I have a friend who owns a shop that refills painball gun co2 tanks. I asked him if they sell a smaller tank and he says they do. It's about 2 feet in height and holds 20 lbs of co2.

My question: Does anyone have any experience with these tanks for their buggy? Is it a good/bad idea? The price for one of these is about $150 and can be refilled for about $20. I have no clue how many air-up I can get with this setup.

Thanks for any thoughts...

addict, oasis off road has this system called the powertank. they say 40 fill ups on their 10lbs tanks.

You can buy a small tire pump that plugs into the cig. lighter. with the fitting for a tire onm the end. Short money but I dont know how well theyu work.

I have one of theose pumps that plugs into the cigarette lighter, picked it up for about $15 at Wally world, it works pretty good.

IMHO the cigarette lighter pumps are ok for tires not exceeding 35psi ,for something higher for 3/4 or 1 ton trucks running 50 or 60 psi, i would suggest a better pump. you know ,fixed up a/c- co2 .

thanks guys...will look into it.

those cig lighter compressors work but are pretty slow. Look at the closely specs when you buy one...some are a complete joke and would not do the job. I have one but don't use it. (I don't even know where it is at the moment) I burned a cheap one out and got another as a gift. I really don't care for them but in a pinch they get the job done.

I have a "real" compressor in my workshop and I drag the looong hose to the truck when I get back (I live very close to the beach).

I have seen some of those tanks mounted in pickups. I bet they work pretty well but the tank needs to be pretty big to fill up large truck tires I know my compressor keeps its tank @ 100psi and it fires off several times when I pump up the tires on the return trip from the beach.

What I would really *LOVE* is an on-board air system that runs a compressor off the engine OR better yet a systerm like the have in the Hummers...you can adjust tire pressur on the fly...now thats slik, I don't know how they do that but I want it! I have written letters to GM and Ford asking them to include them as options on off road vehicles...never got a response:(

You could try a small aluminum scuba tank, the fills are a lot cheeper than $20 more like $9- $12 i think. i think the co2 tanks are about 1200 psi, a scuba tank can be filled to 3200 psi so more air in a smaller space.

edit: someplace sells adaptors that hook up to the tire

Soem of the back beach sharpies have converted air conditioner compressors to fioll their own tires...

I was just going to say that Basic, I have a friend that has done that and it works pretty darn good.
I am not to sure how he did it but I am going to ask him. I did not by a sticker this year as I don't use to much and decided $100 was to much. But I have found other times were I or I could have helped some one out if I had a small compressor like that!!

I have a 6hp 60 gal tank compressor in the basement and use to carry one of them red air tanks, but they never hold anough air in them.
O well I am going to ask my buddy how to and about how much $$ to do it and I will get back to you guys.