"Hidden Value of TPMS"
If this thread is about the "hidden values" of TPMS, here's my input:
We have a TPMS system - once we leave the yard, I sort of forget about the thing - it will wake me up when it has something to say. So, we were boondocking for a few days. We pulled into our remote camping spot, set up, and had a great time camping & riding our SxS's. The day before we had to go, I began thinking about the hooking up process - decided to move my truck around to the front of the trailer where I could easily just back in to hook up the 5er. In the process, the TPMS system (TST-501) alerted me to a flat tire. Turns out, as we were parking, I ran over a 3" long wood screw! We have a hydraulic leveling system (Level-UP) which carries most of the trailer weight when parked and there was no visual indication of this flat tire!
Had I not had the TPMS, I would have waited to the last minute, hooked up, started to leave, and found a flat tire. The early warning provided by the TPMS allowed me to deal with a flat tire in the camp at my own convenience and timing. So, now my hookup checklist includes a 24 hour startup before departure and a TPMS check of tires ahead of time.
So, we love our TPMS!
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