Where to put 2 spare tires

We have a mounted spare tire for the RV and a fullsized spare for the Vue and we have been carrying them in the back of the Vue. In order to carry both spares, we have to have the back seat folded down and we are unable to have any passengers ride with us. With our original plans to travel to Alaska this year and have our son join us, we had to find a way to have the back seat usable and still carry the spare tires with us.

So last year we bought a cargo box with a swing-out rack to go on the back of our Saturn Vue with the idea of modifying it to carry the spares.  We removed the cargo box and put it in our storage unit here. Mike and W.T., the owner of The Willows, have been looking at different ways to modify the rack. They built a platform on top of the rack for the cargo box and have secured the spare tires for the RV and the Vue on it. The spare tires are too high for us to open the back door of the Vue, but because the rack swings out from the car, we are able to open the door.

Mike bought a couple of tire covers and has secured the tires to the car, so we don't lose them should something happen to the rack. We weighed the tires (207 lbs), so we are under the weight limit for the rack (250 lbs) even with the boards Mike used for the base.

From Dothan, AL