If you are towing a caravan, tyre pressures are particularly important as you can’t get any feel for what your tyres are doing whilst you are driving.
A TyrePal tyre pressure monitoring system keeps you in touch with your tyres and can be set up for just the caravan or for all the wheels on the towed rig.
Most of the systems below will monitor up to 180psi (12bar) so can used on all car/caravan/motorhome combinations. Our model TD1000 can be used where the cold inflation pressure is 60 psi or below.
The products are:
TA22 – Tyre safety monitor
TyrePal TA22 suits all kinds of caravan and you can specify the number of wheels you need to monitor, from 2 to 22. It is a ‘fit and forget’ system that alerts you when things are going wrong. You can use it for
- Two wheel caravan (single-axle)
- Four wheel caravan (twin-axle)
- Caravan plus caravan spare tyre
- Tow car plus caravan
- Large or small motorhomes
Just order the system and the correct number of sensors. When you install it, the display only shows the wheels you are monitoring and gives a clear diagnostic message if anything goes wrong. You can see the pressure and temperature of each of the tyres by just pressing a button. Priced from just £125 for a two wheel system. See detailed specification and ordering information here.
TD1000 monitoring 4 wheels up to 60psi
TD1000 - tyre pressure monitor for 4 wheels (pressure up to 60psi); one alarm can be set for all 4 wheels. Possible combinations are:
- 2-wheel caravan including caravan spare
- 4-wheel caravan (twin-axle)
- 4-wheel motorhome
TD-1000 See detailed specification here £165.00 incl VAT add to basket
TD1000 is currently sold out. Order now for delivery end February. Your card is not charged until delivery is made
TD1200 - tyre pressure monitor for 4 wheels, (pressure up to 180 psi); one alarm can be set for all 4 wheels. Possible combinations are:
TD1200 for monitoring 4 wheels above 60psi
- 2-wheel caravan including caravan spare
- 4-wheel caravan (twin-axle)
- 4-wheel motorhome
TD-1200 See detailed specification here £195.00 incl VAT add to basket
TD1200 is in stock for immediate delivery.
TD2200 - tyre pressure monitor for 6 wheels; separate alarms can be set for each axle so both a car and caravan for example can have independent settings.
TD-2200 for monitoring six wheels
Possible combinations are:
- 4-wheel caravan (twin axle) including spare wheel
- Car plus 2-wheel caravan
- 4-wheel motorhome including spare wheel
TD-2200 See detailed specification here £249.00 incl VAT add to basket
TD2200 is in stock for immediate delivery
Large vehicles
For large vehicles where the distance from the sensors to the monitor is more than about 7.5 meters, signals may not be reliably received by the monitor.In this case, a system with a booster or relay is required. This is available as a simple add-on for the TA22 series. For details of systems for RVs and large motorhomes click here.
Our Caravan & Motorhome Specialist, Peter Samwell, can provide more information. Please contact us here
Dear Peter
I am pleased to endorse this product I feel the incident that happened to me could have been so much worse and yet all ended up perfectly safe. The cost of the TyrePal paying for itself in both monetary terms and safety terms due to this one incident.
I am a retired traffic police office and I am only too well aware of the problems that can be caused by unexpected blown outs on trailers. On the car one usually feels the problem pretty quickly, on a trailer the first indication can be far too late to prevent damage and in worst case scenario accident.
I was travelling along the M2 in lane 1 at 60 mph in light traffic operating cruise control. I was one hour from home having completed a European tour of over 1700 miles towing my 3 year old Sterling Elite Diamond caravan behind my Mitsubishi Outlander. Both vehicles are meticulously maintained and in perfect working order. In April this year I purchased my TyrePal and use it both solo and when coupled up with the caravan. I know of no-one else in my circle who has one, but I felt as a safety feature it was something I should invest in. Other than a few minor battery connection niggles the TyrePal has worked all the time since purchase. My Caravan tyres were in apparent good condition, loads of tread and about three years old, maybe 8-10,000 miles of use. They operate at 62psi when cold. When using TyrePal you soon realise the pressure increases quite some margin as the tyres heat up.
On the day in question I had already driven 200 miles to Dunkerque to get the ferry home. From Dover I have another 90 miles to go. Until then my tyre pressures were correct and suddenly I received an audible warning from the TyrePal. I had felt no problem at all. Looking at the display the pressure had dropped on the caravans offside tyre to below 50 psi. A few seconds later the audible warning went off again and now pressure was in the 40’s. I pulled onto the hard shoulder and within 30 seconds the tyre was completely flat. I managed to get a jack under the chassis to stop the motor mover coming in contact with the road and set about changing the wheel.
When I changed the wheel I expected to find a big tear or nail or something similar but could find absolutely nothing. When re-inflated I found the tyre had received some damage to the area immediately between the tread and side wall right on the corner shoulder and air was escaping really fast although there was no sign of what had caused the damage. I certainly don’t recall hitting or running over anything.
So the day was saved, the tyre has been binned a new one is on order. My wife, always sceptical when I buy ‘gadgets’, was really impressed, but not half as impressed as me. I really believe the kit saved the day; other than a new tyre I have no damage at all. Well done TyrePal, can any caravaner afford not to have one?
Please feel free to use my endorsement in any of your sales literature although I would be grateful if you omit my full name.
I took no photos – nothing to see!
Should you require any other info please feel free to ask.
Thanks TyrePal you are certainly my pal and I shall never tow without you!