Thread: Good spot for 2nd spare wheel on CCCCC trip?

You will need to chop the rails, as you will probably find due to the hieght of the fender, if you attatch it to the top of the rails, when you open the tent the ladder will dangle in mid air. Mine does, I found this out at 0200 when I pulled up at Mum's a month or so ago, and had to go searching around in the dark for something to chock it with, before we could go to bed. Cheryl did not think it was as funny as I did as she had the flue and it was 2 degrees.

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i wonder if tied to the bullbar would work depending on how much it cuts down airflow... alternatively if go for just the tyre (no rim) strapped to the bullbar you'll have a bit of extra cushioning against roos and still get airflow

Save cutting and buggering about with the roof rack why not sell it and buy a rack more appropriate for your needs.

Wasn't Phoenix looking for a rack to fit a 110?

Is second rear wheel carrier an option? Failing that just carry a spare tyre only and stow it against cargo barrier. I don't like spares on roof personally as unless you're like me and over six foot they can be a bitch to get down without a helper to pass it to. The bonnet mount is only good if you're tall also and anything wider than 7.5r16 blocks vision too much.

Originally Posted by dhard

Is second rear wheel carrier an option? Failing that just carry a spare tyre only and stow it against cargo barrier. I don't like spares on roof personally as unless you're like me and over six foot they can be a bitch to get down without a helper to pass it to. The bonnet mount is only good if you're tall also and anything wider than 7.5r16 blocks vision too much.

Getting it down shouldn't be an issue, unless Newton was wrong. Getting the thing up there in the first place may be a tad time consuming.

do you have to carry a second spare?

your on steels so why cant you just carry spare tubes.... you get a puncture just put a tube in and reinflate

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

You will need to chop the rails, as you will probably find due to the hieght of the fender, if you attatch it to the top of the rails, when you open the tent the ladder will dangle in mid air. Mine does, I found this out at 0200 when I pulled up at Mum's a month or so ago, and had to go searching around in the dark for something to chock it with, before we could go to bed. Cheryl did not think it was as funny as I did as she had the flue and it was 2 degrees.

I was going to get one of these: LADDER EXTENSION ROOF TOP TENT/CAMPER ROOFTOP TRAILER - eBay Other Tents, Tarps, Swags, Tents, Tarps, Swags, Camping, Hiking, Outdoors, Sport. (end time 16-Aug-08 16:33:44 AEST)
to fix that issue
BTW, Can we laugh now?

Originally Posted by Outlaw

i wonder if tied to the bullbar would work depending on how much it cuts down airflow... alternatively if go for just the tyre (no rim) strapped to the bullbar you'll have a bit of extra cushioning against roos and still get airflow

From experience having a bullbar mounted spare on a 110 is almost as annoying as a bonnet mount

Originally Posted by dobbo

Save cutting and buggering about with the roof rack why not sell it and buy a rack more appropriate for your needs.

I'd love to, but we're saving up for this trip as it is. There were quite a few full racks doing the rounds on ebay a while back. But of course none to be seen since the decision was made to get a rooftop tent Murphy loves me....

Originally Posted by dhard

I don't like spares on roof personally as unless you're like me and over six foot they can be a bitch to get down without a helper to pass it to. The bonnet mount is only good if you're tall also and anything wider than 7.5r16 blocks vision too much.

Originally Posted by dobbo

Getting it down shouldn't be an issue, unless Newton was wrong. Getting the thing up there in the first place may be a tad time consuming.

I'm 6'1" and didn't have a problem this morning getting the current spare onto the roof rack (and off again) on my own. In the past I've had to change a tyre from a bonnet mount, now that was a bitch of a job! On the plus side, it was a service vehicle, not mine

Originally Posted by dullbird

do you have to carry a second spare?

your on steels so why cant you just carry spare tubes.... you get a puncture just put a tube in and reinflate

It'll be on Disco steels in a little while, we're ditching the defender wheels