New camper coming has nitrogen filled tires

philh wrote:

Thermoguy wrote:
Actually I think Nitrogen is a benefit. n.

Nitrogen doesn't expand and contract as much as typical air from a compressor due to moisture, so, when your tires get hot, the Nitrogen tire does not expand as much, or have as much of a pressure change.

Horsepucky.

Automotive tires don't get hot enough for moisture to have any impact tire pressure.

You'd have to get the AIR temperature inside the tire above 212F before moisture has an impact. At 212F, you're in deep doodoo already.

Horsepucky - I like that...

But, my experience is with a car that has had 2 sets of tires, one with nitrogen and one without. I got better performance and longer life out of the tires with nitrogen - both the same tire by the way. I was surprised how much less mileage I got after replacing the stock tires with the same tire as the OEM (Michelin) , also had one that had a constant leak no one could fix. Now, new tires from Costco - different tire but filled with nitrogen at no cost.

I'm not sure that it would matter on a trailer tire. I certainly would not seek it out for a trailer. But with a low profile performance tire, I think it is worth the effort and even worth a few bucks.

But, that's just from my experience, your's may be different.