Hello all... I'm going wild but not without a spare!

Hi all,

Hope everyone is OK. Was awesome to see Wildman and some of the crew at Volksworld.... anyway. To the point. I bought a great westy trailer (type with the outrigger wheels) on ebay recently for a mere £100 with the intention of using it on a trip to France / Spain this summer. However, there is no spare wheel and I've had trouble getting hold of one. The only place I have found that sells them is in Germany but won't export to other EC states. I'm not keen on travelling without as it could mean trouble if we have a puncture - so i am gonna put a request out to anyone who might have one and be willing to lend or hire (!) one to us for our trip. hey, if anyone has one to sell even better!

Thanks in advance.... failing that, anyone else got a back up plan. Tyreweld?

Martin

 

Spare tyre and some tyre irons so you can change the actual tyres on the rim

 

good idea para!
or a couple of cans of tyre weld!
hey martin, the boys from whin hill cider say hello!

 

Aaaah. The Norfolk cider. Happy days.

 

There is a foam you can buy to spray into your tyres before they puncture that stays in there and seals up as soon as you get a puncture

A pre tyre weld if you like

The farmers and game keepers round here use it on the quads

 

that stuff is good, i use it on my wheelbarrows, its green and lumpy!

 

Ive been using some green and lumpy stuff tonight but i doubt it would seal punctures

 

this is true^ how many punctures have you actually had (while driving?) i can't recall any, but have ocasionally found a nail in by pure fluke whilst servicing or cleaning, once the propex goes in i won't be carrying a spare.

 

Cheers all. It's just one of those things isn't it? How many times do you get a smashed windscreen in your driving career? yet we had one in France in our T25. Was the original so it shattered all over the van on the motorway. We had to wait two days to get one shipped in and then had to stay in a hotel (booo) whilst waiting. So you know, I remain cautious with the planning!

I shall try Frank's.

Thanks again.

Oh yes. Apologies to Wiseman for calling him Wildman. But that's what he is I suppose....

 

Martin, i did tweet you but you must have missed it, there is a typo on your website about your new book you missed a letter out on the word EACH in your new book section, Rick.
Eac copy costs £16.99 plus £3.00 P&P for the UK.

For Europe please add £5 postage.

 

The spare i carry is brand new its my only fail safe way of insuring i dont get a puncture . One hunderd percent if i didnt take it i would get a puncture. Id go wild if i hadnt. But when you have a 40yr old VW, who knows whats going to happen to stop you rolling on really??