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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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Thom02099
Explorer II
Jun 01, 2017
Airing down is recommended on the Medano Pass Primitive Road at the Great Sand Dunes NP outside of Alamosa CO. It's very sandy at the start of the road, less so as you get further along. There's an air station at the start of the road, but it would be a good thing to be able to air down/up, depending on how far along the road you want to go. I've not done the whole length, but the part that I did, I'm glad I aired down. Saw more than a few 4x4s that didn't and got stuck. YMMV.

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