Recommendation Between Stay-IN-Play DUO, Air Force One, or Roadmaster Invisibrake for Tiffen Diesel

Question:

I tow a 2016 Jeep Cherokee behind my Tiffin Class A Diesel motor home. I have Blue Ox Aventa tow bars and Blue Ox base plate and wiring. I also have their 4 diode kit to install i am using external magnetic lights in the meantime. For braking on the Jeep I use the Blue Ox Patriot. However, I already realize that we move too often to keep putting the Patriot in and out and storing it when out. I want to switch to a permanent, quick to enable and leave system. I will be installing it myself as I have all the other parts. I am looking at 3 of your products and need help understanding the advantage of each: 1 SMI Air Force One Supplemental Braking System for Motor Homes with Air Brakes - Proportional. Looks effective, but bulky and awkward to install. 2 Roadmaster InvisiBrake Supplemental Braking System. Looks effective and simple to install, however I cant confirm it uses the Jeeps vacuum pwr brakes, but simply pushes harder as does the patriot system. Please confirm or correct me. 3 SMI Stay-IN-Play DUO Supplemental Braking System - Proportional. Appears similar to InvisiBrake, but definitely uses vacuum pwr brakes of the Jeep, and I think I like the duo system of engaging, both brake light and inertia. May be harder to install than the invisiBrake, but is it worth the effort? Any advice or help will be appreciated

asked by: Morris D

Expert Reply:

Since your Tiffin diesel has air brakes I recommend going with the Air Force One, part # SM99243. Both of the other systems use the brake lights to engage the brakes on your 2016 Jeep Cherokee. Since the coach's exhaust brakes does light the brake lights up this can cause false braking when you don't want it. The Air Force One, however, does not engage the Jeep's brakes from the brake lights, so there won't be any false braking when using it.

The Air Force One is more of an installation than the others but for you it's definitely the best choice.

I actually attached a link to a video that shows this system being installed in a 2015 Jeep Cherokee for you to check out as well.

expert reply by: Jameson C