Editor's Note Jan. 26, 2026: We are a preparing an update to this roundup with a couple new tested inflators. A portable tire inflator is also handy to have when it’s not a worst-case scenario. I’ve owned several tire inflators over the years, everything from janky budgets jobs that take forever inflate a tire to my current favorite, the . Read on to find the right portable tire inflator for you. I also pored over online reviews to see what others had to say about portable tire inflators and read real users’ comments and reviews.