Do you really need a tire pressure monitoring system?

Is a tire pressure gauge enough to make sure that your tires maintain their recommended tire pressure, or would a tire pressure monitoring system make more sense? The answer is "Yes" if you have a standard passenger vehicle, SUV, or truck. But, what if you have more than four tires to check?

Let's say you're driving a truck and pulling a Fifth Wheel? How many tires are we up to now? How about an RV pulling a Toy Hauler? You get the idea.

I have to admit that one of my biggest fears is having a blowout. I'm willing to bet that it's one of yours too. I have had a blowout before while tooling down the Interstate at 75 miles per hour. Your life really does flash before your eyes. It was on a Friday afternoon in rush hour traffic too. Believe me, a tire pressure gauge should be your best friend.

Using a tire pressure monitoring system just could save your life.

Making sure your tires have the proper air pressure will prevent dangerous and scary blowouts, save tire tread by preventing excessive and uneven wear and tear and as an extra bonus, you will get better gas mileage. Did you know that you can't tell just by looking at your tires that they are low on pressure? By the time you can visually observe that your tire is low, it has already lost 40% of its pressure?

There is a solution for you. The Hopkins Tire Pressure Monitoring System, or TPMS, makes tire diagnostics clean, easy and painless year-round, right from the comfort of your driver's seat. The system has a small programmable wireless enabled monitor, which, after being synched with sensors that attach to the valves on your tires, allows you to monitor tire pressure from a spot near the dashboard at any time. Six sensors are included with the tire pressure monitoring system, but the system is able to simultaneously monitor up to 24 tires with additionally purchased sensors, making the system ideal for nearly Any Vehicle or vehicle configuration, including RVs with or without towed vehicles, vehicles pulling trailers or boats, and vehicles greater than 38 feet in length.

Having four different memory positions makes the Tire Pressure Monitoring System perfect for recreational and professional towing. Consider a common example--say you own a motorhome and tow a car when you travel. Program both the motorhome and car into memory position 1. As you drive, you're tracking all of the tires on both vehicles. Then you reach a campground and want to sightsee for a few days. Just touch a button and switch the unit to memory position 2--where you only have the car tires programmed. Instantly, the system stops looking for the motorhome tires and focuses on only the car's tires. Transfer the monitor to the car and sightsee with the added security of tracking your car tires. When it's time to go to the next leg of your trip, just switch back to memory position 1 and the system instantly reacquires the sensors for both the car and the motorhome. It's just that easy. The benefits also apply to trailer towing duties. Program your truck into memory position 1, and put the truck and your trailer into memory position 2. Your truck and your 5th wheel can go into memory position 3, and your truck and your Utility Trailer can go into memory position 4. A simple solution that covers everything.

It's one thing to check your car's tire pressure on a regular basis, but if you are driving and towing several different types of equipment, then a tire pressure monitoring system can save time, property and lives.

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Originally posted 2010-04-21 15:19:53.