Portable Air and Power Equipment

[AUAlum2000]

I don't know how it found me--Mark Zuckerberg probably does, that bastard--because, at least for now, I'm happy with my super-long jumper cables and my pancake air compressor. But there it was, an advertisement for a tiny little jumper box and air compressor.

It's the Mophie Powerstation Go Rugged with Air Compressor. The name just rolls right off the tongue.

It slices, it dices, it pumps up tires and resurrects dead truck batteries! And it looks ... like this:

"What would you pay for something this versatile, Peggy?"​

How about $500, Larry?​

"Don't be ridiculous!"​

$500 ... $400 ... $399 ... $299 ... $199 ... how about only $159.95?!?​

There's no way this works. I see the under-seat and on-board compressors that folks use coming off of trails and such. There's no way this tiny little doohickey could be effective -- It's gotta take at least six hours to moderately inflate even one stock tire.

Does anyone have any experience with good portable solutions that are actually effective?

What sort of air and power equipment do y'all keep in your Gladiator for starting sh*t and blowing sh*t up?

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[JDChris]

Might be good for blowing up beach toys and charging your phone. After watching a couple tests that TFL guys did with compact compressors, I don't think I'd trust anything compact for tires. The fastest compact ones were taking 10 minutes or more per tire to air back up.

This is on my shopping list - ViAir 400P

 

[gotswap]

ARB Dual under my passenger seat. Fill up my 38's from 12 psi to 27 pretty quickly and does not overheat.

 

[j.o.y.ride]

Might be good for blowing up beach toys and charging your phone. After watching a couple tests that TFL guys did with compact compressors, I don't think I'd trust anything compact for tires. The fastest compact ones were taking 10 minutes or more per tire to air back up.

This is on my shopping list - ViAir 400P

I have this, definitely a step up from the small one I was running.

I would say that the compact one is great for keeping under the seat if you don't have onboard air. I carry my small one everywhere just in case, and the Viair is huge.

 

[AUAlum2000]

This is all such great info. Keep it coming. Thank you.

I love this place, but y'all make my wallet lighter.

 

[Blade1668]

I bought one of those overpriced cell phone chargers that was supposed to be able to jump start a V8, it's not able to jump start my 4wheeler.
Now on airing up you've already heard the top choices I've got a "HD" one or two that clamp to battery for power. I have two small ones that plug in to power ports. I would not want to be airing up all four tires with one it would be a slow. I did buy a battery portable air compressor from Walmart twenty years ago. I have been impressed with it. I've ran it hard AKA filling 4 33/10.5×15 MT from 15 to 35 psi . I had to replace the battery early this year. It's not as compact as ViAir or ARB portable compressor. The reason I have 2 12v plug in compressor is I didn't have one in my JT and got a nail on way to work when I got off it was flat.... but had Safety Seal plug kit.
H.F. had a copy of the ViAir portable that would pass for it. Same in everything but markings on outside probably made at same place. It sucks that very little that is priced as top quality built and made in USA, Canada, Australia or such is not.

Do evaluation on any that your looking at thoroughly duty cycle and amp draw are critical. All of them are noisy, get hot and can burn the you. I know that is redundant to say but some people can't understand it and then complain about it.

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