In the event of a frontal collision, items in the rear of the car travel upwards at about 45 degrees from the horizontal and at the same speed as that which you were doing. It is important therefore to secure the cylinder to the floor or side of the boot. One of those adjustable straps should be OK.
It is not enough just to stop it rolling about by wedging it in.
Thank you DaveS1. My car is quite new so I'm still learning about it. I'm all packed and have just discovered that there is a kind of net thing that appears from behind the back seats and attaches to the ceiling so that nothing can fly freely forwards. Hopefully that will help.
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Don't forget to use it because, believe it or not, some people say that it makes their eyes go 'funny' when they look in their mirror !! Better to have funny eyes than a hole in the head.
Quote: Originally posted by herby59 on 24/4/2011
I found by accident the Black plastic plug that screws in to the thread is capable of stopping the gas coming out even if the tap is turned on so now I always replace it tightly for transportation and storage
Good point!
I know you're referring to a Calor (or similar) cylinder, but the same principle applies to the screw-on caps for Campingaz, and the clip-on caps for smaller valved cartridges, including the "areosol" ones.
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Topic: Safest way to transport a gas bottle
