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I too have the M&G system, the only one that made any sense to me. It apples brakes proportional to your application of the brakes in the coach. Of course you have to have a coach with air brakes. It does not brake the toad when you use engine braking but this is probably a good thing.

I always wonder if applying or locking up the brakes on a vehicle that breaks away is a good idea. Wouldn't the vehicle be just as likely to skid into oncoming traffic with the brakes applied? Don't get me wrong, I have a breakaway system but I always wonder. My solution is to always be very careful to ensure that the tow bar and safety cables are always, always checked and rechecked.

It took me a long time to decide on a brake system. Those that work on inertia and apply the brakes by depressing the brake pedal just didn't seem to be a good idea. I settled on a system that works off the air brakes on my coach and applies the proportional braking force directly to the master cylinder in the CRV without depending on release of vacuum on the power brakes. Of course this assumes air brakes on the coach so I can't suggest solutions for the coaches w/o air brakes

We like the Florida State Parks. True you have to make reservations 11 months in advance and you can only stay 2 weeks in a given park, but we have learned to live with that as we like to move around a lot anyway and see new things.

Several state parks in Louisiana have WIFI. It may not be great or high speed but it is there.

I too experienced a blowout. I was on I-12 at Baton Rouge, LA and was able to get on to the shoulder safely. FMCA emergency service was able to locate a tire as I do not carry a spare (22.5 size). A Louisiana Good Samaritan truck pulled in behind me and sat there with his flashing lights for the whole 2 hours+ to get the new tire. It was a front tire and I was able to raise the front tires off the ground. I understand this is preferred rather than have the service people put a jack in the wrong place and wreck something else. The thing that amazed me is that they were able to demount the old tire and mount the new one without ever removing the front wheel. A traumatic experience but it could have been worse. I can't believe some people only check pressures once a month or even less often. I have tire pressure monitors and wouldn't be without. Even before I had the monitors I checked every day that I was going to move. One day really paid off as an inside dual had blown unknown to me and I wouldn't have know until possibly the outside blew also.

We usually stay at Highpoint. Any other suggestions?