Do we really need a spare tire?

[Flyin6]

From what I have read on those. They have their own set of issues for off road use.

Copy that,
In farm applications, they are terrible.
Spokes fill up with rocks. Run into a brush pile and you come out with twenty-odd "sticks of death" twirlin' around

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[Jeepus]

OK, allow me to ask a good question:

Do we need a spare tire?

So in all my days off-roading and on several different continents, in Jeeps, Land-Rovers, Hummers, Chevies, Fords, Dodge and Ram trucks and Ramchargers, in Blazer K-5s and Broncos, in a Tundra and a Tacoma, in a Landcruiser FJ-40 and some Hap thing I can't pronounce. Well in all of those in all "adventures" I have had, I have had almost no flats, and none that I didn't fix, and I never once had to bolt the spare onto the vehicle to be able to drive out.
So, with all this weight savings, I am asking myself, why carry that huge chunk of rubber around when the chances of my ever needing it approach zero?
I have popped a bead, just like most of you, but I just reseated it. Actually, three times in one day once. I even gashed a tire and I just loaded it up with tire plugs, like a dozen of them and the lumpy thing held air and drove to the tire store.
So why do I need anything other than a mini compressor and a good tire repair kit?
Opinions?

I tried it your way, 2 sundays ago….Almost didn’t make it home from the middle of the desert. Inside, side wall puncture on a 37in wildpeak. I knew better but tried to run without a spare, anyway. I will never go out without one, again.

 

[Rusty PW]

When you off road. The spare tire is part of your insurance on getting back back.

 

[raypla]

I just scored a brand new Yokohama geolander Xat 37 on gladiator rim for $115

 

[56cbr600rr]

I had a pair of pliers totally puncture and stay in a Duratrac once.. On I-85.

 

[R0dR0c]

I haven't needed my full coverage insurance on my vehicles in over a decade, maybe 2. Not gonna risk going without it. Or my spare tire.

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