Can anyone recommend a good portable tire inflator?

[NorCoMetaller]

I received the low tire pressure alert this morning and was surprised to see that the 3 tires were down to 32 and one is at 29. Was going to run over to Home Depot to pick up a portable charger and thought I'd check to see if anyone had any recommendations. Thanks!

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[Tomm]

There is one in the car for when you have a flat

 

[alexgorod]

I bought https://a.co/d/jm5hwiR for every family member who has a car.

 

[sdoo25]

I use the Fanttik X8 Apex inflators in all our cars.

 

[dtbaker61]

I received the low tire pressure alert this morning and was surprised to see that the 3 tires were down to 32 and one is at 29. Was going to run over to Home Depot to pick up a portable charger and thought I'd check to see if anyone had any recommendations. Thanks!

look under your rear cargo floor

 

[elmedico27]

I have a bunch of Ryobi batteries for power tools, so I use a Ryobi one. Can usually pick them up cheap at Direct Tools Outlet.

 

[Sleypnr]

There is one in the car for when you have a flat

Careful with that, I tried using mine for a routine inflation and got fix-a-flat goo spraying out everywhere. There is a setting for just air (symbol of a bike pump) and a setting for sealant to fix a leak (car tire, but flat). I didn't look closely enough and chose the car tire since that was what I was inflating. As always, read the manual I guess:

https://www.fordservicecontent.com/...ingEnabled=False&userMarket=USA&buildtype=web

 

[MacheTX RT1]

I received the low tire pressure alert this morning and was surprised to see that the 3 tires were down to 32 and one is at 29. Was going to run over to Home Depot to pick up a portable charger and thought I'd check to see if anyone had any recommendations. Thanks!

Check for nail in the tire with 29 psi . I found that out the hard way and had to replace my tires.

 

[TheVirtualTim]

The inflator in your car has a dial … in one mode it injects the goo (fix-a-flat) and in the OTHER mode it’s just pumping air. Make sure you are in the air-only mode.

 

[Vulnox]

Agree with the Fanttik. I got one from Costco that is the X8 Apex essentially.

https://www.costco.com/fanttik-s100...ith-power-bank,-black.product.4000230430.html

I have used it for our cars and bikes, it's awesome. I have other battery inflators, but this one is compact and pretty hefty. Even after topping up the tires in the MME, F-150, and a couple bikes, it only lost one bar of battery.

I take it with us on all road trips now as I know the MME has its own kit, but I don't want to rely just on a kit that sits there for potentially 2-3 years.

 

[The Electric Duo]

I like the Lasfit one but we just tried one from AstroAI that also includes a jump starter. Both are listed here and in our "frunk essentials" video: https://machevlog.com/frunk/

 

[AliRafiee]

Why would you need to carry another one when there is a perfectly good one in the trunk?

 

[RickMachE]

I received the low tire pressure alert this morning and was surprised to see that the 3 tires were down to 32 and one is at 29. Was going to run over to Home Depot to pick up a portable charger and thought I'd check to see if anyone had any recommendations. Thanks!

Unless you have leaks in them, tires don't drop from 39 to 32PSI in a short period. That's months of not checking the air pressure. You aren't relying on the car to tell you when to add air to the tires, are you?

 

[ack154]

Unless you have leaks in them, tires don't drop from 39 to 32PSI in a short period. That's months of not checking the air pressure. You aren't relying on the car to tell you when to add air to the tires, are you?

Ya, I was thinking I'd be more concerned about why/how the tires got that low instead of which inflator to use. That's a BIG drop - especially in summer (when higher temps generally mean higher pressures to start with).

 

[Brons2]

I have a large floor pump for seating tubeless mountain bike tires, it works really good on cars. However it's a lot more expensive than your Amazon electrical inflation dealies.

But for anyone who's a cyclist, might be worth considering.

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