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Whether you’ re travelling on an iconic outback gravel road, beach driving, or just the occasional sidetrack, having a compressor to regulate tyre pressures or plug a puncture on your vehicle or RV goes a long way to keep you rolling.

The under-bonnet 12V aircompressor in our Troopie had seen better days. It was on its last legs, and the dilemma we faced was whether to replace it with something similar, or choose something else. An under-bonnet type is fine, but being hot and dusty, it’ s exposed to the elements to a degree. They’ re the two things that will shorten the life of any compressor. Additionally, the current compressor location was taking up the space for a second battery; something that was on the drawing board for a future install, so we had to look for another location.

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