Portable battery or car operated inflation pump.....
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Here are a few options: I use an old shop vac leaf blower + a 12 volt inverter.
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RYOBI ONE+ 18V Cordless High Volume Power Inflator (Tool Only) P738
RYOBI introduces the 18V ONE+ Cordless High Volume Power Inflator (Tool Only). This cordless tool is perfect for fast, high volume inflating and deflating of air mattresses and pool toys. It can inflate
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Coleman Quickpump 120V Pump : Sports & Outdoors
Coleman Quickpump 120V Pump : Sports & Outdoors
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Amazon.com: Makita DUB185Z Cordless Handheld Leaf Blower Powered by 18V LXT Li-Ion Battery : Automotive
Buy Makita DUB185Z Cordless Handheld Leaf Blower Powered by 18V LXT Li-Ion Battery: Blower Motors - Amazon.com ✓ FREE DELIVERY possible on eligible purchases
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Advanced Elements 12 Volt Electric Pump | REI Co-op
Save your breath. The Advanced Elements 12 Volt electric pump conveniently plugs into your motor vehicle's cigarette lighter or accessory socket.
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You'll still want a hand pump to top them off.
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This is what I use because I already own Dewalt tools and batteries.
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20V MAX* Corded/Cordless Air Inflator | DEWALT
Our 20V MAX* Corded/Cordless Air Inflator can run on any one of three power sources** for maximum versatility: 20V MAX* battery, 12V DC, or 110V AC. Use it on the jobsite, or on the go. It features a high-pressure rubber hose for durability. The threaded chuck and included onboard accessories...
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That dewalt is nice cause it’s wall plug, car 12v or battery. I have their tools too so I may get that if it’s not to big. My buddy has the makita and itll fill a phat cat pretty fast. He did two phat cats but was saying I dunno this batteries really low we can try and ended up doing both so I’d say it’s nice but you gotta have all the batteries cause they are the expensive part. (Thanks captain obvious) lol
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On our last trip we blew up 3 14ft Avons, 1 16ft Avon and a pair of 16ft Aire cat tubes wiith one battery. 😎
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With the mikita? That’s awesome!
+1 for the Makita. It will fill up multiple boats with one battery.
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Milwaukee pump, Already had the whole system a big battery will fill up 6+ boats easily
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If you don't want to top it off by hand or foot pump, I've had a Bravo pump for many years and it's awesome!
They key is to make sure it's a dual stage pump. Single stage pumps mean you will need to top the raft off because they cannot build up enough PSI to fully inflate a standard raft or SUP.
My dual stage Bravo has lasted ~15 years and is still going strong! It has an automatic shutoff so I can set it to the PSI I'd like and fill the raft while I'm getting gear ready as well.
This looks like the latest model
They key is to make sure it's a dual stage pump. Single stage pumps mean you will need to top the raft off because they cannot build up enough PSI to fully inflate a standard raft or SUP.
My dual stage Bravo has lasted ~15 years and is still going strong! It has an automatic shutoff so I can set it to the PSI I'd like and fill the raft while I'm getting gear ready as well.
This looks like the latest model
Bravo High-Pressure 12 Volt Pump | NRS
The Bravo BTP 12 High-Pressure Pump is the perfect solution for quickly inflating your raft, cataraft, IK or SUP board. Hook it up to a 12 volt battery and it puts out up to 15 psi of air pressure.
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With cordless battery powered leaf blowers, why would anyone use a corded pump ever again?!
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Makita blower, fresh 18v battery, 3d printed nozzle (that opens a Leafield valve, fits Milwaukee too) and diy k-pump is what I now bring on the river
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Makita Blower to Leafield C7 or D7 valve adapter by Sh4ft
Adapter that sits in the rubber tube of a Makita blower and fits into a Leafield C7 or D7 valve commonly found on whitewater inflatables like rafts, catarafts, duckies etc. There is an insert in the center of the adapter that pushes the valve open when inserted and allows the valve to close...
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So with the leaf blower isn’t it kinda big like a leaf blower or are you mcguivering some other outlet on it? And home I use a shop vac and iam shocked how fast a giant boat gets filled. I have to do 5 boats soon so iam actually listening lol
It's been mentioned but if you have cordless tools of any brand (milwaukee or die haha) then just get the blower. My milwaukee blower was like 80$ and can blow up my 14 footer in about 3-4 min. Then I just top off with K100 pump and all in its a 5-7 min ordeal. Everyone I raft with comments on how nice it is to not be hooked up to the car. Also small enough to put in a pack. To add I could probably get 3-4 rounds of inflating my 14' with one 18V 6 ah battery.
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Which Milwaukee blower do y'all have? This idea is quite the revelation but mine's got a 3" outlet and I'm drawing a blank figuring out how to get all that air into an HR valve.
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Milwaukee M18 160 mph 100 CFM 18 V Battery Handheld Compact Leaf Blower Tool Only - Ace Hardware
The M18 Compact Blower delivers the fastest jobsite cleanup. The 0884-20 offers a best in class power to size ratio. The M18 Compact Blower has power control that includes a 3-speed electronic switch, lock-on and a variable speed trigger which allows for versatile clearing power. This blower...
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Because one doesn't want to top off their raft(s) by hand/foot, one prefers tools made to perform the job they are doing, and for me..I like the automatic shutoff as well so I can rig other things up while it's filling.
When I have more than one raft to fill, it's even better being able to start the pump and walk away, switch rafts when one is full, and back to rigging while the next raft fills.
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