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When Adventure Faileth (Patreon)

Published:
2020-08-12 14:40:55
Edited:
2020-08-13 03:19:06
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2026-08

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When Adventure Faileth

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Greg Malcom

Sorry that happened! Hope it didn't cost you too much.

William R. Stevens III

Total bummer!!!! Limp on down the shoulder on the rim😎 (uneasy rider)

Brett B

You said it had a receiver so maybe make a spare tire mount that slides into the receiver. It might be kind of annoying to load gear around, but you could just pull the pin and take it off if needed.

David and Elizabeth

If everything goes perfect then it isn't a real adventure. 👨‍👩‍👧 ❤

Casey Jones

SAWC . . . firepower vs mobility. Don't bring the spare because of the weight and space. Is this a situation where more firepower would be more mobility? #ribbingtheColonel Ah that sucks. Geez

NatvMan

This is a reminder why we need to test out our systems. Find the loose link and fix it. And the real world is the best place to test.

Tacticaldoodle

Ain’t no space to hide a spare set of wheels, at least while keeping center of gravity low. Tradeoffs aren’t fun to make in the backcountry!

The Nutnfancy Project

I think that would work but it's the weight and change in balance that is concerning. Also the departure angle would be ruined (it'd probly drag). We go thru a fair amount of steep ditch crossings.

Jammer

Spare in the garage. Sounds like my luck.

Tacticaldoodle

I dig the voice actually, seems like it’s coming from a closed comm system. What ear pro is that? Finally make the jump to comtacs? I miss thise sordins ya had.

Me

Great vid as usual, can you mount it in front of the wench & just move when need to?

The Nutnfancy Project

I was glad those guys came along, we have toasted that rim. I didn't have a scissors jack or tire irons to try to even get it off and pack it.

Silas Porter

If you don't have the space on the UTV you could always leave the spare with the truck. That way you could limp back change the tire and continue the adventure. I would also look at making or buy a mount for the trailer hitch. Maybe have a fabricator make one high enough so you still have good ground clearance.

Derek W Tiller

Tire irons, inner tubes, duct tape and a small hand pump next time. Also put slime in your tubes.

Michael B warner

What a day this was I about died laughing when that guy's tire blew out on the Subaru. Like what are the odds of that just crazy weird luck lol. I would try to figure out something simple to mount the tire on the roof. You could build a simple rack out of angled aluminum. It would span across the top to give you either a lashing point or have a stud go through the wheel to bolt it down. This rack could be bolted down to the roll cage on the rear. That way you could have easy access to the spare by simply standing on the tailgate. That might be a good thing because you wouldn't have anything hanging off the back or having to tow something. It would also be easily removed when weight is super critical.

Lon N

Amen on the Slime Derek, it's good stuff. Spare inner tubes with the tire irons, and I would carry some "boots", which are essentially a glue in liner a lot like a patch, but a lot heavier duty & larger. I have seen 12" x 12" boots. Not prime for sidewall repairs, but it may get you home, combined with a spare tube. I have actually repaired a railroad spike puncture in a 37" mud tire with a boot and ran it for years after on my 74 Bronco, without needing an inner tube.

Lon N

Blush: And Thanks for the video Nutn & Sean. Good stuff, adapt and overcome.

Connor Murphy

Yikes. Sidewall damage ain't fun. Cause SAWC is so limited, maybe instead of a spare tire, you'd be better off bringing tire irons, a spare tube and some tire boots.

PHILLIP DOUBLE U

The sidewall slug is a product to temporarily fix a torn side wall. I have not used them so I cannot confirm how well it works. It may be an option instead of carrying a spare, it certainly takes up less space. https://sidewallslug.com/

Stephen Cronin

Great video. I especially liked the music choice while you drove on the flat

RowdyRon

Love seeing the "B-roll" footage. Behind the scenes stuff adds some character and depth to the show. Having the spare tire is kind of like carrying a spare magazine. Never know when you'll need it. Thanks Nutn.

Tyler Bassett

Its always fun to see the "behind the scenes" footage of shoots and adventures even when things go wrong. We can all learn something from situations like this and be better prepared on outings of any kind. Thank you for sharing Nutn!

Patrick Richards

Might look out of place but how about a mount on the front metal bumper?

