Most RV's do not come with tire pressure monitoring systems. That is unfortunate for my friend Dave, who had the damage seen in the photo above, occur to his RV.

One of the nice things about writing on Hubpages is that not only can you share personal stories, but also earn a little money from products that are featured below your articles. While it is true that I would like to earn a few dollars from any tire pressure monitoring systems that are sold below, I am hoping to save RV owners from the fate that happened to my friend Dave.

Since most blowouts are preceded by a loss of tire pressure, you may have some warning if using a tire pressure monitoring system or TPMS. Since RV drivers don't often notice the trailer pulling to one side, they don't have the warning that a car or truck driver would have.

As Dave was driving down interstate 10, just west of Fort Stockton Texas he noticed that his 2007 Forest River trailer was pulling a bit to one side, but chalked it up to a slight cross wind that he believed was causing the trailer to pull in that direction.

About five minutes later the right tire blew and as it did my friend could see pieces of his travel trailer flying off. As the tread came off of the tire it repeatedly beat the fiberglass side of the trailer until chunks of it began to fall off.

Upon noticing this Dave and his wife Michelle immediately pulled over to the shoulder and saw how bad the damage was

Tire pressure monitoring systems that are on the market today could have let him know that he was losing pressure in the tire that blew out and did over $5000 of damage to his RV.

As soon as pressure loss in noted in any of the tires the RV driver can begin to find a safe place to pull off before a blowout occurs.

Problems With Using TPMS In RV's

One problem with tire pressure monitoring systems that have been sold in the past is that they do not transmit a strong enough signal to be picked up in the cab of the vehicle.

This is still true with most of the cheaper models not made for RVs. The radio signal from cheaper units simply will not reach the cab of the vehicle.

Dave installed a Pressure Pro system for just under $500. The system can more tire pressure sensors than just the six that are included with the unit.

Never use any kind of fix a flat when using a tire pressure monitoring system. Dave found out the hard way. Fix a Flat and similar products will render TPMS systems useless.

If you own an RV, no matter what size, spending some money on a tire pressure monitoring system is a very good investment.