Portable tyre inflator - should have bought ages ago

[stuthemongoose]

PSA - just get one !

https://www.diy.com/departments/stanley-cordless-d...

Just grabbed one of these as petrol stations seem to be charging up to £2/go in some places and I’ve a few cars / bikes to keep on top of.

Can’t believe I didn’t get one before now. Cheap, simple, portable & an emergency phone charger too!

[SkinnyPete]

This is something I’d have naively assumed everyone owns, as I check and adjust tyre pressures frequently depending on journey/purpose/load.

[Mr.Chips]

If you get one, make sure you buy one with the push on valve as opposed to a screw on one. I was given a screw on one and it chewed/damaged the valves on a couple of my tyres. I have replaced it with one with a push on valve and it is brilliant. The one quoted in the OP appears to have the push on valve!

[valiant]

Always keep a Ring inflator in the boot (alongside a tyre depth gauge and a decent pressure gauge).

Has come in handy numerous times and is less a flap when doing routine checks as they’re always close at hand.

Have the screw in version and it’s fine, just take your time screwing it in. Rush and you can easily damage the valve.

I also keep a Noco in the boot just because.

[bigdom]

I have a screw on one, never damaged a thread. The tyre threads benefit from a light bit of lube.

[miniman]

bigdom said:

I have a screw on one, never damaged a thread. The tyre threads benefit from a light bit of lube.

Don’t we all.

Nonetheless, these are a useful addition.

[Matt_T]

I have a NOCO AL5 which is great as it is wireless, however it does lack grunt compared to my Honda cigarette lighter one. It also only has enough juice for about 10 minutes of use.

[Disco You]

I bought a ring RTC2000 because it gets reviewed so highly everywhere.

It’s fine, I guess, but takes bloody ages to inflate a tyre. Longer than the robi cordless one it replaced, the advantage though is that you can set the pressure and leave it, and the gauge is more accurate.

Next time I’d buy a cigarette lighter one.

[Mr Tidy]

I have a Ring cigarette lighter one but wish I had bought a wireless one.

It's a PITA trailing the wire from one side to the other and on my 3 Series (E90) the lighter socket is only live when the engine is running.

[Alex_225]

We have a couple of these, albeit ones off Amazon that had good reviews but they're great to have.

The other bits of kit that impressed me is car jump starter packs that are basically power bank that are capable of jump starting a big old diesel.

[Dave _]

Under a tenner from AliExpress, I have this one which works well




https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007681667556.h...

[sherman]

I have one of these
Michelin 230V Superfast 4x4/SUV Digital Tyre Inflator | Halfords UK https://share.google/NpUw4hh9P19GsEWHi
Good for up to 90 psi.
Takes less than a minute to get my tyres to 45 psi.
Its also on sale just now.
It is powered by a plug though.