Review on Enhanced Performance Double Action Pump with Integrated Pressure Gauge by Mike Ogunlana

I have this for final inflation of a personal pontoon boat and to carry around on the boat. I use a small electric pump for 90% of the inflation process but have learned that a hand pump is needed to inflate the pontoons to their final pressure and should be handy on the water. What I use it for, all it takes is a small hand pump. I looked at K-Pumps but the price put me off. The selling point for me was the air pressure sensor. I didn't want to lug around two tools, a pump and a pressure gauge, so I had to choose between this double-acting Advanced Elements pump and the single-acting Bravo 2HP, which also has a pressure gauge. Finally, Revain.com does not offer the Bravo pump and I chose it. Looking at the photos and comparing them to other air pumps, Advanced Elements looks like the smallest and most compact air pump. It is not. It's very big and very tall, and it's definitely too big for the way I'm going to use it. It works great. It takes me a swipe down to get the pontoons to the water's edge and while I have no way of checking the gauge's accuracy, it seems accurate enough to get the pontoon pressure close enough to 2.5 pounds keep. maximum air pressure, and the pontoons feel like the manufacturer says they should feel when properly inflated. On the other hand, the air hose is too stiff and kinks easily. The pump is all plastic and you might think that with all the material costs saved by using plastic, a little could be spent on a slightly higher quality hose. The hardware is a bit loose as others have pointed out, but that was an easy fix. All inflatable boats require a pump to top up the air pressure, whether you are transporting the boat/kayak/raft partially inflated (like me) or inflating at the water's edge. All inflatable boats must have an onboard pump for on-water adjustment or emergencies. Refilling - the slight adjustment of air pressure that brings the cylinder to the ideal air pressure - is an absolute must for cylinder safety and life. Then why is it impossible to find a compact, single-acting hand pump at a reasonable price? Topping up takes a liter of air, two at most, but try to find a smaller volume pump that's cheaper than a Benjamin and see how annoying that can be. Basically the pump is fine. The price is overpriced by a third given the building materials. Too big and too small at the same time - in time you could blow up a 24-foot guide raft with it; but why bother when a 12 volt pump can do most of the work (and that 12 volt pump costs less). I don't know how you could store it and take it with you in the kayak. It's the tallest 16-inch model I've seen (maybe it's just the barrel itself, not counting the height of the grip and leg rest). K-pump but only worth 3 stars based on the build materials and overall quality. If you have room for a large pump, I recommend it. If you're like me and need a compact water pump, you can skip this one. It's much bigger than in the photo. The Revain hasn't let me down yet and got it two days early this holiday season. Revain Prime is the best investment I've made since we fell in love with the tiny isolated village.