[sciphi]

Here some blurry photos of the Eco's tire compressor/inflator. My good camera went MIA, so the crappy iDevice camera will have to do.

Here is the little inflator/compressor:

Laid down to the left when the can of slime is facing away from you, we see the tire chuck used to put air only into the tires:

Flip up the lever and gently wiggle the chuck off the can of goo to get the air-only hose off the compressor.

The hose is free, and waiting to be used:

Here's the hose that needs to be used with the can of goo:

If you're a Eco owner and haven't looked at your compressor/inflator, please get it out and get familiar with it. It sure beats figuring out how to use it when a flat happens. Most folks won't get flats. Some will. If you're one of the people with a flat, knowing how to operate the tools available will make the whole process go much more smoothly.

And, if you're a Eco AT owner with a spare, please check your spare tire's air pressure regularly! That spare is useless if it's flat too.

 

[sciphi]

Great write up, thanks a bunch! I will definitely check out the stock inflator/repair kit just to see how things work!



This was the BEST part of your review - it confirms that the "slime" is still liquid and functional at low temperatures, which is the one concern I've had about having this instead of a spare in a car that's winter driven. What was the temperature when you used it?

It was about 18-20*F outside. Matt contacted me to bounce ideas off of when he couldn't locate a new tire, and I ran outside to get my kit. The thermometer was glanced at on the way out.