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For years I thought tire monitoring systems were not really a necessity if one paid close attention to your tires. I always checked the tires at each stop for excessive temps, and once a week or so, I would check all the pressures. Never did I find a tire low on pressure.

However, last year I lost a drive tire while on the road which got me to wondering if a TPMS would have alerted me before all the drama.
My buddy Ron Skeen had tried to convince me of the benefit of a system he uses  EEZRV. So while at Bella Terra, I installed one. Then Tom came in with his tag tire all askew, and I felt even better about the purchase.

Two days ago I notice one of the tags a couple of lbs lower than I remembered based on the readout on the 
TPMS. I aired it back up just for grins and drove all day with no problems. This morning that tire was down 10 lbs. So off to a tire shop to find a nail right at the edge of the tire. Something I did not find acceptable to patch. 

The point is that I doubt I would have noticed the tire being down. It didn't look down this morning on visual. I don't know if it would have been hot at the first stop of the day or not. What I do know is I had early warning to do something about it at a safe and leisurely place instead of on the side of the road. 

I wasn't sure of the benefit before know, but I think I paid for the system today, if nothing else in lack of drama. 

Thanks Ron for nudging me to install the system.

Richard,

Are you still using the EEZ TPMS?  Our Pressure Pro batteries on the sensors are ran down again and useless, and we have replaced this system now twice.  I'd like to get a system that I don't have to replace the sensors with every few years.  I see with the EEZ you can replace the batteries.  

Thanks
Pam

Pam,
I use the EEZ TPMS. It alerted me to a leaky drive tire and was able to drive 20 miles to a safe spot for a service truck to come out and replace it.
These have replaceable batteries you can pick up at any store like Lowes or Walmart.
I am very happy with this system. I remove the sensors on our toad when we aren't going to travel for a few weeks or more to conserve the batteries in them.