Originally Posted by RedEarth

Get a Rigd if you want something closer to the body and not be a total waste of money like the Detours of Maine carrier.

I had a Wilco that worked well but i wanted something to sit closer to the body. Saw the Detours of Maine carrier and thought it be exactly what i was looking for…. I was wrong.

Detours of Maine is a terrible tire carrier. DO NOT GET IT.

Pros:
- Tire sits closer to body

Cons:
- Cannot easily mount a front runner table onto it
- Does not sit level when you open it so if you did manage to mount a table, everything will roll off it
- Anti-wobble device doesn’t work
- The hex key adapter used to tighten the anti-wobble device is softer than warm butter and strips with little to no effort
- Carrier wobbles to the push of a finger
- Squeaks like crazy when you open it cause the swing out arm has a portion that sits directly on top of the main support, metal on metal and just eats away at any paint.
- Waited 10 months, originally 10 weeks…, for it to come with just primer on it
- there is about .15” of spacing all around the hitch part making this thing loser than anything else I’ve seen
- Tire mount piece came damaged so i could only use 3 out of the 4 bolt holes. I contacted them and they suggested i find somebody with a vice to try and straighten it out…

Conclusion:
- Should’ve just bought a Rigd or rear bumper
- Installing the Wilco back on before the next trip so i won’t have to worry about the carrier swinging like a dingy in rough waters even while just driving in a city…