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[craig333]

Thats why I carry a tube now. Of course that'll mean its my second puncture. Here's a hint, don't try and get a tire on a Sunday. Enjoy the rest of the trip.

[SunMan]

Mark, sorry to hear about your tire. Ironically I am posted up at your exact spot (roughly anyway) as I read this post. I would wholeheartedly agree that this must be the best spot in th Whites. Happy that I stumbled upon it after coming up Silver Canyon this afternoon. You can bet I'll be taking it easy on my way out in the morning!! I guess BFGs aren't invincible after all.

[MarkBC]

A relatively happy update to this sad story or "Sometimes things work out better than you expect":

 

One of my getting-ready-for-trip tasks was to replace this deceased tire.

(That's right, I hadn't replaced it in the 6 months since the accident -- meaning I didn't have a spare for that time...but I only drive my truck on camping trips (and local blizzards), and I haven't been on a truck-trip in the past 6 months.)

 

I took the tire to the America's Tire store where I bought it, expecting to pay the full $200+ to replace it.  I knew the tire purchase came with a pro-rated warranty against "normal road hazards", but I assumed that impaling the sidewall on a sharp rock outcrop in the White Mts would not be considered a "normal road hazards".

I told the America's Tire guy that I killed the tire with a side-wall cut...and then we got the tire and he proceeded to measure the tread depth.  He said it had a little over half its depth left (which kinda surprised me in itself -- I thought they were more worn than that ).

And so, he said, I get credit with that percentage towards the new tire price -- half off.

So I'm saving $100 over what I expected this stupid event would cost me.

 

Hey -- that's enough to buy me 325 "free" miles (gasoline-wise) for my trip! 

(Although...it's kinda sad when you look at it that way -- such pathetic gas mileage.  )

[pvstoy]

That's great Mark! 

 

Driving off road with the 4-runner I hit a log with the back pass tire and it took out the rear quarter panel.  Cost me my deductible for the fix.  but what I did not realized it gashed the sidewall of my BFG a-terrain E rated tires that cause a small leak.  Costco measured the thread depth and charged me accordingly for a new tire.

 

I'm surprised you went 6 months with no spare.  to much stress knowing I did not have one for me.  On the other hand how much air is in that spare??? 

[Timothy McGowen]

Forget about the spare…. no camping trips for six months…. 

 

No excuses now!