Jerry Can Side Mount on INEOS Grenadier: DVA Side Carrier Install Guide

The fastest side-mounted jerry can setup for the INEOS Grenadier uses the DVA Side Accessory Carrier Gen 2 combined with the DVA 20L NATO Jerry Can Carrier. The Side Carrier bolts to factory mounting points — roof rails and L-Track utility belt — in under 30 minutes, with a 25 lb per-rail load rating. The jerry can bracket clips onto the carrier rail and locks with an anti-rattle retention mechanism. No drilling, no welding, and no modification to the Grenadier's factory body. This guide covers every step, plus the visibility question every forum owner asks before they pull the trigger.

Why Side-Mount?

The Grenadier gives owners four places to carry extra fuel or water: the roof rack, the rear ladder, a hitch-mounted cargo carrier, or the sides. Each position has tradeoffs that the forums have debated since early 2024 when the first US-market trucks arrived and owners started bolting things on.

Roof mounting maximizes visibility and keeps weight centered, but adds to the 330 lb dynamic roof load budget (see the Grenadier Roof Rack Guide for roof load math). A 20L full fuel can weighs approximately 44 lb — that's 13% of your 330 lb dynamic budget gone on a single can, before you've added the rack itself.

Rear ladder mounting is the most accessible option: cans come off without reaching over the roof. But one owner posted a detailed concern on TheIneosForum in April 2025 that resonates with many overlanders:

I typically do the one fuel and one water for camping excursions... When I traveled cross country I like to have two fuel on rack and then put the water in next to dog crate. I prefer the 20L cans and already have a few of them for fuel and water.

— brock63, TheIneosForum, "Jerry Can Mounting" thread, April 2025

Side mounting solves the dual-can configuration challenge without touching the roof load budget. The Grenadier's factory L-Track utility belt runs along both sides at door-height — it was designed for exactly this kind of accessory load. The DVA Side Accessory Carrier bridges from the roof rail down to that L-Track, creating a full-height vertical mounting rail that clears the rear door and keeps both sides of the truck organized and accessible.

Mirror Visibility: The Question Every Owner Asks First

Before anyone installs a side-mounted can, they want to know: will the can block the side mirror view? One forum owner put it directly:

I'm hoping to find cans that can mount as high as possible on a rear drivers' side window molle panel. Can anyone comment from experience with cans that descend to the bottom of the window level... what's rear visibility like thru the side mirror? If the cans are as high as possible, I feel like useful visibility will be maintained "below" the cans.

— toot, TheIneosForum, "Side panels and gas cans" thread, June 2024

The DVA Side Accessory Carrier mounts the can against the rear quarter panel, between the rear wheel arch and the tailgate. At this position, a 20L NATO can sits at approximately shoulder height — high enough that the side mirror's downward sweep still provides a clear rearward sightline below the can body. The European forum experience with 30L tanks bears this out: European members in that same thread noted that the 20L can (which is slimmer and shorter than 30L tanks) gives better visibility than the oversized alternatives. Standard 20L NATO cans measure approximately 14 cm deep × 35 cm wide × 40 cm tall — narrow enough that the standard Grenadier mirror angle clears the can body.

What You'll Need

Parts

• DVA Side Accessory Carrier Gen 2 — black anodized 6061 aluminum side rail (sold per side; order two for both sides)
• DVA 20L NATO Jerry Can Carrier — anti-rattle bracket + retention hardware for 20L NATO-pattern cans
• 20L NATO-pattern jerry can (sold separately — see DVA's Side Accessory Mounts collection for compatible can options)

Tools

• 3 mm and 5 mm Allen keys
• 10 mm and 13 mm sockets
• Torque wrench (hardware supplied with specific torque specs in the install instructions)

The Gen 2 carrier includes the custom roof bracket, integrated L-Track mounting bolt, and all stainless steel hardware. No additional fasteners required.

DVA Side Accessory Carrier Gen 2: What Changed from Gen 1

The Gen 2 was a complete redesign based on field feedback from owners who ran the original carrier through two full overlanding seasons. The Gen 1 worked, but owners reported two issues: minor wind noise from the gap between the rail and the body panel, and minor flex under sustained trail vibration. Gen 2 addressed both:

• Lower profile — sits tighter to the Grenadier body panel, reducing the gap that created wind noise on highway runs
• Reinforced structure — the extrusion geometry was redesigned for increased stiffness while keeping the weight penalty minimal
• Tighter body fit — machined to the exact Station Wagon body profile; the fit is noticeably cleaner than the universal-bracket approach
• Same bolt-on installation — no changes to the mounting interface; Gen 2 uses the same factory points as Gen 1

One owner posted a specific callout for the OEM rack compatibility in November 2024:

Finally found a Jerry can side mount that works with the OEM Rhino Rack! It looks great, holds well, and even has a simple/secure locking mechanism. Huge thanks to DVA Mechanics for putting up with my numerous questions as I researched to make sure it would fit with the roof rack.

