Brake Buddy or Blue Ox Patriot Brake System
Well I've bought the base plate, tow bar and wiring, now I need a brake system for towing our toad. Should I get the Brake Buddy or Blue Ox Patriot or are they both about the same? Thanks
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- Been using Brake Buddy. No issues here.
- Does anyone know of any good deals on the ReadyBrute elite tow bar?
Thanks. - Brake Buddy is simple, portable, and expensive. From 12 years experience, I would look hard at the Ready Brake.
Ready Brake looks even simpler, inexpensive and just as portable.
But, I would not want a brake activation cable loop permanently sticking out on the front end of my daily drivers.
I do have a brake buddy activation connection hanging, but it is visually covered by my license plate. - Neither. Do yourself a favor, save yourself a ton of $$ and headaches later on, and get you a ReadyBrake.
Costs less than half, no electronics to foul up and damage your brakes, nothing to have to put in and take out each time you tow. Just can't beat it, IMO.
On Edit: Haha, I see Dave beat me to it on this subject, by 'bout one minute. :) - Neither one. Technically, you could not have bought the tow bar either, as you could have saved some money, but you can still work with what you have. Go to http://www.readybrake.com/brake-systems.html and set your self up with ReadyBrake. Its an excellent system, very simple dependable, and works very well. Tons of satisfied user of ReadyBrake users on RVnet, and I have no doubt they will chime in. Its simplicity means there is very little to go wrong. It is the only system that is truly closed loop, and actively provides the correct amount of braking, based on need, rather than a predetermined calculation. I'm very pleased with mine, and my toad weight to RV weight ratio is much more demanding than I any other RV set up I've seen.
- I have been using the Brake Buddy for three years now towing a Jeep Wrangler. Unit has been dependable and easy to set up, Chris S
