Was your flat repairable on the road? (Poll)

So take that.

The majority of my "off road" driving is around my property so it's not an issue BUT, and obviously depending where & what type of wheeling as well as what caused your flat, will impact if it's fixable on the fly.

All but a few flats for me have been fixable roadside. The one time it wasn't was front & rear right side tire side walls where sliced open by an unknown object making a need for two spares.

 

I wouldn't carry a second spare.

I do carry a full size matching spare, full assortment of tire tools, and air compressor. The plug kit is king. I'll plug a tire right on the axle and keep going. I'm only swapping to spare if it's a blow out or sidewall slice.

I run a heavier load E tire which offer greater resistance to punctures, especially when aired down.

 

FTFY

 

Had to look up FTFY, lol thanks... I think my grammar has been waning since college.

 

To answer the actual question... almost all of my flats have been repairable, even on bald passenger rated tires. I did cut a little close to the side of a Forest Service Road once on a corner where a fallen tree had been cut (mostly) out of the road... I hit the cut end of the tree with the sidewall of the tire and blew a hole on it you could fit your fist through. OOPS!

 

That has been my experience as well, sidewall damage has only happened where it could have been avoided, in my case deep ruts and once in a mud puddle when I was younger. Thats not to say it can't happen in other situations, but overall Im really thinking one spare tire and a plug kit is plenty.