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profdant139
Explorer II
May 31, 2017

Airing up after sandy roads: a decent inflator from Costco

If you air down often, a powerful on-board compressor is the way to go: expensive, but worthwhile. Since I rarely air down (but sometimes must), I carry a small portable unit. I've purchased a coup...
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Tiger4x4RV
Nomad
May 31, 2017
I am also in the do-not-air-down crowd.
Doesn't the compressor have to work much harder to inflate a tire which is in use as opposed to inflating a spare? What I am getting at is was this a fair test of the inflator?

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