Our small fleet of boats comes with a lot of tires. They’re attached to trailers, dollies, and towing vehicles. In the past we had to position the gear near our compressor, but recently we discovered a fast and easy way to keep the fleet maintained: a cordless air inflator. We already had several DeWalt 20V cordless tools, with batteries and chargers, so we went with the DeWalt 20V Max Inflator.The inflator is light, just 5 1/2 lbs, and compact for its capabilities. It measures just under 10″ high, 12″ wide, and just over 5″ deep. The inflator can use three different power sources: the included 12V DC cord that stows in a compartment with a latching door, or (available separately) DeWalt’s 20V Max batteries, and a 115V AC power adapter. The DeWalt inflator has a high-pressure hose for auto and dolly tires. The corrugated hose at the right can be used for inflatable mattresses and boat rollers.
Kent and Audrey Lewis
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I’ve been eyeing this, having been dragging around portable battery chargers and a small pump. Since I have the DeWalt tools I’ll spring for it. Another really great tool is the battery-powered/cord-powered DeWalt vacuum/blower. It can handle liquids and is really nice when setting up a shop vacuum is a pain.
The Ryobi One+ system also has a portable inflator that works very well. Given that I have other Ryobi One+ devices, it made sense to purchase it. I’ve done bike tires with their included adaptor for (what I consider to be non-standard) bike valves, blown up air mattresses, and have used it to top up the tires on my SUV. If you have other Ryobi One+ items, it’s worth considering.
Ben,
The cordless wet/dry vacs are great, we use ours to suck out water, sand, and spilled coffee (a tragedy, I know) from the bilges, usually the Penobscot 14. Our is a Porter Cable, reviewed Dec 2018.
We got the tip on the inflator from the Subaru Outback Facebook page, there is some good info there periodically on lightweight, compact outdoor gear.
What’s nice is that the tool makers are coming up with not-so-obvious tools for their battery systems. Looks like no matter what you have there will be a tool for it. Kind of a way to lock you in.