If there's one thing I've noticed, most of the folks who don't like the "look" of a spare on the back of their Jeep are guys who live back east. And, I suppose that makes sense being that the only places they can wheel are off road parks. Out in the west, the thought of not having a spare or carrying one inside and robbing you of valuable cargo space just because it "looks" cool is just crazy or at least, to most of the people I know. Hell, even with the spare outside, it can still be a real struggle to find enough room for all our gear.
I run a spare in my cargo area, it's 37 tire an ATX slab wheel. Pretty heavy, it's a temp solution till I get the evo carrier I want.
That said , lots of guys here on the east coast don't run spares, I see them around town a lot. For me I HAVE to run a spare.
I fortunate enough to live in the mountains, so lots of dirt roads/trails in my area. As you can see in the pics I've have had flats on 2 separate occasions . One was at the top of the mountain on a 15 degree day . I would have had to walk if I didn't have a spare. The second I was actually taking a dirt road home and I got another flat. This was within a month.
Also I've helped out dad an his son in a jk that had a flat, they didn't have a proper lift to pick up the jeep.
So my personal experience is you should ALWAYS run a spare, flats are all too common.
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