foot pump or 12-volt compressor

[Gavin1974]

There not a chance in hell I'll get the van into the local garage to check & top up tyre pressure.

So what would people suggest. A trusty foot pump, easy to use with little to go wrong, or a fancy 12-volt compressor.

Would anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks

Gavin

 

[Damian]

Whatever you prefer.

Depending on what pressures your tyres are needing, some electric pumps will not go high enough.

A good pressure gauge is the most essential bit , lots of on board gauges on electric and foot pumps are not very accurate.

 

[RogerL]

12v compressors don't need to be fancy or expensive - I've seen them under

 

[SimonVokes]

Hi Gavin,

I find the most reliable thing to do is remove the wheels and take them to a garage to use a gauge. Normally I do the tow vehicle wheels at the same time, knowing then that I have the correct pressures on the van and the car.

Not the easiest way to do it but worth it. What price on safety?

P.S. Use a gauge that you have to pay for, these are calibrated and checked by the Trading Standards and are more likely to give an accurate reading.

Simon V

 

[Mike_5041144]

Hi Gavin,

I find the most reliable thing to do is remove the wheels and take them to a garage to use a gauge. Normally I do the tow vehicle wheels at the same time, knowing then that I have the correct pressures on the van and the car.

Not the easiest way to do it but worth it. What price on safety?

P.S. Use a gauge that you have to pay for, these are calibrated and checked by the Trading Standards and are more likely to give an accurate reading.

Simon V

Hi Gavin

My single axle caravan tyre pressures are 65psi !!!!!!!!!!

I cannot even depress my footpump to inflate - it's just solid.

I have tried a couple of cig. lighter 12v pumps but even on the car [29psi] it takes 5+ mins to inflate 1psi. I usually have to hunt for a commercial vehicle Air pump at filling stations - many pumps inflate up to 50psi. The problem is that by the time I arrive at an air pump I have travelled some distance and the tyres are heated and my pressure reading will not be accurate. Ideally inflation needs to be done with cold tyres. I am now considering - Halfords Rapid Digital Tyre Inflator

 

[Gavin1974]

I've just joined the caravan club so I missed the review in the clube magazine. What did they recommend?

Simon - thanks for the reply, taking the wheels off sounds a bit to much like hard work to me.

Would anyone recomend any particular products? What about the Halford products mentioned by Mike?

Thanks

 

[MikeMc]

I got an RAC double foot pump from Argos mainly because it was the only one I could find that said the gague was acurate to 1PSI and could handle up to 100PSI. I have just checked and they no longer sell them but there are some on ebay (