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Raife
Explorer
Aug 29, 2020

Selecting portable compressor

Looking for help regarding which Viair compressor to get as I don't know enough about how they work. I read several threads on the site, but it didn't help as generally the PSIs they referenced where much higher than mine. I have an Grand Design Imagine XLS 21BHE, tire size is ST205/75R14 65PSI cold.

The product selection page on Viair says the 300P-RVS is perfect for towables, but then the actual product page says Class B. The Viair 89P-RVS says it is also for Class B.

So there is $100 difference between the two, but I struggle to understand the big difference or what is means practically.

So why am I asking...we picked up our trailer last weekend and then stored it for the week. We got it today and discovered it had a flat tire (nail). So we filled it up down the street from the storage place so we could get it home. I am picking up a Trailer Aid tomorrow and have a compressor at home to fill it back up. But it struck home the need for an option on the road.

Do I even need something this "big?"

Any info is appreciated.

Thank you.
  • Extremely rare for a TT tire of mine to be below 62 psi even after days in a camping spot....so “fill up” is three pounds. Very quick.
  • The more you pay for an air compressor the less you wait for the tire to fill up. With that said I returned a Viair 280C because it was to big.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Well this is Installed on my TV run our air horns and inflated tires and can also run my impact wrench.
    ViAir
  • I use a basic Ryobi air compressor with a rechargeable battery. Gets and keeps my TT tires at 65 psi easily. $50 plus battery. Same battery runs my impact drill and reciprocating saw for firewood.