Handheld air compressor

I have a hand held Makita unit which uses one of my power tool batteries. I use it for my air bags and hitch on occasion which is very convenient. Haven't had the occasion to use it on one of my tires, but it will pump to 80 PSI no problem, albeit slow. I can set the pressure and leave. The inflator will shut off automatically.

If you notice, they refer to those things as "inflaters", not "compressors". I got one, small enough to carry on a motorcycle, and it worked very well considering it's size. It took about 5 minutes to inflate a 15" car tire from 15 psi to 45 psi.

Have one I use on my car... Worked well when i had a bolt in the tire (I kid you not a quarter inch lag bolt is what the tire store found)

on a 22.5 the thing would still be pumping tomorrow. But on the car it only took about half an hour.

I have no experience with handheld compressors but can make a recommendation for a small, low cost air compressor.

I have been using a Slime compressor for over 10 years. It has enough capacity to pump up 19.5 commercial tires to over 100psi. The model I have is no longer sold but Amazon has a similar model 42007 for $65. If you do get one it will take 15 minutes or more to pump up a larger tire to the 100psi range. I recommend stopping every 10 minutes or so and allow the unit to cool down for 5 minutes or so.

I have been happy with this. Handles the higher PSI tires well. I have a small handheld that is good for bikes.

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I have a couple of cordless tire inflators. They work amazingly well. It will pump up a car tire in about 15 minutes. I haven't tried it on my RV. Here's one like what I have that's available on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/biueus-Tire-Inflator-Compressor-Motorcycles/dp/B0BRRSQJ5L/ref=sr_1_27?crid=2BBBYN4TZPKVS&keywords=cordless%2Btire%2Binflator&qid=1690017585&sprefix=cordless%2Btire%2B%2Caps%2C160&sr=8-27&th=1

Thanks for your replies. Mainly, it would be used for bicycle tires but I would also want it to be capable of airing up car, truck, or 5th wheel tires if needed.

For RV or large truck use, you'd be better off with a Viair or similar. They make a lot of models including very portable ones that connect with clips to a battery.

I have an 18v Ryobi from Home Depot. It has worked very well for topping off car tires. I had a completely flat tire on a car trailer and was able to inflate it to 45lbs in about 2 minutes. I think it would overheat trying to inflate large motorhome tires, but it could be done if allowed to cool down a few times. I never ran out of battery power with it but I have a couple extras if necessary.

Ive used one but not an expensive one for sure... worked great, on my bicycle tires....RV tires I think would be too much for these,,,