Should I carry a spare tire?
Scene: On our first cross country tour with our 28 Ft. Class A Gas Motorhome, 50 miles outside Winslow, AZ on a hot Desert afternoon. All of a sudden, the TPMS (tire pressure monitor system) sounds of...
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I've always carried a spare, and it's been put to use three times when time was a premium for us. Having to wait even 24 hours to get a tire locally would have been catastrophic for us on each of those trips, but turned into 2-4 hour inconveniences waiting for the tow service to come out and use the right tools to swap things out.
Our Class C has a carrier under the rear frame for the spare. It isn't easy to wrestle, but the tire service folks have never had trouble with it. I carry the jack and breaker bar, but really don't want to risk my coach if I can make a phone call and get the service our insurance provider offers as part of their RV package.
Our Class C has a carrier under the rear frame for the spare. It isn't easy to wrestle, but the tire service folks have never had trouble with it. I carry the jack and breaker bar, but really don't want to risk my coach if I can make a phone call and get the service our insurance provider offers as part of their RV package.
