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Hey everybody, Ryan here at etrailer, today we're gonna be checking out, the Brake Buddy Select Three, portable braking system. So whenever it comes to braking systems or really just flat tow setups in general, things can get a little confusing, there's a lot going on there and, it can be a little overwhelming and that really holds true, if you're new to it or been around for a while, flat towing your vehicle behind your RV. So if it we're me, and I was looking for a braking system, I would want something that you could depend on. You know, it's reliable, easy to use and easy to set up. And the select three, is going to kinda check all of those boxes. Now with this being a portable type system, what that means is, you're going to have to place it inside of the vehicle, whenever you're ready to flat tow.

And when you're done with it, you can remove it. That's really convenient, especially if you're someone that doesn't flat tow all the time, or maybe you change vehicles a lot. But on the same note, even if you do flat tow every weekend or quite often, this is a really simplified setup. And so it's not really a big deal to have to do that. As far as setting this up goes, pretty easy.

Every vehicle is gonna be a little bit different, but it's lightweight so it's easy to handle. All we're gonna have to do is we're gonna have a plug in the front here, it's gonna come included, with the appropriate connector, we'll get that in. This is gonna clamp around your brake pedal. And then, this is going to plug in to the dashboard. It fits in here pretty well.

And, the way it's gonna work is whenever you apply the brakes in your motor home, the Brake Buddy is gonna sense it, and apply the brake pedal. Now, as far as what's happening back here, we do have a screen and some settings that we can adjust, and it's just kind of telling you what's going on and everything else, but we're also gonna have the capability to do that in a motor home, which is what myself and a lot of other customers prefer to do anyway. But it's nice to have that option back here as well. Something that is really nice about this setup, is the fact that you can use it as a proportional type braking system, and that's just really gonna help make your driving experience a little bit better and your stopping power a little more predictable. So what proportional means is, however hard you apply the brakes in the motor home, it's going to match that back in your towed vehicle, and the truck okay.

So to kind of give you an example elaborate on how that's gonna work, let's say for maybe, you know kind of rolling up to the stoplight. So we're, halfway on the brake pedal a little bit. The braking systems gonna apply the brake in the Ranger at the same rate. On the other hand, let's say if we're on the interstate, and maybe there's an accident up ahead or something like that, an emergency, and we really have to stand on that brake pedal and come to a fast stop. The Ranger's got to do the same thing. So overall, kind of gives you a little more confidence whenever you're going down the road. One nice feature too is that, this system gives us the ability to change over to full braking power as well. And what's gonna happen if you use that, is no matter how hard you hit the brake in the motor home whether it be lightly or pushed all the way down, it's going to apply the Ranger's brakes at full power. A couple of scenarios I could think of where you would may want to use that is maybe if you're towing in very hilly terrain, where it's a lot of ups and downs, and you want that power at all times to help kind of keep that truck behind your motor home, or, maybe you have a relatively small motor home on a a decent sized pickup that might be another case or, maybe just personal preference, everyone's a little bit different what you're comfortable with. Maybe you've experienced that in the past and that's kind of what you like and are used to. So, it's just really nice, even if you don't use it, it's really nice to have it and not need it, than the other way around. And it's super easy to change, all we have to do is more or less push a button on the remote, here inside the motor home. So with that said, why don't we check the remote out. And pretty simple stuff here. All right so I talked about that breaking mode. So you can see it there if you push a button around proportional if you do wanna change it to full, just change it to full, that's really all there is to it. We're gonna be able to adjust the breaking sensitivity. So, seven being extremely sensitive, one being the least sensitive. What I like to do is start s