How to Mount Your Tyre Fire on Your Spare Tyre: A Step-by-Step Guide for Caravans, 4×4 and Camper Trailers

One of the biggest frustrations for caravanners, 4×4 travellers and camper trailer owners is finding smart ways to carry bulky cooking gear without losing storage space or filling the van with greasy smells. That’s exactly why the Tyre Fire Portable BBQ Fire Pit was created — the only patented fire pit in Australia designed to mount directly on your spare tyre with grill and hot plates stored with the fire pit.

In this guide, you’ll learn exactly how to mount your Tyre Fire safely and securely, including the correct strap type, safe working load limits, cross-over strapping technique, and why this mounting method is far superior to traditional portable fire pits.

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1. Why Mounting Your Fire Pit on the Spare Tyre Is a Game Changer

Most fire pits require storage inside your caravan, ute canopy or camper trailer. That leads to:

❌ Greasy odours

❌ Dirty plates rubbing on clean gear

❌ Multiple tubs and bags

❌ Lost pieces

❌ Slow setup at camp

Tyre Fire removes all of this.

Because Tyre Fire mounts securely onto your spare tyre, you get:

✔ No internal storage required

✔ Grill and hot plates secured with the fire pit

✔ Zero smell or contamination

✔ Minimal space usage

✔ Immediate access at camp

No other fire pit  — offers this patented storage system.

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2. What You Need Before Mounting Your Tyre Fire

Before mounting your Tyre Fire, you must have:

✔ The Tyre Fire stainless steel fire pit

✔ A caravan, 4×4, or camper trailer spare tyre

✔ Two (2) ratchet tie-down straps

✔ Minimum WLL 300 kg per strap

✔ Straps compliant with AS/NZS 4380 standards

This ensures safe, legal, secure transport on all Australian roads and off-road tracks.

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3. How to Mount the Tyre Fire Fire Pit — Step by Step

Mounting Tyre Fire is simple — and now includes the correct strapping method for maximum security.

Step 1 — Position the fire pit on your spare tyre

Place the Tyre Fire unit centred against the face of your spare tyre.
Ensure the base sits flush and aligned.

Step 2 — Attach the two ratchet straps (AS/NZS 4380 compliant)

You must use:

Two ratchet straps

Minimum WLL 300 kg each

AS/NZS 4380 certified

These straps provide the required clamping force and safety rating for highway and off-road towing.

Step 3 — Cross the straps over the tyre (critical step)

This is the correct and safest mounting method.

If the strap starts at the back left lashing point on the fire pit,

It should come around the tyre,

Cross the centre of the tyre tread,

And connect to the front right lashing point.

Repeat for the opposite side:

Back right → across the tread → front left.

This cross-over pattern prevents:

Side-to-side movement

Vertical slip

Strap walk-out

Vibration looseness

It also ensures symmetrical load distribution on the tyre.

Step 4 — Tighten both ratchet straps evenly

Tension each strap until the fire pit is firmly clamped to the tyre.
The Tyre Fire unit must not:

Rock

Slide

Twist

Vibrate

Step 5 — Give the pit a firm shake test

Grab the fire pit with both hands and shake it firmly.

A properly strapped Tyre Fire will feel:

Solid

Rigid

Secure

Completely immobile

Now your fire pit is safely mounted for travel.

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4. Unmounting and Setting Up at Camp

When you’re ready to cook:

✔ Release both ratchet straps

✔ Slide the Tyre Fire away from the tyre

✔ Remove the grill and hot plates stored with the fire pit

✔ Begin cooking within minutes

This beats traditional folding fire pits every time.

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5. Safety Checklist for Spare Tyre Fire Pit Mounting

Follow this quick checklist every time you mount Tyre Fire:

✔ Use two ratchet straps, not one

✔ Minimum WLL 300 kg each

✔ Straps must conform to AS/NZS 4380

✔ Always cross the straps across the tyre tread

✔ Mount only on an accessible, stable spare tyre

✔ Ensure zero movement before towing

This ensures safe transport on sealed roads, corrugations, and off-road trails.

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The Verdict: Tyre Fire Is the Safest, Smartest and Cleanest Fire Pit Mounting System in Australia

By using AS/NZS 4380 compliant ratchet straps, a cross-over tie-down method, and a patented stainless steel fire pit with integrated plate storage, Tyre Fire delivers a mounting system far more secure and practical than any folding or portable fire pit on the market.

If you want a fire pit that is legal, safe, travel-ready and designed for real caravanning conditions:

👉 Choose the fire pit engineered for Australian touring — Tyre Fire.