rgatijnet1 wrote:
LindsayRichards wrote:
I hope anybody making their decision looks it up for themselves and not rely on somebody on the internet. A lot also depends on the travel plans of the person. I have had my RV's in all 48 lower states. This is supposed to be a fun forum where we help each other.
And I was trying to help people by giving them the truth so that they can decide for themselves.
I assume that an adult can make an informed decision if he has the truth, right from the source, rather than accepting some BS from companies that are trying to sell a product as gospel and that have no problem lying to perspective buyers.
I also travel in all 48 states, and I do use a toad brake, but I was interested in informing others of what the various State statutes say, rather than to let them go through RVing with the wrong facts from BS links by the brake sellers.
My research exactly mirrors yours. That said I do use a auxuilary braking system and would suggest that we all should, if for no other reason than the breakaway feature.
When we travel to and from our winter destination our Silverado 4x4 is heavy to begin with and we haul our golf cart in it also, adding nearly another 1,000 pounds. Even then I set the activation on the lightest setting so the aux braking rarely activates the truck brakes except under heavy braking.