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[โ€“] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (4 children)

A portable car tire inflator (with build in battery).

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I bought one that connects to the 12v outlet (what we used to call the "cigarette lighter slot") in the car. It's come in handy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm 62 and have just bought my first ever.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the use case for these? Not needing to fill up tires at the gas station?

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Pretty much. Mine was cheap, but my favorite feature is the targeted auto stop. So I set it to a pressure, and it stops when it reaches it automatically, which no gas station pump ever did for me. So I can get them all to the exact same pressure without stopping to check where I'm at a bunch mid fill-up.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ah ok - if the gas station doesn't have such a machine that's pretty useful. My next gas station has such a compressor, I enter the pressure and it does everything automatically once the hose is connected.

Anyways, keeping your tires at correct pressure probably pays for such a pump in a short time.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I have a Ryobi one, technically seperate battery but it's so good it's worth it.

Attach, set the PSI I want, hit go, it stops on its own, no awkwardly crouching down holding a button or keeping my eye on a dial that wobbles a lot.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I legit just bought one yesterday lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What a coincidence!