Mini tire compressor reviews
 

Hi all. I'm looking at buying a Stop N Go International Pocket tire repair kit for tubeless tires (kits 1000 or 1001 - with CO2 tubes to refill the flat). The kit uses rubber "mushrooms" to fix hole. http://www.stopngo.com/pocket-tire-p...ubeless-tires/ They offer a kit with a small compressor (kit 6000) but reviews are terrible. So I was going to buy the repair kit without the compressor but I would still need a compressor and reviews are so spotty

Has anyone here had experience with a tire compressor and x5 20" tires?


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I have repaired many tubeless auto tire punctures over the past several decades for long term continued tire use using this old school style of plug repair kit

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I also carry a small cigarette lighter compressor in my kit for emergencies.

Mike

From my experience most mini compressor just plain suck. They take forever or just don't do the job. What I use and is solely because of jeep stuff is a CO2 tank. Yes it takes up space but works every time and lets me go from aired down tires at a trail to full in a few minutes. Never any issues and is the best way to re-inflate a tire. You could possibly buy a 2.5lb tank, outfit it with a regulator and air chuck and store it in the back. Would probably be cheaper than any decent compressor and work a lot better. Just an idea...

Smokey, I like that idea, except for the space used... I need my trunks.
I see the one kit I mentioned above comes with 4 CO2 tubes, each capable of inflating 8psi. So I love that neatness but after I run out of those 4, then what do I use? Where as a compressor would be more long term solution... I will look into what skinny CO2 tanks are available tho, the more I think...

Really it wouldn't take a lot of space, especially a 2.5lb. I have a 10lb and while its kind of big it's not so much of an issue that I hate having it around. 2.5lb would probably take a little more space as a compressor.

Smokeyyank, I found a CO2 recharger here, but they only sell 5lb adn higher, so I'm on the hunt for a 2.5lb tank. they do look kinda slim, so will see what options and costs are. thanks for the idea.

+1...I've patched a few m'cycle tires on long road trips, to get me to next town and a new tire.

On my cars, 3 of my 4 tires on our '01 X5 have plug/patches in them, put in by tire joint, though a couple were temp patched by me using similar stuff in semcoinc's post.

A rubber string/patch kit, a set of pokers, a couple of vise grips, maybe a mini mat to lay on, a flashlight, and a portable compressor will get you out of trouble and down the road...so will AAA or your insurance tower, sooner or later.

I have a 30 yr old B&D plug in the wall compressor for the garage, and a newer/cheaper/not as good B&D for the Vette, (no RFTs), and have used both many times to inflate.

The other compressor that the intelligentsia seem to like is also linked.

One just needs a few items and a small compressor, none of which take up much room. Or, be somewhere that AAA, et al, can come and 'help', but they are not going to patch/plug tires for you on the roadside.
GL, mD

https://www.amazon.com/Decker-ASI300...ZN690V7P0VBYRB

https://www.amazon.com/VIAIR-85P-Por...ZN690V7P0VBYRB

https://www.amazon.com/Tools-Heavy-D...+and+plug+kits

PS...if you go the plug/patch/poker route, get an old junk tire from your local tire joint and practice a couple times in your driveway to get the feel of it. Not the same as trying it on/underneath the car, in a dark rainy night, on the shoulder of the road, but it will give you an idea of what's involved...sort of. ;)

For 8 bucks my tire shop guy repairs flat with a patch from the inside. I would trust a patch from the inside more than I would trust those plug patch.

Those rope plugs have worked for me on MC tires, and car tires alike. As temp or perm solutions as well.. I had a 10k pilot road 3 with 3 plugs, zero issues on a zzr1200. If done correctly, they really work well and last.

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I've used plug patches multiple times and they've lasted thousands of miles with no problems. Can't do anything if you damage a side wall though.