on long trips not because of availability in remote areas but because I object to the price gouging that happens on motorway services. An extra 20p per litre, no, sorry I pay enough already. And by the time you have come off the motorway and found somewhere cheaper you have wasted time and fuel to the tune of what you might have saved over the services.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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19 Dec 2024 12:00 #258795
by Bob9863
Replied by Bob9863 on topic advice roof bars or roof rack 2023 jimny
I can tell you down here in Australia, there's plenty of places I go where you take a lot of extra fuel or your stuffed.
a couple of mates farms are a 3rd of a tank from the nearest fuel station, do its take extra fuel or dont drive when you get there.
Do some of our 4x4 tracks and its even worse, one road I want to do is a 1200km trip there and back with no town, no fuel and no people along the way.
that's why I got the tow bar, I couldn't carry enough fuel in the car to get me there and back. I've had to take a couple of jerry's in the car, one behind both front seats, as there was nowhere else to put them.
much prefer having the trailer now.
a couple of mates farms are a 3rd of a tank from the nearest fuel station, do its take extra fuel or dont drive when you get there.
Do some of our 4x4 tracks and its even worse, one road I want to do is a 1200km trip there and back with no town, no fuel and no people along the way.
that's why I got the tow bar, I couldn't carry enough fuel in the car to get me there and back. I've had to take a couple of jerry's in the car, one behind both front seats, as there was nowhere else to put them.
much prefer having the trailer now.
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