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    Posted: 24 Jun 2016 at 6:19pm
I usually check tire pressures just before I go to make sure they're all up to snuff. Today I had a few minutes to spare and decided to check them a few days before we go. Good thing. Right tire has 18 psi. Turned out there was a screw in the tread. Now I have a couple of days to get it fixed before we go. If I had waited and checked it just before liftoff, I'd be quite unhappy.

Lesson learned: check tires far enough in advance to get them fixed if you need to.

Same principle applies to every other damn thing that can break as well.
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Ha Ha Ha, Truth! 
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Another corollary of Murphy's Law, no doubt.

If something can break, it will break just before you need to use it.
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It's not a bad idea either to have a small 12 volt air compressor in your vehicle along with a tire repair kit.  These repair kits are very easy to use and permanently fix the tire.  Air it up with your compressor, and you're good to go.  I also keep a can of Slime (better than Fix-a-Flat IMHO) as a backup, and then there's always the spare tire.
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Originally posted by shroomer

Another corollary of Murphy's Law, no doubt.

If something can break, it will break just before you need to use it.

Like the transmission dipstick tube on my truck.  Found it cracked off on Saturday after a test-tow when I went to check my fluids.  Needed it on Sunday to return some rental stage lights, had to find someone else to do it.  And will definitely need the truck starting on Friday....

Currently in the shop.
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Originally posted by WillThrill

It's not a bad idea either to have a small 12 volt air compressor in your vehicle along with a tire repair kit.  These repair kits are very easy to use and permanently fix the tire.  Air it up with your compressor, and you're good to go.  I also keep a can of Slime (better than Fix-a-Flat IMHO) as a backup, and then there's always the spare tire.

Don't forget a cheap pair of pliers along with the plug kit.  Need something to pull the nail out.
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And a roll of Gorilla tape for anything else that might break.
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Got the pliers and the Gorilla tape, along with a lot of other stuff too (i.e. Rescue tape, ratchet set, etc.)!
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Originally posted by shroomer

And a roll of Gorilla tape for anything else that might break.

+1 love that stuff.
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I put a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) in place that gives me real time feedback of tire pressure and temperature, one wheel at a time, on both the trailer and tow vehicle. It has presets for both high and low conditions for both variables. Assuming that I do not have a heart attack in the event that it sounds off, I figure it will help prevent the one that I would most certainly have in the event of a blow-out.
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