AirMan Tour 12v Compact Inflator Pump Suitable for Cars & Motorocycles

I am absolutely delighted with this wonderfully designed and made Air Compressor. I was a little apprehensive after reading one or two reviews about it, but it exceeds expectations. I have used it today and it worked a treat on both my wife's Suzuki Swift and my Vauxhall Astra Estate. Admittedly not very much air needed to be put in any of the tyres but it performed excellently. The only short coming I can see is the fact that the lead is a little on the short side. I used a connector that I already had that enable me to connect the unit to the battery and it was only just possible to reach the near side rear tyre to put air into that one. I connected the compressor this way because the handbook for the Suzuki did not specify the rating for the cigarette lighter.On the Vauxhall I used a jump starter unit that I have and that has a cigarette lighter point built into it and I thought I might as well try that out as I had never used the jump starter for that purpose before. Although I didn't try it, I am sure that there would have been plenty of the lead supplied with the Airman to reach the rear tyres on both sides if I had used the cigarette lighter. However, using my jump starter unit meant I did not need to start the engine - recommended in the instructions for the Airman.However, even with that the proviso to check what rating the cigarette lighter in your car is before buying the Airman (the rating for the Vauxhall Astra is 10amps and that is what the Airman is rated at) I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending the Airman for anyone who wants a cracking little gadget that can live in the glove compartment!As regards the noise, I actually found it was quieter than the 30 year old unit it replaced. I did not take any notice of the gauge it came with as I already had an accurate pressure gauge of my own. Very little air is lost when screwing the connector on and off the car valve - a tip though, especially when using it on the front tyres, is to wash the wheels especially around the valve and if you have the plastic hub capped wheels instead of alloys, make sure the tyre valve is central to the cutout that accommodates the valve (I took them off the Suzuki and replaced them so that the valve was central to the cutout (you might want to put some gloves on when removing the plastic hub caps as the plastic edges that you grip when removing the hub caps can be quite sharp!). If you don't do this and you've got biggish fingers you may find attaching the connector difficult otherwise, but then again most of the compressors I looked at have the screw on type connectors so that would apply across the board!I hope this review is useful and not too long winded, but I wanted to give my first impressions of the unit. I think that the Airman is well made and hopefully will ultimately prove to be as reliable as my old compressor (that came in a huge case I should add). I love the Airman's size, design and quality.

Der Kompressor ist schön kompakt und macht von der Verarbeitung einen guten Eindruck. Ich benutze das Gerät um Autoreifen und Fahrradreifen aufzupumpen. Der Kompressor schafft die 4.5 bar, die ich fürs Fahrrad brauche ohne Probleme und macht dabei auch nicht zu viel Lärm. Etwas störend finde ich die Schraubbefestigung des Ventilstutzens, weil immer beim Abschrauben etwas Luft entweicht, ausserdem das auf- und abschrauben dauert immer länger als beim üblichen Klemmanschluss.

super produittaille correct qui permet un rangement facile ( il rentre pile-poil dans mon tool-box de ma gs adventure)fonctionne très bien ( a voir quand même dans le temps)

Super Packmaß . Für Motorradtouren sehr zu empfehlen.

Plus besoin d'aller dans les supermarchés et payer pour gonfler mes pneus, ou demander qu'on me prête une pompe à vélo, compresseur super pratique, robuste !! Il me suit même en moto ! Vraiment impeccable, je le recommande !