Do you carry aerosol cans while traveling?

[Ron045]

We have several aerosol can cleaning products and are wondering if they would be safe to store and carry in the trailer while traveling.

According to Google, Aerosol cans "may" explode at 120 degrees F. So just how hot can it get inside the trailer on a hot summer day when traveling down the highway?

Thanks!
Ron

[SeaDog]

I travel with them in the trailer and don't worry about it I always have the vents open and the products are stored where they can't get direct sunlit.

[EdJunior]

I don't believe I've ever even heard of an incident of an exploding aerosol can. I carry them and have never had a problem.

[doc73]

The only issue, and not the aerosol per se... I had a spray bottle of water / bleach in a basket with my cans of lube and such. In winter it froze (forgot about it) and my guess the water and bleach sitting in the basket rusted the bottom out of one of the spray cans and got the junk all over everything in the basket.

[Velosprout]

We carry spray cooking oil, insect repellent, sunscreen, slide-out lubricant & WD-40. They stay in the camper all year except winter storage with no problems.

[Cypressloser]

I'm not qualified commenting, but I remember as kids we tossed empty cans in the bonfire or blew up the burn barrel .

[NMWildcat]

We live where it is HOT. We have all kinds of aerosol cans in the RV. Inside and outside cubbies. The only problem we have had was that a few lost their pressurization over time. Was it the temp changes? Maybe. Otherwise, never had any blow up.

[Ron045]

Thanks everyone for you thoughts and experiences.

[cavie]

the only reason I remove mine is for winter storage. No freezing allowed.

[formerFR]

'may' is the pivotal term you 'heard'. no, a can is not going to somehow 'explode' just because your rv is warm. I'm sure that plenty of storage sheds in yards everywhere get 'way hotter' than you RV.... no explosions reported recently!

[jimmoore13]

I agree with all those who say, no problem. Leaving an aerosol can in the sun is not a good idea, but stored in a cabinet, it's unlikely to have an issue. I carry a variety of spray lubes in my truck-bed tool box, and have no issues summer or winter.

I suggest, however, that you switch to pump spray products. Their plastic containers are quite flexible and sturdy. I keep "Clorox Cleanup" in my storage bay as a prep for hose hookup (sanitizing faucets, hose ends, and so on). It stays there summer and winter, and it's always ready to go if it's not frozen. I never bring it in. The plastic has never ruptured from freezing, and, of course, the spray bottle won't rupture from heat...excess pressure is likely to escape around the screw top and/or through the pump spray valve, and when warm, the plastic container has quite a bit of stretch to it.

[larrytbm]

Nobody trucks aerosol cans from the distribution center to your local store in a refer trailer and in the summer time the standard box trailer has less accidental ventilation than the typical RV. I wouldn't worry about it.

[nomad297]

Originally Posted by larrytbm

Nobody trucks aerosol cans from the distribution center to your local store in a refer trailer and in the summer time the standard box trailer has less accidental ventilation than the typical RV. I wouldn't worry about it.

Exactly my thoughts

It’s sort of like the LCD TV storage question that pops up every winter — will it freeze?

Bruce

[CurtPutnam]

Many years ago (> 20) I had a butane lighter explode in the center console of my truck. We all heard the boom; I found the shrapnel all over the console a couple days later. Phoenix air temps can/do get to 115°. Be aware if you ever travel the desert southwest (I see that you are on the cold coast.)

[Iwannacamp]

X2 on the butane lighter in a hot car... it will chap you too if it's the back-up lighter and it doesn't work. The quickest to "blow" thing I carry is refrigerant. It will vent in a minute and not even real hot(small cans that is). Drums? No problem. The small cans of refrigerant don't blow...they vent. I assume the spray can would do the same thing.

[Villagerjjm]

I always travel with the ceiling vents open so there is no heat build up in the trailer. I have no problem with aerosol cans being in the trailer. That being said, I will never keep an aerosol can in the trailer when it is going into storage.

[CHICKDOE]

larrybtm stated my thoughts. how many semis do you think are carrying cases of aerosol cans? even in higher elevations with decreased ambient air pressure. for what it's worth i also carry a quart of engine oil and a quart of transmission fluid. just pack the stuff well so it is not loose and rolling around. then there is the 'do you leave your propane on' while travelling question.

[daybreak]

Hot Car Dangers: Aerosol can explodes in vehicle in Brimfield - Western Mass News - WGGB/WSHM
This was on our local news just a week ago. We have always left them in our trailer but the possibility is there if it gets hot enough.

[NMWildcat]

Originally Posted by daybreak

Hot Car Dangers: Aerosol can explodes in vehicle in Brimfield - Western Mass News - WGGB/WSHM
This was on our local news just a week ago. We have always left them in our trailer but the possibility is there if it gets hot enough.

Hot in MA? That made me snort a little. What blew up was an A/C recharge canister, not the typical aerosol cans we all carry. Whole different beast.

We spend a lot of time in southern AZ during the summer where it is 100-115 everyday which means the inside of the truck can get 160+. My can of WD40 that is always in the truck is just fine.

But if some folks need something to worry about..........

[greymedic]

Keep in mind the cans of soda. They can rupture in serious temperatures either hot or cold.