What is the favored air compressor to carry?

Escargot wrote:

RoyB wrote:
I carry this one in its nice tote bag under the back seat of my truck.. Q Industries MV50 SuperFlow High-Volume 12-Volt Air Compressor - got mine from AMAZON back in 2009...



A must have unit when camping off the power grid...

I usually become king of the camp ground when the kids find out we have an air compressor for their bike tires.

Roy Ken

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Compact and effective. Haven't used it on my rig but saved a stranded motorcyclist and a CG neighbor with a very low tire.

Cost me $20 after credits and bonuses from Amazon. I think it originally sold for c. $60 several years ago.

I have the same one. Had it from my old days of 4wheeling. Works great and some day I'll find an adapter so it doesn't need to screw on the tire, but really haven't looked.

I can easily recommend this one. Kobolt from Lowes
Its $130 bucks and has a 2.6 inflation at 90 lbs. Pumps up to 150 lbs and is more than adequate for even those higher psi MH tires...I run 105 lbs and its a simple task to inflate them to proper poundage. Plus as a Vet you get 10$ off of the price so that pays for the tax.

RoyB wrote:
I carry this one in its nice tote bag under the back seat of my truck.. Q Industries MV50 SuperFlow High-Volume 12-Volt Air Compressor - got mine from AMAZON back in 2009...



A must have unit when camping off the power grid...

I usually become king of the camp ground when the kids find out we have an air compressor for their bike tires.

Roy Ken

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Compact and effective. Haven't used it on my rig but saved a stranded motorcyclist and a CG neighbor with a very low tire.

Cost me $20 after credits and bonuses from Amazon. I think it originally sold for c. $60 several years ago.

With the install of our Pacbrake exhaust brake, I now have on-board air with 150 psi compressor and 1-1/2 gal storage.

I also carry a Viair 300. Have used it for several years. Just had to replace the yellow air hose. The pump is still going strong.

Bob

we got one at cw, called air-lift. comes in its on bag with extras.been going good for us. now its all happy-camping

Depends on what you want to do with the compressed air and how much space you are willing to give up to carry it.

If all you want to do is inflate tires, a tankless inflator of appropriate capacity works fine. 120V or 12V, you can find one to do the job up to about 120 to 180 PSI. I carry a 120V Campbell Hausfield I bought about 50 years ago for $60. The Viair products also work just fine, as do similar inflators using other branding. But there is a lot of junk out there too, and if it costs to little it might be too cheap.

If you want to run air tools, you need a compressor big enough to keep up with the amount of air power (delivery rate @ pressure) the tool needs, or at least a big enough tank to take you through your bouts of using the tool, and enough capacity so you don't lose patience waiting for pressure in the tank to recover.

Not likely that you would be spray painting with post-mix guns, but you if you plan to use an air wrench to remove lug nuts, you need a compressor that can run the wrench.

Wife just reminded me I have a compressor stored in the attic.... So I just dug it out, a Husky pancake capable of up to 135psi that I forgot about in the attic, think I used it once.... Not heavy, think that's what I'll take... Yippee, paid for long ago!

afishinado wrote:
What specs do you folks like to see?

Something that doesn't take 2 hours to fill from 60lb to 80lb.

http://www.viaircorp.com/400P-rv-auto.html

Handles our MH tires with no problems and enough hose to get to both sides front and rear. Compact. Shuts off if not airing something up, so no overheating issues or need to shut off between tires.