Red61224
Well-known member
Having been the recipient of several "inconvenient" flat tire awards over my lifetime from sidewall cuts from rocks, cactus punctures, numerous bolts, and screws too close to the sidewall to patch, even a set of car keys, yep, too close to the sidewall and the hole they left was just too big to patch anyway and yes it was funny for a bit when I looked down and saw what the culprit was. Few have arrived when I had nothing else to do that day, one even showed up near the Mogollon Rim in Arizona while hunting bear with relatives, and boy I sure was glad I had a spare stashed away ( not by accident). And where we were at a dirt road looked like the interstate to us by comparison. A couple have been just after midnight on the interstate a long way for anywhere, again that darn spare got me home. I guess it's just that I have been saved many a time by that spare that I have grown to appreciate it being there and not taking it for granted. Kind of like having a parachute that you never hope to use in an experimental aircraft or having my CCL and equipment on my person when some fool attempted to do me and my family harm, (been there and I was the one that lived to tell the story). Kind of grown accustomed to having "a backup plan" in a lot of areas of my life. My travels are not limited to 9-5 Monday thru Friday nor strictly on asphalt on bright shiny days with unicorns dancing in the meadows.What's the "Plan B" for those of you who only carry one spare tire when you have two non-reparable flats?
To put this in perspective, it's important to realize that any vehicle, ICE or EV, can become disabled by plenty of things other than a flat tire or two. The chances of it being a tire that can't be plugged when using a reasonable amount of care with regard to maintaining air pressure, avoiding road hazards, and purchasing good quality tires suitable for the application are very remote compared to other potential failures that could leave you stranded. There was a day when tire failures were, by far, the most common way for a vehicle to become disabled but those days are long gone. Yet, it is still necessary to have a plan to ensure you and any companions can survive a disabling event. having a spare tire doesn't solve this problem in the most likely ways that a vehicle can become disabled.
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