Editors’ Choice: Best Overlanding Air Compressors

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What’s the best air compressor for overlanding? It depends on your tire size, budget, and how often you’ll be adjusting your tires’ pressure. It might seem like a hassle if you’re darting between the dirt and the highway multiple times in a trip, but airing down your tires is essential in overlanding. That’s because airing down expands your tire’s contact patch with the ground, giving it more traction. And traction is essential off road. What’s more, airing down can also make your off-road ride more comfortable, as going down from highway pressure (35 PSI and above) to trail pressure (25 PSI and below) lessens the energy transfer of impact trail imperfections into the vehicle. That’s because, with lower air pressure, the tire’s softer side walls will absorb more of the energy. If you’re going to air down, Air Moto Air Device you then need to air back up once you hit the pavement. Driving at highway speeds with low tire pressure (below the manufacturer’s recommended pressure) can cause damage to your tire’s side walls, wearing them out prematurely.

The slingshot is not the problem, the projectile is the problem! A Tennis ball is inherently a fairly safe projectile. They are big so they slow down quickly, limiting the distance they will travel and the velocity they impact with. They are not hard, so they tend to do little damage when they land. It is something familiar so people know what to expect. It is big enough to see fairly well. They are available and inexpensive. How High will these Launchers reach? 130 to 200 feet of height is easily attained with a Pneumatic Tennis Ball Antenna Launcher while towing a 50 pound test fishing line. It is possible to go much higher with the more efficient or larger launchers, but we have not found suitable antenna trees much over 130 feet tall. So we consider 150 feet to be about optimal. Are there other uses for these Launchers? Are these Launchers Dangerous? If you've played or watched tennis you know that the serve is (usually) one of the harder hit strokes in tennis.

According to the Society of Automotive Engineers the average pressure in a truck tire can range from 30 to 100 PSI. VIAIR Corporation, was established in 1998. Nowadays it manufactures a wide range of 12-volt and 24-volt DC air compressors and air accessories for medium-, heavy-duty, and industrial applications worldwide. It’s headquartered in Irvine, California. Viair 400P is a portable model with its functioning in automatic mode. The unit comes with an onboard pressure switch which shuts off the compressor Air Moto Air Device as soon as 145 PSI is reached. It is delivered with a quick-to-attach adapter to any 12-volt power source. This 33% duty cycle unit can be continuously operated for up to 20 minutes at 100 PSI before it needs to cool down. This air compressor has a range of useful attachments, such as a close-ended gas station-style Air Moto Air Device gun, which can be stored in a superior bag included in the scope of supply. The 400P model is a portable compression system, complete with 200 PSI air pressure gauge to enhance accuracy of it use.

The red strobe gives me some extra piece of mind if I need to pull over to fill my tire on the side of the road at night.