ShockFlo Tyre inflator Portable Air Compressor 150 PSI

I had a slow puncture in car tyre and this was very helpful. To save going to petrol station to put air in tyres often. Only issue (if an issue) if you have really low pressure in one tyre, battery will only be enough to fill that tyre.

s-class was sat a good while prior & during my trip away, I came back to find the front driver-side flat, from past experience I was told to avoid driving on a flat especially if its a big heavy car so thought I give this a try, was very sceptical but it actually worked really well, from absolutely flat to auto stopping at 38psi took about 5-10mins while I jump started the car, very well made produc

Using a foot pump for car tyres has been normal for decades. For the last 5 years, or so, I have been using a motorised pump, which can be plugged into the car cigar lighter socket. Because this can run down the car battery, the car engine needs to be running, which uses fuel. So, for most of the last 5 years, I have been using an adapter, which is plugged into the house electric power socket, and the other end has a 12-volt socket to take the cigar lighter plug of the electric tyre pump. Of course, you can only use this setup if you are close to the house power supply.

My neighbour, a widow, asked me to check her tyres on a regular basis, recently. I had to revert to the foot pump because the extension wire wasn’t long enough. That makes you realise how spoilt you are, using the electric pump. About 25 years ago, I remembered using a portable electric pump, with a battery, not only heavy, but enormous. That was in the earlier times of rechargeable battery appliances. I decided to look at Amazon to see what was available now. The ShockFlow portable tyre inflator seemed to have a good specification and review were good. I took a chance, which I don’t regret.

The appliance is fairly light, and unbelievably small considering it consists of a rechargeable battery, is powerful, and it is easy to use. PORTABLE is the right word. It’s a lot quieter than the plug-in electric one. I do like the single button for single use, instead of the more modern single button for multiple use, which is more confusing. It can be used for pumping at the same time as being plugged in to charge, if the battery is low. Also, to recharge, it can be plugged into the car cigar lighter, or a USB socket. There is a useful battery charge level indicator, and it can be used for quite a few tyres, assuming they are not all flat. Strongly recommended.