VacLife 12V Portable Digital Air Compressor w/ Schrader Valve & LED Light

acomp182

Jun 10, 2021 12:50 AM

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acomp182Jun 10, 2021 12:50 AM

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Just in time for the summer.

ileorin

Jun 10, 2021 01:00 AM

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ileorinJun 10, 2021 01:00 AM

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thanks

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kaubay

Jun 10, 2021 01:14 AM

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kaubayJun 10, 2021 01:14 AM

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I lose track how many tire inflators are sitting in my garage unopened. In 4 another 1.

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juicedgt02

Jun 10, 2021 02:34 AM

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juicedgt02Jun 10, 2021 02:34 AM

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Quote from mrayray09

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He just fills up plastic bags with the free walmart air before he goes on long trips.

I thought the plastic bags were for spare gasoline

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np1050

Jun 10, 2021 02:56 AM

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np1050Jun 10, 2021 02:56 AM

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Quote from bvbootyking

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PSA: if you have a full size pickup, the plug in power chord will not allow the the unit to reach the rear passenger tire unless you roll the valve stem towards the front of the vehicle

With a full size pickup, don't you have a power outlet in the back seat? Cord should be able to to reach from there

tre4s13

Jun 10, 2021 03:05 AM

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tre4s13Jun 10, 2021 03:05 AM

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Quote from zippy55513

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I bought this for $13.99 a while back. It's not a bad pump. It's kind of big in my opinion, but there's a tradeoff between how quickly it can fill the tire and how big it is. This is designed to fill your tire fast. There's a lot of warnings written that you can't use it for prolonged periods, so I guess they're serious about that. But it took about 10s for it to pump my tire from 27PSI to 32PSI. There's also talk about how the motor will quickly blow out the replaceable fuse if you try to run it without a tire attached. Mine came with a crack on the side, but I didn't care enough to get a replacement. I have no idea what the handlebar is meant for.

Things I like: it's inexpensive and will fill the tire fast. Digital setting to autofill the tire
Things I dislike: lots of warnings about not running for long periods and sounds like it's easy to break (others don't have that issue). Bigger than I'd like. No self storage of the hose or power cable.

Overall, I am keeping mine until I find a better one. I would like something that takes less trunk space and is more reliable. I don't mind waiting longer to fill up a tire since it's only going to be used to top off and not fill a deflated tire.

Pro tip: Jack the car off the ground.

poohbie

Jun 10, 2021 03:09 AM

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poohbieJun 10, 2021 03:09 AM

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Quote from zippy55513

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I bought this for $13.99 a while back. It's not a bad pump. It's kind of big in my opinion, but there's a tradeoff between how quickly it can fill the tire and how big it is. This is designed to fill your tire fast. There's a lot of warnings written that you can't use it for prolonged periods, so I guess they're serious about that. But it took about 10s for it to pump my tire from 27PSI to 32PSI. There's also talk about how the motor will quickly blow out the replaceable fuse if you try to run it without a tire attached. Mine came with a crack on the side, but I didn't care enough to get a replacement. I have no idea what the handlebar is meant for.

Things I like: it's inexpensive and will fill the tire fast. Digital setting to autofill the tire
Things I dislike: lots of warnings about not running for long periods and sounds like it's easy to break (others don't have that issue). Bigger than I'd like. No self storage of the hose or power cable.

Overall, I am keeping mine until I find a better one. I would like something that takes less trunk space and is more reliable. I don't mind waiting longer to fill up a tire since it's only going to be used to top off and not fill a deflated tire.

What kind of tire are you talking about? As someone else in this thread said pumping auto tire is super slow compared to his other inflator. Even the cheapest pumps will pump a bike tire up quickly.

PaulZ5835

Jun 10, 2021 05:37 AM

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PaulZ5835Jun 10, 2021 05:37 AM

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Shcrader valve! I'm in. Too bad it's up to 50 psi, so good for trek bikes and not for road bikes.

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mvdafvka

Jun 10, 2021 05:45 AM

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mvdafvkaJun 10, 2021 05:45 AM

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Quote from lslal

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I hear you. I carry a quart of oil, tire inflator, a jump start battery pack, a pint of transmission fluid, and a pint of power steering fluid in my Tesla S. I haven't used any of it but it is nice to have as a reminder.

Don't forget to include a quart of Tesla OEM blinker fluid. You don't want to run out of that at night. AAA doesn't carry it for Teslas.

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Slickie

Jun 10, 2021 05:52 AM

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SlickieJun 10, 2021 05:52 AM

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Quote from mvdafvka

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Don't forget to include a quart of Tesla OEM blinker fluid. You don't want to run out of that at night. AAA doesn't carry it for Teslas.

Yeah, good point on the blinker fluid. Also, might want to carry around an extra Johnson Rod just in case.

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bratpack

Jun 10, 2021 05:59 AM

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bratpackJun 10, 2021 05:59 AM

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I was tempted to buy this until reading numerous bad reviews. I have been carrying a small air tank for many yrs which requires no power and it's saved me (and others) numerous times through the yrs. Think I'll continue to stick with it until such time as a better portable option comes along.

booboloo

Jun 10, 2021 06:02 AM

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boobolooJun 10, 2021 06:02 AM

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its junk, but its useful to keep something like this in the trunk because people usually forget to fill the spare.

for normal pump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPp8mt8U_8E&t=2s scotty kilmer recommends the viair
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Viair+...nb_sb_noss

Last edited by booboloo June 9, 2021 at 11:06 PM.

Trs2800

Jun 10, 2021 06:09 AM

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Trs2800Jun 10, 2021 06:09 AM

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Quote from PaulZ5835

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Shcrader valve! I'm in. Too bad it's up to 50 psi, so good for trek bikes and not for road bikes.

I don't know where you are getting 50 psi info from. I had no problem pumping my road bike tires to 100 psi. Only issue with using this pump for bike tires is that it needs cigarette socket.

If you are looking for electric pump for bikes. I wouldn't recommend this exact pump. vaclife pump makes sames exact pump that supports both ac and dc power input.

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rkingj

Jun 10, 2021 06:17 AM

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rkingjJun 10, 2021 06:17 AM

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in for 1! THX!!!

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techx

Jun 10, 2021 06:28 AM

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techxJun 10, 2021 06:28 AM

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BTW it's got an LED Light.... "For darkness"... just in case anyone had any concerns about why you would need such a feature, thankfully they spared us the grief of trying to figure that one out on our own

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VacLife 12V Portable Digital Air Compressor w/ Schrader Valve & LED Light

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