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03-25-2019, 02:24 PM
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Location: Hobe Sound Florida
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What TPMS to buy and is it worth it?
Considering a TPMS
Any suggestions on what system?
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03-25-2019, 02:45 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Lake Havasu City, AZ & Plover, WI
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They are all worth the cost. I use TST, but other brands do a good job too. Everyone has their preference.
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03-25-2019, 02:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Elk Grove CA
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I bought the EEZ TPMS. It was less expensive than some of the others and had good reviews. It doesn't have a full color display but I don't care, it's all about the alarms. You're not going to drive and watch the display. I chose the standard as opposed to the flow through sensors to avoid clogging issues.
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2002 Itasca Suncruiser 35U
Workhorse Chassis
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03-25-2019, 03:34 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
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Yes, it's worth it! On our first trip with it we were saved from a highway breakdown and likely a destroyed tire. And then again a few weeks ago, it alerted us to a leaking valve stem that could have led to overloading/overheating the inside tire and another breakdown and ruined tire.
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03-25-2019, 03:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: DeLand, FL
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We use TST 507RV. It saved us on our last trip.
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03-25-2019, 03:56 PM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Nor'easters Club Appalachian Campers Ford Super Duty Owner Coastal Campers
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Definitely worth it, IMHO. We've had valve stems that developed slow leaks while driving and other things happen during trips that daily tire pressure checks would not have caught.
We like Tire Safeguard. Not the cheapest, but our system allowed the toad to have a second monitor for driving it separately, and we liked the flow thru sensors instead of the valve caps. These features are probably available in every system now, but not in 2008.
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2008 Newmar Canyon Star 3410, now at a new home
2006 Roadtrek Versatile 210
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03-25-2019, 04:38 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2019
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Without a doubt, worth it. I use Tire safeguard.
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03-25-2019, 04:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Delaware beaches
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BCam
I bought the EEZ TPMS. It was less expensive than some of the others and had good reviews. It doesn't have a full color display but I don't care, it's all about the alarms. You're not going to drive and watch the display. I chose the standard as opposed to the flow through sensors to avoid clogging issues.
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Saved my fanny more than once.
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Delaware beaches ----- DW & Kip the Wonder Dog
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03-25-2019, 04:51 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 6,401
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_T
Without a doubt, worth it. I use Tire safeguard.
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Another satisfied Tire SafeGuard user.
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08 Winnebago Destination 39W Gas UFO Workhorse Chassis......It's really weird being the same age as old people. I thought getting old would take much longer.
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03-25-2019, 05:26 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
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I have the RVi Tire Patrol. Two years on the road without and now one trip with. I don't know if it was worth it, yet. However, it is nice to not have to manually check the tire pressures before each trip!
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03-25-2019, 05:36 PM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
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I consider the TPMS system ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL, almost like having wheels on the RV!
I like the TireTraker for the following reasons.
1. Lifetime warranty
2. Easy to install, program, and operate.
3. Cap-type sensors to prevent air loss from the valve stems.
4. User-replaceable, low-cost sensor batteries
5. Excellent customer service.
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!
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Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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03-25-2019, 06:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MSHappyCampers
I consider the TPMS system ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL, almost like having wheels on the RV!
I like the TireTraker for the following reasons.
1. Lifetime warranty
2. Easy to install, program, and operate.
3. Cap-type sensors to prevent air loss from the valve stems.
4. User-replaceable, low-cost sensor batteries
5. Excellent customer service.
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!
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I have been trying to get TireTraker to work for two years now.... a fortune in batteries later I am about to throw it in the trash. (10 sensors)
Yes I have a booster.
Yes I have unprogrammed and reprogrammed them.... SEVERAL times.
False readings like 120PSI on a 100PSI tire, (verified with pressure gauge) no updates on several tires.... One time I left the trailer home and it "discovered" that 400 !!!!! miles into the trip. (Customer service told me this is normal... say WHAT?) Temperatures ranging 30º!!!!! and none of them accurate.
Wasted money.
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03-25-2019, 06:36 PM
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Community Moderator
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ
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I’ve have a TST 507. Been using it for 9 yrs. it has worked flawlessly. I just upgraded to the color monitor last year. It’s easier to read even in sunlight. There are many other brands that will do the job for you. This was my preference. Yes they are invaluable.
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2016 London Aire 4519, Freightliner chassis, Cummins ISX, 2018 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Blue Ox Avail with AF1. TST 507 TPMS
No amount of money can buy you an extra second of time.
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03-25-2019, 06:40 PM
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Entegra Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyDi
I’ve have a TST 507. Been using it for 9 yrs. it has worked flawlessly. I just upgraded to the color monitor last year. It’s easier to read even in sunlight. There are many other brands that will do the job for you. This was my preference. Yes they are invaluable.
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Necessary...TST
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