James R

I have not watched the rest of the vid yet but when this happens we have a guy sit on the opposite end and side of the flat which takes the weight off the rim and you can drive as far as you need to for future reference .... yeah totally I would have thrown that dude up on the hood on the right side told him put all your weight down and cruised out of there brother

Kinoons

Everytime I hear that music i think of TD and his insights into the fine Turkish engineering the UTAS offered in the desert

Jim Ferebee

Sorry your trip didn’t turn out as planned but it still made for a good video. What y’all did is better than me sitting in a recliner commenting.

R derby

Roof mount a spare when you’re heading way out somewhere

Racing Psychosis

Sidewall damage sucks. I know your pain, had that happen before. Pulling the enclosed trailer to a kart race last season, we hit one of those Iowa storm drain curbs when crowded on the road by a semi-tractor trailer. I carry one spare trailer tire. Destroyed one rim totally. The other I made survive for a couple more miles by pounding it back in place with a hammer and putting more air in it periodically. That was a waste a few hours just trying to find some trailer tires in the middle of Iowa's small towns. I like those UTV's but in my area with the wooded trails we have, a ATV 4-wheeler is more useful and go more places, just the Size Constraints I have to deal with around here where I am.

Mudtoa

What about carrying a tire tube. You would also need a tool to break the bead (a bumper jack or bead breaker).

Patriot One

Always have a spare or 2. At least have the tire and some irons.

Anthony Schaad

Dang Nutn, that really sucks for the adventure. Knock on wood I haven’t had a flat yet In my X2... and I’ve had it on some tough trails. In the same boat though, I don’t have a spare tire yet... next thing on my list. I think I’m gonna follow suit on the Baja lights though, was gonna get a light bar but I think I like those better! Live free TNPrs!

kman

You can plug a sidewall leak temporarily to get back to base, you just need to take a better tire toolkit under your seat for next time.

Bludjin

Shame you can't mount a spare on the hood. At least it would be out of the way.

Steve Naylor

I wouldn’t carry a spare either, too much weight and space used.

The Nutnfancy Project

Can't do it. Raising center of gravity too high, no support structure underneath, and it will bang into brush.

The Nutnfancy Project

Thanks RP. It sounds like you know the pain well my friend. ATV would be my choice out there too. In UT we have some great 50" riding but the X4 is a wee big for those.

Caleb11b

If you were close to Laramie I could have had you a spare real quick. Im sorry that happened.

The Nutnfancy Project

Hood is super lightweight plastic...like a fairing on a motorcycle. The Wolverine is a like a larger ATV with plastic...which I like... but not a lot to strap stuff on to.

The Nutnfancy Project

Also that dude is working with a beat up steel rim, X4 has those aluminum ones, sooo soft

Paul Griech

What about the front end the brush guard or hood there has to be alternate spare mounts! I know on jeeps there’s latch’s that swing out in the back so you won’t lose your cargo space in the back either just a couple ideas to maybe check into

Michael B warner

I see your point against doing a roof rack option. My next question would be what is the tailgate made out of? If it's sturdy enough you could potentially make something to hold a tire much like a jeep. Either bolted or riveted to the gate itself ware the tire would be held in place by a couple lug nuts. This is a bit of a conundrum for sure I don't think there is an easy answer unfortunately.

David Goodridge

You kept a positive attitude. I’d have thrown a hissy fit. Well done

kman

I've seen videos where they just put one plug after another into a tire on the trail till it holds air. No good for the highway but fine for the rest of the day off road. Also people will stitch the rip from the outside. For instance: http://www.jonfund.com/technical/sidewall.shtml

Gilbert Cuzdey Jr

Maybe mount a spare to the outside of the tailgate?

Bludjin

Fair point. That's a real tough choice considering space and weight constraints. I can't recommend it cause I haven't personally tried it but they have run flat tires for UTVs. Dude just drilled a hole into the side of it and was able to keep going. That might save even having to mount a spare at all. I'll link the vid if I can find it.

Mudtoa

It is a lot of work, but it does save space. Using tire irons instead of using screw drivers make the job easier, and prevents stabbing your forearm or pinching a finger. If you do not take the tire completely off the rim, and only pull one bead off it saves some time. My brother has the X2, and we carry a plug kit, small air compressor, tire irons and tubes. Probably need to add a few more tire items. The tires are two different sizes, so if you do carry a spare, you have to make sure it will work on both the front and back. I will film us fixing our tire, next time we have to do a field repair.

