No spare tire

[motordavid]

^ Agree with Lubehead on no need for a jack, if you aren't packing a spare.

The pull out the nail, ream the hole, stuff in the plug and blow it up process does not call for a jack.

I do rec'd a plastic tarp to lie down on, maybe a flashlight or headlamp, and maybe a practice run in the garage on an old tire, in terms of pulling out a nail, reaming, plugging, etc.

Back at the Flat Tire Ranch, in my 51+ years of driving very assorted cars, I have had a flat 'on the road' twice, a blowout never.

Most of the dozenish flats I have had have been discovered in the driveway/garage 'the next day'. An inconvenience in terms of time, but not exactly like getting stuck between Baker and Vegas in the dead of summer...

Flat tire paranoia/concern is way overrated imo, and the least of our worries compared to irresponsible drivers, texters, FB check ins, video in dash, et al.
GL, mD