Hi Rusty;

    Up here in the north where logging is the main industry, bed mounted fuel tanks are very common as everybody that works heavy equipment out in the bush requires a truck to support it. Many have 150 gal "tidy tanks" with a 12volt pump, to haul diesel, however in recent years combination fuel tank/tool boxes made from aluminium have become very popular. Several of the local fabricating shops make beautiful and very functional tanks/tool boxes. If this interests you I can see about getting a pic.

    Currently I'm just using my jeep and jerry cans (had to sell the truck to build the plane) which I fill at the cardlock, but soon I plan to buy another new truck and install a tank. There is a refinery across the road from the pulpmill where I work and I can buy direct from the bulk plant at a substantial discount if I buy more than 500 litres. I also buy marked gas for the plane, which is simply fuel with a purple dye to indicate that no road tax has been paid. I'm uncertain and curious as to whether you have a similar deal in the US?

Farmers can buy gas in bulk for farm use and do not pay the road taxes.  So if you know a friendly farmer with a big tank; maybe you can arrange an occasional purchase to fill your transfer tank.

I was wondering how I was going to handle the fuel issue for my 20B Velocity (tanks hold about 55 gallons).  This discussion gives me a whole new reason to keep my trusty old ’83 Dodge van that has a 34 gallon tank, and no siphon block.  That; plus a 55-gal drum inside and I can do quite a bit of flying on one trip to the gas pump.  Thanks for the idea Rusty.

Al