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Equipment for repairing flat tire

kipwill
kipwill Member Posts: 17
in Camping & Travel
We have a 2018 NuCamp trailer pulled by a RAV4 Adventure, and would like to be better equipped to deal with a flat tire while traveling.

Do people recommend carrying just a pressurized can sealant, or a more expensive tire sealant kit, which combines a portable 12-volt air compressor and a replaceable container of sealant (such as the Consumer Reports recommended "airMan ResQ Pro +") ?

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  • donmontalvo
    donmontalvo Member Posts: 187
    I patch my own tires using the usual flat kit from Amazon.

    https://a.co/d/4oPkrBw

    my tow vehicle has a dual motor compressor mounted under the front passenger seat…expensive, from my rock climbing days.

    https://a.co/d/4HBoBKM
    Don Montalvo | Retired Veteran | Full time boondocker
    Camper: nuCamp T@B 320S BBC | 12V 2x100Ah LiFePO4 | 600W Solar
    Tow Vehicle: Jeep JLU Rubicon | 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 | 200W Solar
    https://revkit.com/donmontalvo/ | https://donmontalvo.com
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  • MuttonChops
    MuttonChops Member Posts: 1,934
    I'm of the keep it simple and 'for sure' mind set as my driving is mostly in the vast & empty western states.
    So I carry a TAB spare tire and socket/breaker bar for the TAB lug nuts.

    Get a replacement tire or flat fix at next large town.

    In decades of driving I've had at least five flats . . . only one (a slow leak) could be fixed with a plug or fancy seal can, all the others had such damage that a replacement tire was required.

    IMHO the likelihood that a seal can, etc will get you on the road again is low    .
    '18 320 S,  pitched axle, 3020HE; PNW based
    TV: '17 Colorado V6 Z71 4x4, Tow Package, GM Brake Controller
    TV: '25 Canyon AT4
    Adventures:  58   Nights:  405  Towing Miles 50,180
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  • Grumpy_G
    Grumpy_G Member Posts: 710
    Agree with @MuttonChops, a spare tire is the best option (between 3 T@b owners and myself we all have spare tires, were they not standard ???). In a modern car with TPMS you get an early warning, and in older cars you might notice it pulling to one side or similar. With a trailer it's either a bang or the fully deflated wheel rumbling around at which point the tire is ruined anyways. 
    Just like @donmontalvo I carry a tire repair kit and an air compressor in my Jeep (standard equipment if you go off the beaten path), I only use the sealant stuff on my garden tractor ... :) 
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  • Cherokee
    Cherokee Member Posts: 346
    edited August 2025
    We carry a bottle and a scissors jack, lug wrench, spare tire, 12v compressor and a tire plug kit.    

    TV:2019 Nissan Frontier PRO-4X With an Old Man Emu lift
    Trailer: 2019 T@B 320 Boondock with a Lock&Roll Coupler & Jack-e-up
    Custom fabricated metal bottom cladding
    California, USA
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