What portable Air Compressor to buy?

Dave H M wrote:
I am not a full timer, but in all the 20+ years i have never carried a compressor for the camper tires. :h


a couple of pounds here and there doesn't bother me.

Check all tires 5W & TV every time the 5W is to be towed. Find a low tire drive around town looking for air. Flat pull down the spare - when is the last time you checked it, couple years ago and now it's flat.
I can also use to blow dirt, winterize, fill pool toys, kids bike tires (my kids have kids of their own) and many other uses. Boy scouts, be prepared. Or, look for some one that has a compressor, call road service

Dave H M wrote:
I am not a full timer, but in all the 20+ years i have never carried a compressor for the camper tires.

I have 14 tires for the TH and TV
4 tires for two bicycles
5 tires for two motorcycles

I take trips for 1000s of miles and months away from home.

A compressor is essential for me.

I suggest the Harbor Freight pancake style. About $40 with a coupon. I bought it just to stash in the fiver, but since then I've found it very handy around the house. Lots of times when it is easier to pull that out than to pull hose from the big garage compressor.

I don't know about many of them, but I wouldn't store mine where it would be exposed to the elements.

I have a hot dog style compressor that is getting long in the tooth. Best thing about it is it fits perfectly in the basement step of my 5er. I don't know that I could get a pancake unit in.

My question is: are these things "weatherproof" as in can you throw them in the back of the truck and not worry about them? The electricals on mine are covered but not sealed.

This is what we recently bought. It has pretty high reviews and is “quite” small. Being relatively flat (low profile) , it is easy to store!

Certainly wasn’t advertising Grainger ( didn’t buy from there).... but that’s where I got the picture!

I bought this one: Porter Cable Compressor, and really like it. It stores easily, and does the job just fine. It has a small tank but I only use it for filling tires so I don't care about storage capacity.

jayhardy wrote:
I need Santa to bring me a new portable air compressor to maintain my Fiver tire pressures. Any suggestions. It must be a portable unit.

Lowes has a Porter Cable 150# compressor in their Thanksgiving ad for $100. Better hurry! Very good product.

MV-50 works well for me on the road. 12 volt.
2.5 gallon craftsman works fine at home. 120 volt.

I bought this for $119.00 from Harbor Freight knowing that it was a cheep unit. Well it has surprised me for about 6 years now. I don't use it a lot but it has always worked fine. It will pump up to 125PSI. Look at the reviews on it