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We're fairly new to caravanning and seem to have a real problem checking tyre pressures.  It doesn't help that we had a leaky valve which was replaced by a friend.  But since then I've used 3 different devices to check the pressure on the tyre and they're all a load of rubbish, quite frankly.  The thought of driving through a petrol station with the caravan fills me with horror altho I'm tempted to try a motorway service station as I would have thought that they are more spacious (but I am just guessing).  I have just bought a small tyre pressure gauge for a couple of quid from Halford but need to try that yet.  I will test in on the car tyres first to see how reliable it is. 

Would welcome any advice

Alison

We use one of these on the cars and the caravan.

So simple to use. You just set the pressure that you want the tyre to be at and switch on. It automatically stops when the tyre is at the correct pressure. No fiddling about trying to read the gauge and you get an accurate pressure, unlike most 12v dial ones where the needle vibrates about so much that you have to guess at an average reading.

Thanks.  They both seem pretty nifty bits of kit - better than the footpump I've got and the 12V thing I bought off Ebay. 

Cheers

Alison

I had one of these for xmas last year.

Brian

I still use the old style of gauge,the type you push on to the valve and the inner shoots out to give you your reading,never lets me down

Ken

Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 20/7/2009

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I had one of these for xmas last year.

Brian

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We have a michelin 12v pump in the garage but for the use it is it can stay there.  It would be quicker with a footpump. It never seemed to latch on properly to the caravan tyre valves.

Brian

Quote: Originally posted by brianconwy on 21/7/2009

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We have a michelin 12v pump in the garage but for the use it is it can stay there.  It would be quicker with a footpump. It never seemed to latch on properly to the caravan tyre valves.

Brian

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Quote: Originally posted by mike+judi on 21/7/2009Van loaded or unloaded?

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