With MORryde’s Rubber Pin Box, it essentially eliminates chucking, bucking and jerking by absorbing the energy transfer from the truck and 5th wheel on starts and stops and bad road conditions. When towing, safety is your first concern with comfort being the second. We use the EEZTire TPMS, which is easy to install, easy to use and easy to read. Knowing this information for a trailer is crucial and can be the difference in getting off safely to the side of the road when you have tire problems.

Most modern cars have a TPMS built right in, so we’re used to knowing tire pressures in our car and even get notified when they get low. I got all 5 tires and rims (I upgraded our spare tire as well) delivered, brought it all to a local tire shop, they mounted and balanced the tires and I brought it all back and put in on the trailer.Ĭlick here to check out etrailer’s amazing selection of tires and wheels to get your upgrade on! Tire Pressure Monitor System The cool thing is all of these upgrades can be found on etrailer and they can be delivered right to your door. We also upgraded our rims to a heavier duty rim than what came with the RV. The tires are super heavy duty and can handle the weight of our rig much better. We upgraded from Load Range F 12-ply tires to Provider Radial Load Range G 14-ply tires on our Keystone Arcadia. There are many tire brands out there that are known to have blow outs, which is why upgrading tires gives a great peace of mind. The only time they’re looked at is when you have a blow out, which is too late. Tires are very easy to overlook when it comes to an RV or trailer. With disc brakes, this is a non-concern as they offer a 40% shorter stopping distance and reduce heat build up. One of my main concerns with pulling a fully loaded, heavy trailer, especially down mountain grades is the ability to stop it. Trailers and 5th wheels usually come with drum brakes which just don’t have the braking power that disc brakes do. Disc BrakesĪnother upgrade MORryde offers, one that usually goes hand-in-hand with Independent Suspension, is upgrading to disc brakes. It also helps a ton with towing as you can’t even feel the trailer behind you. The benefit is that this allows the wheels to absorb a ton of road shock without moving the house part of the RV keeping your valuables safe and stable. Usually each wheel is tied to another wheel, either by being on the same axle or by the leaf spring suspension. Their Independent Suspension system allows each wheel to move independently of any other wheel up to 5 inches in travel. We worked with MORryde to have their Independent Suspension package installed on our Montana High Country 5th wheel. If you want to get out to these epic spots, you need to be sure your rig can handle the rugged terrain it has to go through to get there.

We have a Honda 2000 watt generator that is a great alternative when we’re in overcast for a few days. If solar isn’t an option, then having an on-board or portable generator is great upgrade for dry camping. Having a higher capacity battery bank allows you to stay unplugged longer and really get out to some epic spots. There are many different options out there, lead acid, AGM and more recently, lithium. This is fine to keep the lights on for a while and run the electrical part of a gas fridge, but if you’re looking to camp off grid, adding more battery capacity or even a different type of battery is one of the best RV mods you can do. RV’s usually come with a single 12 volt battery. We worked with Future Solutions for a fantastic setup that allows us to be off grid for as long as we want. Getting a quality system installed on your rig to meet your needs is a decent investment that can pay off big time. This includes solar panels (either on the roof or portable), a solar charge controller to regulate the amount of electricity going into the batteries, an inverter to invert the 12 volt power stored in the batteries to 120 volts as well as batteries, which I’ll talk more about next. The word “solar” encompasses many different components to an overall system. We really like to boondock, so the ability to harness free solar power from the sun is amazing.

Morryde 5th wheel pin box