Price and Applications: There is no doubt that the Trailer Valet is a high quality product and as our tests have shown this device makes the whole exercise of hooking up the trailer easier, especially in situations where your trailer needs to be positioned down an angled driveway. The Trailer Valet is available at a number of retailers like Gander Mountain and Overtons but the easiest way to get one is probably still directly from the manufacturer’s own e-tail site. The Trailer Valet retails for $399 dollars which is about where we expected the innovative device to cost. While this is not really cheap it is reasonable for a purpose built device that successfully addresses a real challenge for many watercraft owners.

On concrete, tar and pavers the Trailer Valet performed beautifully, even on angled surfaces

If you own a boat and put it in our garage or on a flat surface this device really is more of a luxury than a necessity, but if you find yourselves constantly having to back up and reposition your vehicle to line up the tongue or have to wiggle your boat into tight spaces or perhaps your boat is parked on a grade, in these situations the Trailer Valet can be a godsend. The amount of time it takes to position your trailer on the hitch or park your boat is cut down significantly and there is also the safety factor to consider as well. Rather than have to jump in and out of your truck and overshooting and backing your vehicle right into the tongue the Trailer Valet brings the trailer to the hitch. This is especially important on graded surfaces where you are able to control the trailer decent with the built in braking system.  

On river rock we couldn't get enough traction

While very good in these applications the device is not perfect and as our tests showed there are some surfaces like river rock where the Trailer Device does not provide enough traction, still we found that we were better able to negotiate the rock than if we had just used a standard hard wheeled trailer jack. The only other gripes I have with the product is that anglers have to physically remove the pin to reposition the jack in stowed position, which is not as convenient as the spring loaded pin found on most traditional jacks and the sheer weight of the entire device, which at 38lbs. is a heavy addition to your overall rig. I found myself preferring to simply take the entire device off when not in use versus stowing it in upright position.  

I found in most cases I preferred to simply remove the device when towing rather than stow it in upright position