UUP Tire Inflator Air Compressor, 150PSI 12V DC Double Cylinders Heavy Duty Portable Air Pump w/Emergency LED Light for Truck, SUV, Car, RV (red)

Love that it works very fast. It is difficult to remove from carrying case

The other day my vehicle informed me that we had a tire with low pressure. With visions of a rapid deflation at speed followed by another vision of me and my beloved 4Runner being yeeted off the roadway and into a ditch full of rocks and poison ivy, most likely on fire, I searched for a nearby tire inflation machine. Now, I’ve been driving relatively new automobiles for 30 years or so, so my experiences from crappy old tires on nasty used cars at long-gone gas stations no longer applies. Now it seems that one must pay an extraordinary amount of money to use a tire inflation station at a 7/11 or Shell station, or a Cumberland Farms, or an off-brand gas station, all of which I visited in my odyssey to discover pressurized air. Who the heck has pocket shrapnel, ie change, anymore? I don’t even have the once-customary container full of change, replete with quarters. So the machines which demand anywhere from $2 and higher, happily (greedily) accept credit and debit cards. Well, sort of. They take the money, chuckle internally, and watch as you attempt to use their inoperable air pump. Six dollars and three stops later, I finally discovered a working inflator, paid my $2, and actually got air. I don’t like relying on any technology that only works 25% of the time, so I decided to buy a portable tire inflator. Off to the digital shopping paradise Amazon, and a detailed look at the highest rated pumps. The UUP Tire Inflator/compressor seemed like it would fit the bill, and it was on sale for $39.95. From the first use on, I have found this handy little compressor to be just the ticket. Well-made, equipped with a long hose and a long power cord, it takes only a few minutes to inflate a tire to the proper pressure. I immediately bought another and put it in my daughter’s car, after showing her how to use it properly. Highly recommend. 10/10

I think these 12v air pumps are a great emergency accessory to have in your car. With my son off at college, he took ours so I had to get a new one for home. While shopping for these I was disturbed to see some pumps that inflate fast, but draw so much power theyre likely to blow a circuit breaker in your car! It took some searching to find travel-friendly, but I think this threads the needle of inflating fast enough to be useful, but now so power-hungry you risk blowing a fuse. Its interesting that all these pumps now include direct battery cables, but lets be honest, its really inconvenient to pop the hood just to inflate some tires. I did a quick run on the tires of my truck to see how this works. First, the 12v cable seems reasonably thick and a good length. Im not a fan of the pivoting handle, but I suppose that helps it pack up a bit smaller. The main problem is just you have to flip it down to read the pressure gage, so you have to flip it up, and down over and over as you move around your vehicle. Next, I find the light a little gimmicky, but more importantly I constantly confused which side the light switch is on vs the pump switch. The coiled air-hose is a bit short, and I wish it came as a quickconnect instead of a thread-on. Since I have to use the coiled hose to reach the rear tires its an obnoxious step before and after use.

Bought this as a gift for my boyfriend. He uses it often . It has filled a completely flat tire in about 6-7 minutes. They use many work vehicles and this has been consistent in performance. His co worker even bought one the same day after seeing how effective is.

Have only had this a few months but so far no problems. Used about 5 times so far. The quick connect inflator is a big plus over screw on types. Have not seen any issues with overheating or accuracy of pressure readings. Does not fill as fast as the previous slime unit i had but is fast enough. Good value for price and performance.

The pressure guage reads 7 psi below the correct pressure. To pressure a tire to 40 psi on the guage you read 33psi. In other words 33 psi on the UUP Tire Inflator Air Compressor equals 40 psi tire pressure. A small item if you are aware of but it could be dangerous!