Nifty little tool

Never used my PLB!

I had something similar to the video on the GBH. It would have been perfect for saving a morning on the side of the road.

Hi John,

When you think about it, you are unlikely to be wanting to change a valve stem if the valve was still intact and the tyre was holding pressure. I suppose there is the assumption that the valve stem has been cut or damaged and is no longer holding pressure.

Macca.

Yes I agree.

Even carrying two spare wheels is unnecessary, I think.

I posted a question re this a while ago, with the data that we no longer carry two spares, since we have never needed the second (and have actually rarely needed the first spare, having repaired tyres at the roadside most times).

There were a few cases of people who needed two spares, having experienced more than one tyre damaged beyond field repair between tyre shops, however from a risk perspective we've decided to save the weight and space and stick with one spare (and the repair kit/compressor).

Only once in 35 years of owning a 4WD have I needed the second spare and that was 21 years ago.

The first partial delamination of the tread saw me use the spare.
Later that day a second issue required a wheel change.

As I only carried a spare tyre and tube and not a complete wheel, I had to remove the damaged tyre and fit the new one on the side of the road (track).

It would have been convenient to just change a wheel, wasn't overly hard to do and meant I wasn't carrying that excess weight for all that time.

More to the point is that if I didn't have older tyres on then the problem would not have arisen.

Paul

I carry one spare, a repair kit and a tube. A second spare would place me close to max weight