A spare tire carrier I like the look of is the Isuzu Rodeo carrier -- the
version that swings away to the left.

Take a look at this next time you are on the highway.

They look great, are incredibly beefy, and most importantly, swing away to
the left side of the vehicle rather than to the right.

While camping, any spare tire carrier that swings to the right will get old
fast as you have to walk around it every time you need to get into the rear
hatch.

The main modification I would see to use this carrier is that the mounting
metal pieces are shaped to the shape of the Isuzu rather than the Vanagon.

Accordingly, these mounts would need to be either grinded into Vanagon
shape, or replaced with actual VW OEM mounts or something similar. They are
fairly huge, so the grinding thing might just work.
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