Handheld air compressor

[salem]

I've been seeing commercials for those handheld air compressors. Basically, they look like an electric drill. They're battery operated. If they work as the commercial says, they would be a heck of lot easier to carry than the normal air compressor/tank type unit. Have any of you Rv'ers tried these yet? Don't want to spend money and find out lots of folks on this forum say they're junk.

[pbeverly]

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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[Tom_M1]

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=2B...

[salem]

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.

[jimh406]

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.

[hotjag1]

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.

[ford_truck_guy]

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,,,