Take All Measures For A Long And Safe Journey

If you are thinking of going on a long road trip in your automobile, van or RV, then you must be aware of one of the necessary car accessories that I have come across in a long time - the 12v air compressor.

Whether you are intending to take the Great Ocean Road, travel to the Snowy Mountains or cross the Nullabor Plains, it merely requires one flat tyre to end your journey, generally miles far from the nearest city.

While you might have a spare tyre, depending on your age and fitness level, it could be tough to remove the extra tyre and the jack from the boot, jack the car up correctly, loosen the wheel nuts and change the tyre. It's dirty work at the best of times and can be made much harder trying to do this in the dark.

Wouldn't it be less difficult to simply re fill the tyre with air and continue your journey? This enables you to be able to take the car to a garage to have the tyre changed by a professional, or at least allow you to continue your traveling while waiting until day light to make a stop and replace it.

There are other ways to re inflate your tyre, such as canned air, but these techniques are mostly not that simple. The best way out is actually to have an air compressor on board to help you plug it in tyre and simply re inflate it. But where would you plug it in?

Now there is also a 12v air compressor which is solar powered, ensuring that it is always ready when you need it. The solar powered 8 in 1 power unit has an integrated air compressor that works at 260 PSI and has a reading gauge to help you see what the air pressure is.

Even better, if for some reason the unit loses charge, the unit also has a built in power inverter. This power inverter will actually connect to your cars cigarette lighter or similar port, and will draw current from your vehicles battery and power the 12v Air Compressor, always guaranteeing that in the case of a flat or leaking tyre, you can be back traveling all over again quickly and without fuss.