Favorite tire pressure gauge?

I've used a lot of different gauges over the years. The pen type seem to be the least accurate and least reliable. But they are better than nothing and of course very inexpensive.

I love my Longacre analog gauge. Easy to read, very accurate, and won't break the bank, and never needs batteries. It's simply the best gauge I've ever owned.

I have a rather ordinary pencil-type, with the straight-on dual foot. (Angled dual foot gauges are quite hard to use with my dualies.)

I do aim to get the two twinned tires on one side of the axle as close as possible to each other in pressure, within a half pound if I can. Beyond that, a pound or two so off is okay with me.

I am not Ocd about it. Within a couple pounds is ok. The 'in hose' mechanical gauge on my 50' hose is pretty accurate.

The best gauge I have is from HF, for numerous reasons: it seals well, is angled nicely for checking pressure, repeats with accuracy, seems to be accurate, holds the pressure reading for over 10 seconds, and has user replaceable batteries. The bad part is the display isn't lit, and HF no longer carries them.

I have a standard dually mechanical gauge for the truck.

I also have several Slime gauges but some of them aren't as repeatably accurate as the HF model. But they work well enough. When it comes to tire gauges I don't feel price is indicative of ability.

Vet Man wrote:
Heavy duty truck tire gage. Mechanical type, not a Wal-Mart quality.

yup. quality over price. i don't skimp when it comes to my tires.

My favorite is a tire pressure MONITOR.
Somewhat pricey but saves time and gives piece of mind.

Got to remember, however, that tread separation often does NOT create an immediate loss of pressure too.

I like to start out at +/- .5 psi but don't bother to adjust until one is off by 2 psi, and that is back in a "cold" state. They sometimes will vary a lot when hot.

AND.....I have found that digital ones costing less than $10 from AutoZone or Walmart work just fine.

This is what I use. Mechanical dial with a good chuck & bleeder valve. Not the least expensive, but reliable, and the batteries & display don't die!

I use the one recommended by IAMICHABOD and also a good mechanical one I bought at Tractor Supply. Both provide sufficiently accurate readings but the electronic one cannot get into some situations because of my dually tire valve configuration. I do prefer the electronic one because it is easier to read.

DB got me a 100# dial mechanical dial gauge I like. I have a couple of good pencil gauges stashed in various vehicles also.

I have tried a few over the years and when I found This One it fit all my needs,rugged,easy to read and use on Class C and all my other vehicles.

Each one has one of these in their glove box.