Does your RV, whether it’s a motorhome, fifth wheel, travel trailer, pop-up, van, etc., have a spare tire? If it didn’t come with a spare tire, did you purchase one for it to carry with you on your travels?
Some RVs come with spare tires, others don’t. Either way, it’s important for you to carry one with you just in case. You do not (repeat: do not!) want to get a flat tire and have to wait hours and hours, especially if you’re in the middle of nowhere, for roadside assistance. Nope!
Please tell us in the poll below – thanks!
When I purchased the Class C, the spare was in the largest storage bay. Had a mount installed below the rear window and added a cover on the tire.
No, 2012 version had a spare. 2017, same model, no spare. Nowhere to put one.
I have a spare tire, the tools, and the physical ability to install it properly.
I would expect that people with smaller RVs or travel trailers would carry a spare but I would be more interested to see how many people carry a spare that drive a Class A.
We do not, Rock and Tina. Our tire size is 305 70 R 22.5 and each weighs about 135 pounds. We do plan to have an unmounted spare tire strapped to the roof rack when we go to Alaska next year or in 2026.
I have a 34′ Class A and I carry a spare on a cable lift under the frame aft of the fuel tank. I have a front engine gas Winnebago.
Three voters registered that they didn’t know if they had a spare? 😲
Maybe their spares are stored in an out of the way place? On the Carship Enterprise, the spare is stored underneath the frame.
Lol!
I wonder if they checked to see if they have an engine?
Maybe the similar folks who bought the rig I have without a clue…Makes ya wonder, eh?
Yes in fact two
2 is a great idea. Unfortunately, I only have space for 1 as my trailer is so small
I would think that a spare would be considered a lifesaving part of necessary after equipment, like windshield wipers and alignment.
There rarely is room for a spare in a class A, and the weight of the vehicle (sometimes also that of the tire) preclude the owner/operator changing the tires. Instead, roadside assistance changes the tire. For example, our RV weighs 37,000 pounds and each tire weighs 135 pounds.
We have a class A with 22.5″ tires, no we don’t. But we have added tire coverage with CoachNet for what that’s worth (Hope we never find out.) Our tires are 5 years old, 30K miles. They are still in good condition, not showing aging issues and wear is even, so we are hoping for another 2 years till we need to replace them.
2019 Winnebago Outlook 25J, bought it new, no spare included! Husband installed one, with carrier, on back.
2 spares. 1 in factory spare holder under the hitch. 1 in rear built-in ladder. You can’t get trailer tires in Mexico where we are often.
After spending 5 hours on the side of the road waiting on roadside assistance after having 2 blowouts I now have 2 spares that I carry on long trips. I can change them out myself.
Yes, I do, but made one big mistake. When I recently got new tires, I forgot to get a new spare.
We live in our 45’ motorhome. When a tire is damaged, which has happened several times, we call CoachNet, who gets a service out to replace the tire.
My thought exactly…even if we had the tire might not be able to do anything with it. We switched to a readily available brand so we should be ok.
In the storage area; Minnie Winnie 22R
I just checked on our tires and there currently (as of 9feb24) is a two-month wait to get our tire. Our tire size is 305/70R 22.5, each weighs about 135 pounds, and currently are priced at about $950 each, all in. We will carry an unmounted used spare strapped to the roof of the Jeep when we go to Alaska. Otherwise, we do not carry a spare.
If it’s a Michelin… 2 months can be a moving target…we learned this in 2021..kept waiting finally broke down and bought another brand before heading out again.
Thanks, Sandi! Yes, it is. I spoke with Best One Tire in Chattanooga, Tennessee this morning and their RV guy suggested that I order new tires a year out. So, extremely consistent with your warning. Thanks again! Safe travels! 🙂
How could someone travel without a spare? Way too uncomfortable for my liking.
Class As, no chance. If I had a 5ver, TT or C, definitely would carry one too, but I don’t have room for the nessesary 20 ton floor jack either.
Even if I opted to use a roadside service to change the tire, I would carry my own mounted on wheel spare. The service would have the jack & tire changing tools, but may not have a useable tire in stock, and would charge top dollar, plus delivery if they did (they would leave you at the roadside while they took your wheel back to mount the new tire at the shop; i.e. make 2 trips).
Unless you will use roadside service, remember that few (any?) RVs come with the jack & tools to get the spare off the mount*, change the tire, and store the damaged tire (put back on the mount). *I discovered the lug nut socket to change the tire wasn’t deep enough to get the spare off the mount, so check this out!
The only spare tire I’m carrying is an inch above my belt.
My 2016 Thor Axis 24.1 did not come with a spare tire. I bought a Rim off of Amazon and a used tire same size and brand as what is on the motor home. This way I have a spare tire that will match the rear duals if I have a flat.
Like most Class A MH’s, the spares are too large and heavy to be mounted on the rig. I kept a good old tire when new tires were put on and set it in the back of my toad (CRV). Rolls in fairly easy. Bit of a pain when using the car.
When I bought new tires, I had them replace the spare with the best of the old ones.
Our 2022 TT came with a mounted spare on the back. I bought a cover for it and when installing it, I noticed a lot of small cracks in the rubber. I then checked the dates on all the tires. They were all new except the spare was a few years older. I strongly suspect that someone swapped new spares off trailers for old ones on the RV lot where we bought it. Otherwise why would one be different?
Camping World said it wasn’t their problem. Keystone said the same. Lippert said the same but added that I should speak with the tire company and gave me their number. Thankfully they provided a new one to me which arrived in two days. They even reimbursed me for the mounting/balancing cost!
There is a Federal judge in Cal. who says it is their problem. Glad to hear one supplier stepped up and did the right thing.
None came with it and the tire/wheel combo is too heavy for a normal person to lift alone. We’ll just hope we can be towed or the tow truck can locate & bring a tire if we ever need it.
I have a spare tire, on a spare wheel, proper size bottle jack, and all the tools, including drill and right attachment for removing the lug nuts. Now all I need is a strong handsome stranger to stop at the side of the road and do the work.
Haha, beautiful.
Would you settle for a homely 75 year old male with his wife along to tell him how to get the tire replaced. A legend in his own mind and thinks he is still 25.
Of course.
Why “of course”?? You don’t think not having one is uncommon? Ask ANY motorhome (class A) owner if he has one. Me thinks you’re being a little presumptuous.
No spare on my rig. No 20 ton floor jack either.
Wish we did! We have a small Class C, no where to store a spare.
.My spare in my 1988 Winnebago is one beautiful Michelin.. It looks as if it came with it new. The issue is I’ve had “Lucy” 17 yrs and it sat in the previous owner’s yard for 7 years. ( They bought her on a 2 week vacation in Mesa. They were so new they were idiots. Drove it home to Wenatchee and parked it. They had no clue what they were doing.) So I’d hate to trust it and no way can I lift it, but it sure will be swell if I need it. Road service can put it on and get me at a slow speed to a place to either fix the flat or replace.
Spare wheel & Tire First thing i bought for mine, took part Number off wheel & co name called them Ordered exact correct wheel. tire store Bolt in Valve stem=”avoid leaks” installed & Balanced NOW all set / yep i have a jack and correct 6 pt socket for lug nuts. and big breaker bar. im happy now.