RVers Need Reliable Air Compressors on the Road

RVing requires that you be able to inflate your tires, raft, inner-tube, flotation device, air mattress and whatever else out in the middle of nowhere. Master Flow has a neat little air compressor called Q-Max which advertises 120 pounds per square inch of pressure. You connect it directly to your battery and away you go. It has a carrying handle and a built-in gauge. I don’t care for the cheap plastic coil hose, so I would replace it with a real air pressure hose. You can pick this up at COSTCO for $50.00. Helping to keep you rolling along - Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing, Dr. of RVology and ROAD Scholar

Tire Pressure Relief

Yesterday while driving to Casa Grande, Arizona I saw a 5th wheel being towed down the opposite lane doing freeway speed, both tires blown on one side, smoke spewing, sparks flying while the driver happily drove down the road without a care. A few weeks ago a guy pulled into a spot next to me with this tire. This shredded tire wobbled on a travel trailer most of the way through Joshua Tree National Park because the driver didn’t know it had blown. His tandem axle was able to hold the trailer up while he unknowingly dragged this tire through the park. Have you ever had a flat on your coach not knowing it until someone drove by waiving, honking and pointing? Here is the solution to this problem. Meet Mike and Pat McFall. They are Pressure Pro dealers. This system has been around for 4 years now but deserves another look. The purpose of this system is to monitor your tire pressure while you drive. What a great invention!

The National Tread Act mandates that all new automobiles sold in the United States in 2008 must be equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems. However, this act doesn’t apply to trucks, semi-trucks or RVs, so you'll have to purchase a system like this if you are going to enjoy this kind of protection.

The system consists of external sensors that screw onto the tire valve stems and feed tire pressure information to the system monitor in your cab. Installation is simple and the system has a one year warranty. Now you can rest easy as you drive and enjoy the RV experience because you know your tire pressure is correct and when a tire begins to fail you will know it immediately.

You may contact Mike & Pat at http://www.pressureprosystem.com/ or call them at (850) 294-0281

Here is Mike and Pat's rig