robanddi
Burton TX USA
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I should mention that we do have towing service for the motorhome; that does relieve one part of the problem (assuming they can find you ... last year in Newfoundland we had a breakdown and the tow guy thought NL stood for Netherlands). We did manage to limp back to St. John's without a tow.
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trigley
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I'm not sure how many decades I had gone without having to change a tire. Then last year I picked up a piece of metal about 150 km south of Dawson City Yukon. We had been stopped a few minutes before & all looked OK then we stopped at another viewpoint and the tire appeared low. Within a couple of minutes it was flat (Fifth wheel).
We were well out of cell phone range and anyway it was a Stat. holiday so I don't know if I could have got help. We changed it and were quickly on our way.
A few days later I got a flat ot the truck on the Dempster. Again out oc cell phone range and a Saturday evening so who knows if I could have got service.
That tire was about 1 year old, had maybe 10,000 km and was checked daily on the trip.
You can have the best of tires, check them regularly and still have a flat. It may be in a very inconvenient spot at an inconvenient time.
I understand your problem with a Class A but???
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robanddi
Burton TX USA
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Hmmmmmmmm. I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed for us and hope others are not unfortunate as trigley with two flats within a few days and both times in the boonies. We do tow so worst case we unhook and drive for help!
Diann
P.S. I'm not going to let anything rain on my parade. I'm not quite packed but mentally ready to leave IN LESS THAN A WEEK.
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Ivylog
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Your 39' DP probably has a 275/22.5 which is not that common a tire. I carry a unmounted spare on the roof. At my shop I use a BobCat but on the road I've used my 30amp cord to drag it up the ladder. On a previous DP I carried one around a vent in the center of the roof without even tying it down. You do need to put a short peice of hose under it to keep water from comming in the vent. On this DP I carry a 295/80/22.5 at the back as there is not room anywhere else. Getting it down is easy enough as you just roll it off with someone to stop it or drop it so it lands flat. I do use a strap from the ladder to keep this one in place. I protect it by wrapping in alum foil and plastic wrap.
This post is my opinion (free advice). It is not intended to influence anyone's judgment nor do I advocate anyone do what I propose.
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lanerd
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You didn't say how old your tires were or how many miles are on them. I think that would have a lot to do with your decision. Maybe not, as scat does happen.
However, we made the trip to AK and back with no spare and nary a one for the last five years.
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Ivylog
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OP, if it's a 275/70/22.5 I would buy a used one and carry it unmounted on the roof as that is not a common truck size. At a large truck tire shop when I had that size and need a tire they actually laughed when asked if they had one. You should be able to fine a used one for $100 which is pretty cheap insurance.
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tony lee
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Quote:Getting it down is easy enough as you just roll it off with someone to stop it or drop it so it lands flat. I do use a strap from the ladder to keep this one in place.
Both methods fraught with danger to those below.
No room in the bins, so I carry an unmounted spare (used one with heaps of tread - $50 from a tyre place) pulled up between the chassis rails with a couple of ratchet straps.
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Ivylog
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"Both methods fraught with danger to those below." 
Have you ever done this? We are not talking a mounted spare which would be interesting. Unfortunately I've had to do it several times and letting it hit close to flat on the ground is the best way.
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bands120
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WoW, Our spare is mounted along side of the LP tank. Always good to have that peace of mind knowing you have a spare in case you need it.
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Tripalot
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Our tire size is 19.5 but we carry an unmounted spare. We have it wrapped tight in that stretchy shrinkwrap and store it under the bed.
Wrapping it means there is no rubber smell in the M.H.
We hoped we would never need a spare, but last December we had 2 blowouts, 2 days apart on tires that were 4 years old and low mileage. You can't rule out road hazards. It took several hours to locate a replacement for the second blowout as we had already used our spare. This was in North Florida - not a remote area.
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