Better jack?

[Old Henry]

On my road trip last weekend I had yet another flat tire that I had to change on the side of the highway. It was on the rear so my bottle jack fit under OK. The problem was that I had to squeeze under the car to place it and jack it up. Fortunately, the road was clear and dry. If it had had snow on it like some that I drove on that trip it would have been a big pain to wallow under there. On my previous road trip I had to change the front tire and my bottle jack wouldn't fit under there to lift it. Fortunately, a Good Samaritan stopped who had a screw jack with a long handle that fit under there and lifted it. I bought a scissor jack after that that is very low and fits fine. The problem with a scissor jack is that it has absolutely no power when flat or low. (I tried it last weekend and it was a total waste.)

I'm looking for the shortest screw jack with the longest handle that I can just push under the rear end to jack it up and pull it out without having to "grovel" under the car.

So far, I've found this Sterling jack but it's 7 inches tall and has only a short handle such that I'd still have to grovel under the car to use it on the rear. (At Amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Sterling-Ton-M...107847&sr=1-62)



Anyone know of a shorter screw jack with a longer handle and the source for it? Looks like I'm stuck changing tires on the side of the road no matter what I do. Might as well make it as easy as possible.