You’re cruising down the highway with your RV in tow, when you suddenly have a blowout. Do you have the RV-DE-FENDER™ Tire Blowout Protection System?
If the answer is yes, you continue on after a quick tire change.
If the answer is no, well, get ready for a living nightmare…
You first assess the damage, it’s bad. There is a big piece of the wheel well missing, along with torn skirting. You see fluid leaking, which leads you to discover a huge hole in the trailer floor. The blowout has torn through a water line, a drain pipe and also damaged some electrical components.
Your wife and one of your kids gets out to survey the damage, but in your frustration you lash out at them. “GET BACK IN THE TRUCK!” you scream, interspersed with expletives. Their hopes of spending time with dad, the family, together, is dashed and now becomes a painful memory.
You know what happens next, the vacation is over, and the headache begins. The trailer goes to the shop, you haggle with your insurance provider, and they raise your premium. The trailer is out of commission during peak of RVing season, and you think back to reading this page and how all of this could have been completely avoided.
RV-DE-FENDER™ Tire Blowout Protection System – is designed to help prevent damage from blowouts in three distinct ways.
First, it initially contains the force of an explosive blowout.
Second, it protects your trailer from the residual effects, like flying chunks of debris or loose tread. It reduces this seemingly disastrous event to that of a simple tire change.
Lastly, it continues to protect your trailer from the next blowout and the blowout after that, should you be that unfortunate.
Such is RV life.
RV-DE-FENDER™ was born out of necessity for protection and peace of mind.
RV-DE-FENDER™ simply bolts on to each axle and covers each tire individually, without interfering with the normal function of the trailer.
RV-DE-FENDER™ is created in Americas Heartland the mountains of Utah, with only the best Craftsmanship and Materials.
Custom rolled 14 gauge steel ensures complete coverage to contain any amount of damage due to tire failure. RV-DE-FENDER™ will significantly help to protect your RV from blowout damage.
Our products are built-to-last, which means RV-DE-FENDER™ will make sure your RV gets you to the next adventure, even if that means containing and protecting you from multiple blowouts! That’s because we build our products with the best materials and craftsmanship available. Finally, freedom from blowouts destroying your plans.
14 Gauge Cold Rolled Steel, built to spec for fitment and durability.
Laser Cut out of 1/8″ steel plate to exact specs.
Triple Layers of 1/8″ steel plate ensures strength and integrity.
Included in our patent pending application, we have multiple product designs and configurations to accommodate all axle, braking, and suspension configurations. We are currently focusing on the most common application for 3500 lbs axles with 10 inch drum brakes, and 5000 to 7000 lbs axles with 12 inch drum brakes. Stayed tuned for additional products!!!
The short answer is yes, installation is straight forward. You will need to remove the wheel/tire and brake drum to access the hardware required to install RV-DE-FENDER™.
If you wish to have a professional install these for you, we are working on creating a network of mobile certified technicians to come to you and install at your convienence.
Yes, as long as both trailers share the same axle size.
RV-DE-FENDER™ is designed to bolt on to the axle using existing holes, no cutting, welding or grinding is neccessary.
*You may however need to trim the fender flair depending on application.
There are two sizes available, one to fit smaller 14 and 15-inch wheels, and the other is designed to fit tires up to 235/85-16.
G rated tires still blowout.
Recently a family friend had a complete blow out of his 14 Ply G rated tire that was less then 1 year old (see image). The impact tore through the floor and damaged plumbing lines. The initial estimates came in around $5,000.00, but it could have been avoided completely with RV-DE-FENDER™.
Tires have the ability to delaminate and still hold pressure. It is possible for a tire to come apart, damage your trailer without notifying your TPMS.
This can actually be worse than a blowout, because you may not know there is a problem until miles down the road.
In our testing, we have seen no difference in temperature using the RV-DE-FENDER™ vs not having it.
RV-DE-FENDER™ tire blowout protection system is designed to REDUCE damage to the RV in tow caused by tire debris resulting from the blowout of a tire on the RV in tow. It is NOT designed to provide protection to the RV in tow from any obstruction or debris on any roadway such as wood, furniture, metal, animals or other.
RV-DE-FENDER™ highly recommends checking the condition of all tires on your vehicle and RV in tow prior to any road trip. We also recommend the use of a quality TPMS for added protection.
Exceeding recommended speed limits can increase the chances of tire blowouts and or accidents. We may also post updates on our blog from time to time.
