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    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

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    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.

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