I have a demco dolly with surge brakes and love it. I used it with 2 different cars and 2 different motorhomes and I love it. Don't let these nasayers scare you off. After nearly 50 thousand miles I have had only 2 things to cause trouble once a light was replaced and when I traded toads I had to upgrade to 17in wheel straps. I do not have any extra lights just whats on the dolly itself. I do check my straps at every stop and on occasion have had to hit them a notch but they have never come loose. Main thing is make sure reciever is the correct heigth for your dolly, thats kinda important to keep from wearing out your tires. O yea and when its raining DW follows me around with a big umbrella and when I have to Kneel down on the ground a big beach towel comes in handy. Load that thing and hit the road.