Sans Spare Tire

[Comanche Scott]

The wit of someone who has been there - done that

When possible, I'd rather plug the tire on the ground, than change to a spare, and not have the backup. If I'm heading out of the city limits, I like to have a good spare tire.
If I'm on a freeway, I just want to get off to a safe place as quickly and safely as possible, so safety dictates task.
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What Kmrtnsn said in a short and sweet fashion can be the difference between everyone being stranded, and everyone getting out in good shape.

When off road, I'll lend a hand and the gear to help someone fix their tire. I'll even lead them out to civilization, but like Kmrtnsn, I'm not apt to loan them my spare, even if they've already used their spare.
Two issues with that scenario.
1). How did we both get to the same place, with two very different results
2). First ensure my group is safe and capable, then help others. Otherwise we could end up making the problem worse, by having two down vehicles.
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I don't see Kmrtnsn's post as being insensitive. Having been in the situation he writes about, I found it witty.
Obviously we don't walk up to someone who is already stressed out and say ****, but sometimes we think it... lol
Then we break out some gear, some humor and friendship, help them out, and hope they've learned the lesson on their own.

 

[expedition4x4]

I see it all the time in the crowd here in Colorado that has 50,000 rockcrawling rigs towed to a trailhead and they carry the spare on the trailer. They keep the weight down on rear end of jeep

 

[1stDeuce]

I have OBA, and always have a plug kit. And I normally carry a spare. And my jeep gets 5 new tires when it gets tires. I rotate the spare in to get a little more mileage out of the set, and keep it a match in size and tread. That 15 year old weathered spare hanging on the back of most Jeeps just makes me sick.

But outside of normal, I sometimes do go without a spare around town. I don't worry about it because the chance of getting a flat that I can't plug and air back up is minimal, and it makes access to the back easier. (External carrier, drop tailgate conversion...) I'd rather plug a tire and keep moving than change it for the spare anyway. If the wife gets a flat, she'll call and I'll take care of it instead of having her wrestle with the spare tire.

If on the trail, or when going out of town, I do ALWAYS carry a spare. I've cut down two tires in one trip before. It was long ago, but poo happens.

This all reminds me, I need to get a quick attach drop down carrier made for my spare so I can take the current rattle prone carrier off the back of my Jeep.

 

[Alphonse]

Well I must be a real rebel going against the grain.

I run without a spare around town. I have on board air and a ARB plug kit with me at all times. I only recently stopped carrying the spare because in the last 10 years all spent on mud terrains (and 130k miles driven) I've never needed to actually mount my spare. I just plug and go in 5 mins.

I'm currently daily driving on 37" toyo e rated tires they are very tough but tire and rim weight is 126lbs. It's much less hassle to plug and go rather than hoisting that tire and steel rim on and off the jeep.

If I go out on the trails a spare is another story but for around town driving I leave it at home. (Although I've never needed a spare on the trail either, been lucky I guess. Having tough tires is also helpful.)