Why two spares?

[Paul Matteau]

I currently have a two tire vertical rack in the bed and I'm thinking about installing the Decked storage system. I will obviously need a new place to put my spare(s). first...why two tires? Do they routinely blow two at a time?
Second...please give me some other options/ ideas for a spare 37". I dont want to eat up the whole bed of the truck.

I need something that can hold up to the off road nature of my truck as I do use it for what it was intended for.

Also, If anyone is interested in the Rack shown. Let me know. I'll consider trades or $$.

 

[BenBB]

'Cause it's a looong way to La Paz. Or Cabo. Or much of anything out in the boonies, just like the northern part of the Sonoran desert you're in. And it looks cool

You could lay it flat and strap it down on top of the Decked if you go that way, or do a single angled tire mount, or possibly a bumper swingout mount (might have to build that), or turndown the exhaust and try to stuff it in the stock location, just depends on what you ultimately want to do.

I'm sure you could sell it here, I'd be interested if it was really cheap heh.

 

[Paul Matteau]

I'm probably going to use it. Not many other options that are durable enough for heavy off road use.

 

[mpk1996]

Where are you located? I’ve been looking at racks

 

[500mag]

Where are you located? I’ve been looking at racks

Me, too...till I got slapped....

 

[BenBB]

Where are you located? I’ve been looking at racks

LOL that makes two of us, and not just to hold tires

 

[mpk1996]

LOL that makes two of us, and not just to hold tires

Yeah I like two big round....ummm tires

 

[Deleted member 12951]

Not very often do you lose two tires at once unless you did something stupid and slid around a corner and went off into rocks and tore off both tires on one side. Not saying if that happened or didn’t happen. LOL

I always carry two spares when off-roading because if you ruin a tire and you only have one spare, then you are toast if you ruin another one. I carry a tire patch kit too but usually repair it afterwards when you stop for the day, because depending on the conditions, swapping a spare on is usually quicker.

 

[Frank N]

Someone say rack?

Oh that type.

I carry two cause why not. And so I don’t ever have to worry about losing a day of fishing while running the beach or risk getting a second flat and creating a nightmare for me in the beach

And I’m married so that is as close as I’ll get to a second rack.

 

[zombiekiller]

two is one, one is none.

In most cases, no matter who you are, or how many people you are with, if you didn't bring it with you, and you need it to fix the truck, you slap yourself in the forehead and hope your truck doesn't get even more screwed as someone tows you out to the chase truck and trailer via strap. because , yeah, you're done for the trip.

I've seen multiple people need both spares in one day. Other runs not one person changes a tire. I'd rather have it and not need it, instead of need it and not have it.