Great ideas....    I too, do not want to give up the spare tire where it is
at.   However,
the gray water tank idea sound plausible.   I was thinking of some kind of
heavy-duty bladders
somewhere in the engine bay but couldn't really find anything that fit the
bill.

On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> I've been reluctant to remove the front spare tire because it appears to be
> an energy absorbing part of the front crumple zone.  Go to 1:20 in this
> clip:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO_AfCFQR2M
>
> But when your number is up, it's up.
>
> Stuart
>
> Robert wrote:
>
>  . . . Going to the expense of storing the spare tire on the rear of the
> van
> opens up a huge space in that spare tire well. I put a Viair compressor and
> a storage tank in there and there is still a lot of space for "other".
>
> Bob=
>