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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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LenSatic
Explorer
May 31, 2017
We carry one compressor in each vehicle. The Tahoe has a Black and Decker analog that is 9 years old. Our Jeep Wrangler is 5 years old and carries a Kobalt digital pump. We use both a lot but have never really had to air-down in sand. The Tahoe has Kumho Road Adventure MT51s and the Wrangler has Mickey Thomson ATZ P3s. Both handle sand and mud very well. We mostly use the compressors to top them and the trailer off and re-inflate the John Deere mower tires when they get a flat (which is almost DAILY!).

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