FLEXTAILGEAR Tiny Pump X Portable Air Pump+ Camping Light Ultra-Mini Air Pump with 1300mAh Battery USB Rechargeable for Sleeping Pads Pool Floats Air Bed Air Mattress Swimming Ring

You don’t need it but it makes life so much better

Small but effective. Great little gadget

Very good

I first saw Dan Becker recommend this, and his logic was sound. For items that need to be filled up, this will do so without introducing moisture and bacteria from your filthy mouth and lungs (yes, I mean you). LOLFor camping this is an outstanding tool (yes, tool). It is a pump, sure, which keeps your expensive inflatable gear going strong and not being contaminated. Using the dry atmosphere vs. your exhalations keeps your mattresses/pads/pillows, etc. free of moisture which will ensure you're much warmer. For inflatables with down or synthetic insulation inside, this becomes critical.In addition to being a nice little pump, it also deflates far better than you can. It'll suck the air out of a pad and leave it pancake flat for tight packing. That's made a world of difference and opened up new backpacks for me because it let me go down a size and still pack everything.So far it's a pump and a vacuum, but it's also a light. IMO the light is too harsh, even on the lowest setting, though it's awesome to hang it inside the tent if you have to wander off into the woods at night; it will brightly illuminate your tent. If I had to knock it on anything, it'd be that the light is just too bright. I'd also love it to have a RGB function to use red/amber/blue/green/white, and to run lower lumens.Bonus Feature: This is the ultimate campfire bellows. You don't need a bit of silicone hose (pick some up from Autozone or similar) but it can be helpful.Need another thing? It can act as a battery backup.Cons: I'm not sure there are any real 'cons' here. It's heavier than some pump sacks but typically takes up less space. If this were to fail and you didn't have a pump sack, you'd be relying on breathing into your pad which isn't good. Exped sells a pump sack that's actually worth having and is crazy light called the Schnozzle. That's also a dry bag so you can keep your flextail in it along with your pad and you're gold. I find that the pump port (the little one) really could be designed with some sort of a catch to keep the bits attached, and maybe to sell specific purely flexible silicone bits to replace the need to carry the plastic attachments. In fact, Flextail, if you're reading this I have a solution for that with a mild re-design.Wish list: I'd love it to be super bright orange, yellow, or some other obnoxious color because it's easy to lose things outside. The aforementioned RGB light function would be amazing. A standard USB-A port to make cross-charging other devices easier.

Just returned from a week long camping trip, using the Flextailgear pump to daily inflate my oversize ThermoRest camping pad. The pump worked perfectly, on a single charge, the entire time, and I used the soft "rubber" valve over the ThermoRest screw in/out valve. One note that's important, IMHO: the on/off switch is easily activated and can drain all the battery while packed. The solution is to fashion a hard plastic cap (I used a lid from a prescription medication bottle, with a small piece of foam rubber to pad the inner surface, which fit perfectly) over the switch. I just used some tape to keep the lid in place, and this prevented any accidental activation. For in-tent illumination, I put a small carabineer type clip on the wire bail to hang inside the tent.

This little pump is one of my favorite purchases. No more huffing and puffing to inflate my air mattress. I would say I could probably inflate and deflate my mattress five times before it needs to recharge.

Ignore what many reviewers have said about this pump will not deflate items as it has no proper fittings . Anything this pump can inflate, it can deflate. On single valve items the same adapter works on both to inflate and deflate. On items such as my pad you have to change the adapter but the one supplied will still work.I extremely happy with this pump. Pump battery life full charge 15min per specs.Results: Bivaro 75x22x3 non insulate rectangular pad. Inflate 40.6 secs. Larger of 2 nozzles fit perfectly. Note pad was too firm to be comfortable so I had to let some air out. I estimate about 36 seconds would have been proper inflation for comfort. The valve system in this pad actually does not require deflation assistance as it self deflates in a min or so by just leaving the valve open. I did attach the Tiny Pump X as soon as I opened the deflate cap on the valve and it sucked it flat in secs. Not the best test, but pump did attach easily and emptied pad quicker. For pads that are slow to deflate I see no reason this pump would not work well.I see reviews using this Tiny pump to inflate the 6 and 8 in thick car camping mattresses. Apparently it will but that is not what this pump is designed for. If you have a mattress like that you are car camping and you can carry a 12 volt plug-in charger or a rechargeable or battery pump. Although this tiny pump would be handy during middle of the night mattress leaks.Tiny Pump X light (Tiny Pump is same pump without led light): Even on low (est 10 hrs run time) it lights up average campsite evenly. Med (2.5 hrs) and Max (1 hr) are noticeably brighter.Full recharge time I have not measured yet. Instructions omit recharge time.Indicator Lights: red charging and during use charge below 5% needs charging. Green full charge. Specs do not say if pump will overcharge if left on charger after green light shows.Pump has a wire bail for carry/hanging that folds flat to pump.Comes with a nylon drawstring storage bag that easily holds everything.Notes: if the light is not an issue buy the Tiny Pump. I almost did.I am a long distance backpacker and previously tested/evaluated outdoor gear for several major companies. Also multi day(wk) kayak and canoe trips. So my gear is very important to me.FYI: ck out the Bivaro pad. It is very inexpensive on Amazon. I have used it as my 3 season pad for 2 yrs now. I dumped my air Thermarest that sounded like sleeping on a bag of potato chips for the Bivaro. Was curious if a pad this inexpensive could be any good and no regrets. About 1/5 the price of brand name pads also.