— TheIneosForum, "Found the perfect jerry can side mount for Grenny with OEM Rhino Rack," November 2024

Installation: Step by Step

The DVA Side Accessory Carrier mounts to two factory anchor zones: the roof rail end cap mounting point at the top, and the L-Track utility belt channel at the bottom. Open the rear door and look for the L-Track rail running along the body at door-belt height on each side — this is the factory utility infrastructure the Grenadier ships with, and it's exactly what the Side Carrier is designed to bolt into. No searching for hidden threads or removing trim panels.

The Gen 2 kit includes a custom roof bracket that connects the top of the side rail to the roof rail mounting point. Thread in the supplied stainless hardware — hand-tight at this stage. Do not torque until the full assembly is in place and aligned.

The bottom of the Side Carrier uses an integrated L-Track mounting bolt that slides into the factory L-Track channel. Position the bolt in the channel at the correct fore-aft location per the install instructions (typically centered at the rear quarter panel, aft of the window). Slide to align, then finger-tighten.

With both mounting points engaged, check that the rail runs vertically along the body panel without gap or bow. The Gen 2's tighter body fit means the rail should lie flush. Torque all hardware to spec per the supplied instructions. The DVA install guide provides specific torque values for both the roof bracket and the L-Track bolt.

The DVA 20L NATO Jerry Can Carrier attaches to the installed side rail using the supplied retention hardware. Position it at the desired height — most owners run the bracket mid-rail, which keeps the can at shoulder height for easy removal. Secure per the carrier's orientation guide.

Insert a 20L NATO-pattern jerry can into the bracket and verify: the anti-rattle latch clicks closed, the can doesn't shift under a firm push, and the retention mechanism engages the can's standard handle geometry. The DVA carrier is designed for NATO-pattern steel cans — verify your can matches NATO geometry before the trail (non-NATO plastic utility cans may vary in width and handle placement).

Load Math: One Can vs Two

The DVA Side Accessory Carrier is rated at 25 lb per rail. A full 20L NATO fuel can (diesel, ~0.85 kg/L) weighs approximately 17 kg / 37 lb. A full 20L water can weighs exactly 20 kg / 44 lb.

The most common forum configuration — one fuel can on the driver side and one water can on the passenger side — places each can against a single-rail installation. If your fuel can is the leaner NATO steel military-spec (which tends toward 37–38 lb full for diesel), you're close to the 25 lb single-rail limit. DVA recommends contacting them directly to confirm two-rail span options if you're running full-weight configurations.

For a deeper dive into the Grenadier's external fuel and recovery storage ecosystem, see the complete jerry can and recovery board mounting guide — it covers all five mounting zones (side, ladder, roof, hitch, spare tire) with owner decision frameworks.

The Fuel + Water Two-Can Setup

The configuration that gets the most traction on the forums: one fuel can driver side, one water can passenger side. It's how brock63 described running his Land Cruiser for years before buying the Grenadier, and it's the setup that makes the most operational sense for expedition use:

• Fuel stays separate from water — no cross-contamination risk, even if a cap seal fails on rough trails
• Both accessible without moving the other — opposite sides of the truck means you can grab water without touching the fuel setup
• Weight balanced left-right — side-mounted weight affects handling slightly; balanced helps
• Rear door clears with ease — the DVA carrier position is engineered specifically to not interfere with the rear swing door sweep

The DVA Side Accessory Carrier is designed to work alongside the DVA interior cargo and drawer ecosystem — the side rail's L-Track anchor is the same universal standard used throughout the Grenadier utility platform.

Periodic Maintenance Checks

Side-mounted cans on trail vehicles need periodic hardware checks. The DVA anti-rattle retention is designed for washboard and off-camber terrain, but no mechanical fastener is immune to vibration loosening over thousands of trail miles. A realistic maintenance schedule:

• Check torque at both mounting points after the first 50 miles of off-road use (initial seating)
• Re-check every 500 miles or before each major expedition
• Inspect the L-Track bolt for any lateral movement — it should have zero play in the channel
• Verify the jerry can bracket latch closure every trip before departure

Stainless hardware resists corrosion in wet-weather and coastal use, but a light application of anti-seize on the L-Track bolt thread before installation prevents galvanic reaction between the stainless hardware and the aluminum track.

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