Should you get a portable, automated tire inflator? I test the VIAIR EVC31 PRO: it's a compact, capable tire Inflator tested ...

The bare minimum of equipment you need in your car for emergencies is a tire inflator and a jump starter. I could list another 10 things you should probably have as well. But we’ll just start with ...

The portable tire inflators tested here rely on one of four power sources: a built-in rechargeable battery, 12 volts by ...

I’ve been carrying a VIAIR compressor in my cars for the past 15 years or so. When I was doing instrumented vehicle testing, before any car turned a wheel in anger, we’d get corner weights, torque the ...

In the meantime, if you're comfortable working with alligator clips to your battery and repeatedly double-checking your tire pressure, the Viair 88P is affordable, small enough to stash in the car, ...

Portable tire inflators have exploded in popularity over the last few years, and they've only gotten smaller, faster, and easier to use. Many are extremely similar to one another, so telling them ...

There are also very good inflators that plug into your vehicle’s 12v power (cigarette lighter). The best ones are made by a company called Viair. Shown here is the Viair 84P. Viair/TNS A reader wrote ...

Overall, tire inflators are typically only used in emergencies, and we feel the portability of this device outweighs its quality-of-life drawbacks. If you're short on space, this is the inflator to ...

The AirMoto portable inflator comes with several attachments to inflate all your tires and even inflatable mattresses and toys. (AirMoto/TNS) AirMoto / TNS A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about ...

Portable jump starters can squeeze an incredible amount of power into a package the size of a lunch box. The best ones will hold a charge for months so they’re at the ready in case of an emergency.