EMERGENCY AIR PUMPS

I believe there is an article in the recent Soaring magazine about
building one. But Wal-mart ( good 'ole walmart) or Home depot sells
fully portable units that hold a half dozen gal. or so at 100 plus
pressure at a very resonable price. Hope that helps.
Craig

wrote:
Does anyone have any experience or can make a recommendation for a
portable air pump ? This would be to add some air to a main tire
without having to go back to the shack for a "real" heavy-duty
compressor.

Cheers, Charles

Try Campbell/Hausfield model #CC020300AV. I have a very similar model
for my sailplane and very general home use. Rechargable and can be used
as a power source if needed. I hope this helps.

lj

On 29 Jan 2006 20:29:18 -0800, wrote:

Try Campbell/Hausfield model #CC020300AV. I have a very similar model
for my sailplane and very general home use. Rechargable and can be used
as a power source if needed. I hope this helps.

lj
I concur. I have the same model, and it works very well. Cheap, too!

wrote:
I believe there is an article in the recent Soaring magazine about
building one. But Wal-mart ( good 'ole walmart) or Home depot sells
fully portable units that hold a half dozen gal. or so at 100 plus
pressure at a very resonable price. Hope that helps.

Yup. I picked up one (a 5 gallon unit) today at a local Ace Hardware
for just over $20. There are larger tanks available (9, 11, ...) but 5
at 75-100psi is likely more than sufficient for anything I'll need to do.

Jeremy