Does anyone have experience with this system from Camper World? To monitor all tires it would be $89 more. Dan
Does anyone have experience with this system from Camper World? To monitor all tires it would be $89 more. Dan
Danss 1999 Vogue, 03 Chev. Trailblazer
Dan,
I looked at the Hopkins system, and it looks like the TireMate system that I had about 10 years ago. I had trouble with the TireMate: the sending units were screwed onto the tire air valves and they would get scraped up when I hit a curb. Or the batteries inside the sending units woud short out when it rained. Or they would just give a false reading; telling me I had a flat when I didn't.
I now have a Smartire system, and I like it much better. I had a bad sensor in the passenger side front tire, but the company has replaced it with a new one at no charge. These sensors fit inside the tires so they should remain dry and protected from curb damage.
The SmartTire is considerably more expensive than the Hopkins system. Like anything mechanical it can and sometimes does give trouble.
Ray Davis and a few others here on POG have the SmartTire and they seem to like it.
My Smartire has an audible alarm that notifies me when my tire loses 16# of air. Since the cause of most blowouts is a loss of air pressure, the system could give a warning BEFORE the tire blows. That to me is worth a lot!
Not only in protecting me and my family, but in possibly saving me the cost of replacing a tire.
Last edited by merle&louise; 01-28-2009 at 10:21 PM.
Tuga & Karen Gaidry
2012 Honda Pilot
Gary,
Take it easy on that juice - that stuff can jump up and bite you!
Do you have a tire monitoring system on that American conversion? If so, what kind?
Why don't you and Peg come to the Space Shuttle rally? It's going to be the last shuttle launch as I understand it. We're going to have a good group.
Tuga & Karen Gaidry
2012 Honda Pilot
Hey Tuga, even better, you have complete flexibility in programming each axle's desired pressure, and you can control the amount of pressure loss to trigger a warning, and the alarm.Originally Posted by Tuga
Ray
Thanks Ray, I only have Smartire on the 2 front tires. I am going to add it to the tow car and the rear of the coach in a few months. I just wanted to try it out before I purchased the whole system.
Thanks for the update.
Tuga & Karen Gaidry
2012 Honda Pilot
Brian put Pressue Pro on my Liberty and it seems to work well.