We have a large all aluminum frame teardrop trailer and owned the first one made by this company and now the seventh. #1 did not have brakes #7 does. The wet weight is about 1700#. I learned with #1 and I would never have another trailer with out them. It is better to have brakes and not need them than to need them and not have them. Descending Tioga pass last year the brakes were smoking on the TV and that is with trailer brakes.
Many states have requirements for brakes depending on the weight of the trailer, Nevada starting at 1500#