How many of you guys have or do not have a TPMS?

One nasty, destructive flat without TPMS, two saves with TPMS. Glad I know how to learn. One flat was real fast with pressure dropping about one pound per second. Within 30 seconds I was parked. Glad there was a way off the road.

I ran it for 1 year on my CC...and it was the biggest PITA that I came across in 15 years of RVing

TST Don't leave home without it!

DrewE wrote:
Speaking pedantically, I think probably everyone here either has or does not have TPMS. :

Hey, you're good. :)
My answer is, I do and don't.

I don't have a TPMS on our 96 Southwind. I do have one on our Chevy Suburban. It is nice, our next RV will have one.

I don't. but I will. Last summer I had a flat on the TT. Didn't know it for miles. A TPMS would have let me know instantly. so I will have one on the TT before camping time again

Photomike wrote:

wildtoad wrote:
My toad ( also daily driver) has one and find it mostly worthless as I check pressures regularly. I don't think I would have paid extra for one. However, it may be helpful should a tire go flat while being towed. I do not have one on my mh.

My question is how will you know if it goes flat when being towed? Does it communicate with the motor home or is it just on the vehicle?

Photomike's reply above is confusing. The built-in TPMS installed on cars by their manufactures do not communicate with any other TPMS. Therefore, you have to get an aftermarket TPMS that will have sufficient amount of sensors for all the tires including the toad. Case in point, my Pressure Pro TPMS has provisions for 16 tires, but I only have sensors on 13.....8 on the mh and 5 (one for the spare) on the toad.

Once disconnected from the motor home, I then rely on the car's built in TPMS to alert me to any problems with the tires on the car (toad) except for the spare.

Hope this helps clear up the confusion.

Ron

we have them on the alpenlite. Like knowing what is going on back there. Usually have an issue with one every time we have used them. Battery life has been problems. We only use them going and coming on the winter's trip not much time but some batteries get changed on the road.

chevman

wildtoad wrote:
My toad ( also daily driver) has one and find it mostly worthless as I check pressures regularly. I don't think I would have paid extra for one. However, it may be helpful should a tire go flat while being towed. I do not have one on my mh.

My question is how will you know if it goes flat when being towed? Does it communicate with the motor home or is it just on the vehicle?

When one of your inside duals picks up a nail or some other item that causes it to lose air and the tire goes flat.....coming apart ripping out fiberglas, wires, tubing.... you'll wish you had tpms that would have alerted you in plenty of time.

Ron

My toad ( also daily driver) has one and find it mostly worthless as I check pressures regularly. I don't think I would have paid extra for one. However, it may be helpful should a tire go flat while being towed. I do not have one on my mh.