Mudtoa

It is a lot of work, but it does save space. Using tire irons instead of using screw drivers make the job easier, and prevents stabbing your forearm or pinching a finger. If you do not take the tire completely off the rim, and only pull one bead off it saves some time. My brother has the X2, and we carry a plug kit, small air compressor, tire irons and tubes. Probably need to add a few more tire items. The tires are two different sizes, so if you do carry a spare, you have to make sure it will work on both the front and back. I will film us fixing our tire, next time we have to do a field repair.

Todd Strelka

What a bummer that tire blew out like that. Glad it wasn't too far off the beaten path. Sean is an asset to the TNP crew. Thanks for sharing this experience.

Racing Psychosis

If you do all that make sure what you are using for a bead breaker in the field actually works. We have to change a ton of kart tires on aluminum rims all the time. Certain brands of tires with soft sidewalls have really stiff beads where a regular old bead breaker takes tons of works, but a hydraulic one takes literally seconds to do. Then getting some of these back on the bead can be a pain. Now granted you likely are not going to be doing what we are doing in stretching tires to get the handling and get to the gear ratios that we want to do in competitive karting. And man I have some hugely beat up aluminum wheels, no steel, that's slinging too much weight and slows you down.

Mudtoa

I carry an old outback tyrepliers beadbreaker (do not know if they make them anymore). Have used it on truck tires and atv tires, should probably check and make sure it fits the x2 rims in the driveway.

Trey

Now I do not want to seem like a "I know it all" kinda fella but personally I would have hooked up my 12V air compressor and punched as many plugs as it took to seal up that side wall.

Nathan P Hubsch

Mount the spare on the tailgate like a jeep.

small axe

+ 1 for the dude who said front bumper. All your cargo is behind you, tire on the front could be ballast to offset that.

Timothy Smith

Famous last words “I’ve got spare tire at the house “! Glad it all worked out!😂

Racing Psychosis

Yep. The old one I use on kart tires needs an adapter for different sized rims. I just bought a new one that is absolutely genius for kart tires.

JRP

Maybe make a spare mount on the trailer so you wouldn't have to directly mount to the Wolverine? If you have a receiver on the X4, can you unload off of the trailer and then hook the trailer up to haul gear like your targets, etc? Those are a couple of the ideas that I am trying to implement for my Polaris Ranger.

Kinoons

Mount the spare to the front? Is the towing trailer for the UTV large enough to fit a small folding trailer for the UTV?

BRIAN J ANDERSON

Invent a wagon wheel type skinny spare with solid rubber tread as a emergency option. Not a full on wheel and tire to save weight, space, and still be able to limp out. worked for the settlers LOL

Plumber Angelo

The odds of having a blowout and then the rescue vehicle also geting a blowout?? Crazy stuff! Tough day for an adventurer

Logan Holmberg

Frankly I'm surprised the manufactures or third parties aren't coming out with spare tire cariers for side by sides. I get on ATVs theres not enough room but they could creat it on side by sides. I'm guessing this is the result of atv designers making side bu sides and not auto manufactures. It dosen't cross their minds that side by sides are getting so heavy and capable the are going very long distances from help amd perhaps they should start doing this. Especially since I've seen them being show off as Overlanders in some of the larger rigs at trade shows,

Logan Holmberg

Sorry couldn't edit my reply but what avout a thinner tire (track and sidewall) with a lighter rim on the roof? As long as its the same diameter it could be something to get you out in a pinch

Logan Holmberg

Also an alternative I've used once in the past is to remove the rim so the axel spins freely then find a curved or bent 4-6 inches ish dia log and secrure the upper curve of said log to the under carrige basically creating a ski. I used rope but I imagine paracord and zip ties will work to. Its sketch AF but keep it slow and it ....works Especially on a gravel road like you are on now.

Logan Holmberg

Towing works. My dad towed our 2000 lbs boat into the bush with his 4 wheeler to access lake you would want to risk the truck in. Way beyound the recomended limit with the boat and his 3 boys riding in said boat but he took it slow with a few breaks in betwwen to make sure he wasn't cooking the thing but it worked. Maybe look for a small light collapsable? trailer you can fit in the truck bed or somewere on the trailer if you need it. I used a skidoo sled you could mount wheels on to haul wood with my dads 4 wheeler. Maybe thats all you need to haul an extra 100 lbs of gear? Just remember that the trailer should have similar tires to the side by side otherwise you need to carry 2 spares.

rjw

Im surprised more people have not said that in the comments. Seems like nutn had plenty of room in the bed for a spare.

Joey

You should look into a good quality tire sealant along with a small air compressor! FlatOut tire sealant is a fantastic product. It's made for off road tires and will seal a 1/2 inch puncture.