Portable vs On Board Air Compressor?
Hey everyone- wondering what your thoughts are on having an on-board vs a portable air compressor. I have a Bigfoot truck camper that I'll be carrying most of the time but not always. I'll be using th...
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Portable would be less so with an attached tank..on board system tank gets mounted on truck. But not all on board systems include a tank.
We are constantly adjusting air bags, whether taking camper on/off, adjust to get level, road conditions. Upgraded to onboard- worth the price for the added convenience-its just push a switch anytime, camper on or off to adjust bags. Tires not so much.
I do have tank on onboard system and set up to use for other air needs. However I don't use unless really necessary for tires, too much run time for the small air bag compressor. I carry a small 110v electric compressor in camper that I use with gen. for tires. As tire filling is a manual thing anyway kinda made sense.
Works for us- air is pretty much required I couldn't limit source to one compressor.
In your case, adjusting tires over bags, a small on board without tank dedicated to bags would give you the convenience with a bit less cost- then a better portable for tires. Or, just the better portable for the volume to fill tires and manually adjust bags.
I wouldn't use on board air bag compressor where its primary duty would be filling tires. You can always do onboard for bags later if the convenience seems justifiable.
We are constantly adjusting air bags, whether taking camper on/off, adjust to get level, road conditions. Upgraded to onboard- worth the price for the added convenience-its just push a switch anytime, camper on or off to adjust bags. Tires not so much.
I do have tank on onboard system and set up to use for other air needs. However I don't use unless really necessary for tires, too much run time for the small air bag compressor. I carry a small 110v electric compressor in camper that I use with gen. for tires. As tire filling is a manual thing anyway kinda made sense.
Works for us- air is pretty much required I couldn't limit source to one compressor.
In your case, adjusting tires over bags, a small on board without tank dedicated to bags would give you the convenience with a bit less cost- then a better portable for tires. Or, just the better portable for the volume to fill tires and manually adjust bags.
I wouldn't use on board air bag compressor where its primary duty would be filling tires. You can always do onboard for bags later if the convenience seems justifiable.
