Bush mechanics

So you've wrecked both the spare tyres and they are unusable. You are still a way from civilisation and you cut the sidewall of another tyre on a stump jutting out of the side of the track. If you have a gater(large rubber tyre patch) you can glue that into the inside of the sidewall or you could even use duct tape or plumbers tape or something like that as a temporary measure. Duct tape will also do if you need to repair a large gash in a tube. Failing that you can stuff the tyre full of damp grass packing it in tightly, presuming there is some grass around( if in spinifex country wear gloves for this job). Slip the tyre back on the rim and drive very gently till you can reach help.

In a moment of lapse I bought a Toyota Bundera Exec with electric everything.
Unbeknownst to me the previous owner had fitted long extension shockies( I think they were OME) on the front suspension. Our first trip out bush with the 'new' vehicle was a particularly rough offroad adventure driving blind. Every time we dropped a front wheel in to depression the coil spring popped out and disappeared into the long grass. That afternoon we made camp early and set about fixing the problem.I removed the coil springs. Found a sturdy tree and put a tree protector around it. Fitted a chain with two D shackles through the strap and on to a tyre lever. Slipped the tyre lever through one side of the coil spring and made up the same contraption at the other end of the coil. Now we used the winch, stretching the coil whilst measuring it for the required length. Winch..release...winch...release..and so on. It worked that well I did not have to change the coils. Anyway the Bundera was not suited to my driving needs I had all sorts of other problems with it and very soon a new owner found it at the auctions.