I need to occasionally tow a small trailer with my 2005 Rubicon Umlimited. One of the places I will be towing is on my shooting lease, which has some fairly steep hills (~30 degrees) with dirt or crushed rock roads. I believe a brake controller would be a big help in those instances, as I do not wish the Jeep to be pushed down the hill nor do I wish the trailer brakes to lock up and cause the trailer to slide past me. I'm familar with the operating characteristics of the thre basic types (time delay, inertia, and proportional) of controllers. I have ruled out the inertia type due to the inherent bouncing around in this terrain. I know the time delay would probably perform satisfactorily. I _believe_ the proportional type would also perform well, plus it would be better for panic stops during highway travel to the lease. As I have no experience with brake contollers on Jeeps, however, I'd like opinions, preferably backed up by real-life experience, from the group.
1) Which type of controller would be preferable?2) Which specific manufacturers and models do you recommend?
Right now, I am leaning toward the Tekonsha Prodigy, but I am also looking at the BrakeSmart controller, a proportional type of controller actuated by a pressure transducer installed into the braking system and not using accelerometer technology. This might actually be bset for rough, hilly terain, IMHO.
TIA, mdh