Having moved the spare tire to a door 
mount I was left with an empty tire rack under the bus. I decided to add a basement in that space. I could use it to carry the nice to have but hope I never need items like chains, tow rope, a 2-gallon can of diesel, etc.
I went out to see Tony at Livermore Ironworks and liking a challenge, he 
figured he could come up with something that would work – light as possible, self-draining and strong.
I went out last week and looked and we decided to also replace the original hinges where it attaches to the frame with more solid steel.
This came in weighing 27 pounds. I figure I can carry 100 pounds pretty easy. Of course, the more weight the harder it is to lift and lower. Tony left a place where I can use the jack handle as in the original tire rack for raising and lowering.
Tags: basement, spare tire carrier
