Jarlaxle wrote: Currie and Old Man Emu have 12V compressors that will inflate a tire to 100+psi. The Curries are tough enough the military uses them.
I took the trouble to look up the Currie, it ought to be tough enough at a cost of $489.95, it is rated at 100psi max which may be enough to top off 80 psi RV tires quickly. These off road vehicle compressors are used primarily to re-inflate tires after a day of reduced-tire pressure-more traction 4-wheeling. I doubt whether off-road vehicle tires run more than 40-50psi on the road.
I would like to see somebody produce a compact 120 volt RV air compressor/inflator that can quickly top off an 80 psi tire with no fear of overheating. I have a 120 volt AC Campbell Hausfeld 2 gallon tank type compressor that actually does the job, but not very quickly, and takes up considerable space. You need to build up about 100 psi in the tank in order to raise a tire's pressure from 70psi to 80psi.
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I have a 12-volt compressor that I tried once. It was worthless, so I bought a Bon-Aire BA121L 120-volt compressor from Amazon. It's not really fast, but it's faster than bringing out the hose from the big compressor in the garage. It's one of the small tankless ones. I always have 120 VAC available, either from the inverter or the generator, and an extension cord.
Other than that, I have the all-purpose tool kit from Sears, multimeter, an electrical tool kit (mostly for fixing friend's rigs), duct tape, WD-40, Slide-out lube, flashlights, headlights, water-pump pliers (AKA Channel-locks), fuses, lightbulbs. Wrenches are both metric (for the Ford) and English (for the house).
If you, or anyone you travel with, wears glasses, make sure you have the little screws and screwdriver to fix them. A lens fell out as I was typing this.
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