protecting toad

I can't speak on the Kar Guard and I have never used protection but I have pulled a jeep across country several time with no damage. I attribute this to the fact that Jeeps generally sit higher than most vehicles.
Haven't done Alaska yet, so that might be a differen't story.

I have towed four different vehicles with the only protection is the rock guard that goes all the way across the back of the coach and I have never had any damage on any of the four I have towed. I towed a Ford Ranger, 2004 Honda Pilot EXL, 2014 Honda CRV and now a 2017 GMC Terrain.

about 9 years towing our Jeep Liberty, no issues, (SO FAR) had a big nylon brush type guard on the last rig, it maybe kept some stuff from hitting the Jeep. The new rig has a rack guard, again, so far so good. I'll agree that maybe being a bit taller than a car has a lot to do with it. Maybe it is just luck.

We didn't use any Jeep protection for 8 of our full-timing years. We also didn't have the full, stiff across-the-rear mud flap on the motorhome - just flaps behind the tires.

When we spent all summer in Alaska we pulled into a campground in Whitehorse, Yukon and saw a couple motorhome owners taking off their stiff flaps. They invited us to view their windshields and there was a layer of large rock laying at the base. We had absolutely no problems and we had just traveled the same road as they did.

I have been using Protect a Tow on my last two Jeep Wranglers and I have mud flaps behind the rear tires as well as the big flap across the back. The flaps came with the coach.

Typically flaps will do a very good job. Just standard run of the mill mud flaps. :)

I'm heading for Alaska in 2018 and have heard horror stories. I have the solid flap that goes all the way across the back and I have heard people take these off when traveling to Alaska, as they kick up more rocks on uneven roads that the prevent.

bobkatmsu wrote:
I'm heading for Alaska in 2018 and have heard horror stories. I have the solid flap that goes all the way across the back and I have heard people take these off when traveling to Alaska, as they kick up more rocks on uneven roads that the prevent.

When I went to Alaska I ended up cutting about 4 ins off my rear flaps because they dragged and kicked up stones on dirt roads. I also made a Protect a tow type covering along with screens over the headlights and radiator and a windshield cover for the tow car. The only thing that I found really helpful was the 4 in off the mud flap and the windshield cover. The protect a tow was a pain to put on, remove and store especially when it rained and was covered with mud, it was not needed on the paved road. The tow car windshield cover was easy to install and remove and did save my wind shield from stone thrown up by passing trucks.

I'm counting on only the mud flaps behind the RV tires AND that 3M Scotchgard Clear Bra (Paint Protection Bulk Film 6-by-60-inches) that I got from Amazon that covers the plastic headlight assemblies.

Put the 3M product on the headlights of my '01 Saturn which I bought specifically to tow. Its wedge like angular profile seems to me to be a natural protection against rock damage.

So far only 3500 miles towing but no windshield or paint damage. I did find a rock hit evidence on one headlight but the 3M minimized damage enough that I don't need to replace the headlight assembly.

My decision to forgo countless protective products came from years of reading threads like this one by people who've bought various products.

I find a good rock guard is all that is needed in normal towing. Being a trailer boater in the past, I always point out that damage to boats while towing is rarely a concern.