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These portable tire inflators will help you out of a pneumatic jam.

A portable tire inflator can be a life saver: Whether it’s going to help your friend limp their car to a shop to repair a tire, or to deal with sudden temperature affecting your own ride, it’s never a bad idea to have a portable tire inflator on hand to help when those troublesome times rear their ugly head. With that in mind, you might check out one of these portable tire inflators.

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This portable Teromas tire inflator pumps out an impressive 150 PSI of pressure. The versatile inflator also features both an AC/DC outlet that can plug into your car's cigarette lighter or a normal wall outlet. 

This Black and Decker tire inflator checks all the boxes for those looking for a portable unit: digital pressure gauge, rechargeable battery, and lots of attachments for other projects around the house. 

One of the leading names in emergency tire repair, this Slime tire inflator is powered by your vehicle’s cigarette lighter, so you shouldn’t have any worries about not having enough juice to inflate some low tires. 

What might be the Cadillac of portable inflators, this M12 Milwaukee unit is a good gift for those already invested in the M12 Milwaukee battery system.

This Craftsman tire inflator is powered by a standard wall outlet, a Craftsman 20v battery or a 12-volt power source, which makes it extremely versatile. It also has a handy preset that automatically stops inflating when it hits your set pressure. 

This VacLife tire inflator is perfect for your car. Powered by a 12V plug, the inflator features an auto-shut off feature so all you need to do is press start and the inflator does the rest. 

This Slime tire inflator might not be as robust as the other in this list, but it is more affordable. If you’re shopping on a tight budget, this might be the tire inflator for you.  

A battery-operated tire inflator is much more portable than the ubiquitous cigarette-lighter-powered inflators. This Avid Power inflator might not be a name brand, but it is on the more affordable end of the spectrum.