spare tire

[Vicki A.]

Where do you have your spare tire?

If it is mounted to the back of you egg - how is it mounted?

If it not on the back, what do you do with it?

I'm asking these questions because:

1. Mine was mounted on the back - bolts leaked, wood rot - yuk yuk yuk

2. Wanting ideas on how to do this better.

Vicki

[Robert Johans]

This is what I'm planning to do:

[Donna D.]

I carry mine in the back of the truck. Easy to remember to check the tire pressure, when I store it in the garage... because I'm touching the tire, I remember!

[Frederick L. Simson]

1. Where do you have your spare tire?
2. If it not on the back, what do you do with it?

My Fiber Stream has 12" wheels; total diameter of wheel and tire is about 25".
When I bought it, a previous owner had made a cargo hatch under the starboard (right, or curbside) bunk; 9" tall by 27" wide.
This was a perfect size to put the spare tire inside, under the bunk.




My tongue weight was only 7% though. In order to increase it to 10% and open up space in that cargo compartment,
(I like to call it "the basement") I moved the spare to underneath the tongue, using a simple spare tire bracket.







This works well because of my "flipped" leaf spring suspension, gaining ground clearance.

[Mike Taylor]

I carry mine in the camper shell of my truck. I bolted a piece of plywood with a carpet mat on top of tire to make a step to get into the trailer that helps my dog climb in trailer.

[james kent]

I made a bracket from some 1X1 tubing a bit of pipe and some bolts and washers. When mounted on the rear bumper with the spare in place it's very stable.

[Donna D.]

I carry mine in the camper shell of my truck. I bolted a piece of plywood with a carpet mat on top of tire to make a step to get into the trailer that helps my dog climb in trailer.

I LIKE this idea! And to think I had a step welded to the frame (and I have to be careful to make sure it doesn't get scrapped off) and the solution to a step was in the back of my truck

Great double-duty solution

[Alf S.]

Hi: All...I'm afraid to say it but I carry mine with me all the time. It's mounted around my waist .
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

[Robin G]

Hi: All...I'm afraid to say it but I carry mine with me all the time. It's mounted around my waist .
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

On the Casita it's mounted on the back. But every boat we had has always had it mounted like Fredericks is mounted. No problems!

[Perry J]

Hi: All...I'm afraid to say it but I carry mine with me all the time. It's mounted around my waist .
Alf S. North shore of Lake Erie

Alf, I have the same problem.
Until I was about 39, many years ago, I had a 34" waist. When I turned 40 my stomach muscles took premature early retirement and it's been a losing battle ever since. Actually I've lost the battle.
John