Fastest Way to Inflate Your Paddle Board in Less Than 2 Minutes!! ( How To DIY SUP inflator)

Make your own tool to inflate your paddle boards at home with any compressor. The compressor we use is $400 from harbor freight and the miscellaneous parts cost roughly $30.

[@janenorton6014]

OMG. It will take me less time to drive to the hardware store, pick up the parts, get back home, assemble the adaptor and fill my SUP than it would if I used the crappy hand pump it came with! THANK YOU!!! 👍🏻 👏🏻 SUP yoga time!

[@cashionsikes9320]

Hallelujah! Thank you for showing the connectors up close, first off.And thank you for making my life a hell of a lot easier when all I wanna do is get my floatation device board, boat, kayak in the freaking water! Sweet video! And love the way you “trashed” the gauge behind you. I’ve done the same thing like a 1,000 times! Quick and informative-perfect video!

[@douzhanglao]

Best solution I’ve seen across the whole internet. Thank you for posting this. I will be grabbing the pieces I’m missing from Home Depot tomorrow.

[@eriknash8783]

Do you plan to tote a 35 gallon compressor around with you or do you inflate at home and then carry on a rack? Kind of kills the portability of an iSUP

[@beefquiche]

​@@eriknash8783 get a small 4,500psi dive tank and a low pressure regulator. solved.

[@kylemiller9806]

@@eriknash8783 No but this would allow you to hook it up to a portable car compressor without having to purchase a $100 paddleboard only compressor

[@sallyhansen1901]

OMG!!! How great! Thank you for the info!

[@SUPPORTYOURSELF]

thanks brother

[@beyondtwominutes]

Hell ya! Thanks for sharing!

[@user-rq9iw7wn2e]

thanks. solution.

[@theresalee2181]

Hello, can you please link or list all part for us? Heading to the hardware store today! Thanks in advance

[@dwellner502]

Thanks for the video this is an excellent idea and Ive already got most of the parts I need. Regarding the air gun you are using I think you mentioned the Male portion of your pipe fitting goes into the air gun. Did you need an adapter? Or will any air gun work for this?

[@beefquiche]

Could you use a 3,000, or 4,500, psi scuba tank to achieve the same results with a low pressure regulator?

[@qozmiq]

Can you explain how you're attaching the sup hose to the T? I see the hose clamp, but what is the interface between the hose and the T/ gun? It's hidden inside. I see the T screws into the gun, the gauge screws into the top of the T, but as your link only has a female npt left, what screws into that, that the hose is clamped to? The ID of both my sup hoses is ~5/8in. How did you mate them? I've watched it so many times... Are you literally putting that female end of the tee directly into the hose, and then clamping?

[@suptahoe4658]

hey sorry just saw your questions, yes it directly slipped over the outside of the female end of the tee. We had to put a couple layers of taper for a good seal then a hose clamp to hold it on.

[@toddricker8955]

I'm trying to duplicate your SUP gauge... did you just take the existing hand pump apart? receommendations how to install the guage?

[@suptahoe4658]

yes exactly, used the gauge and hose from an existing hand pump. here is the piece that ties is all together. TAISHER 1PCS Forging of 304... www.amazon.com/dp/B09XZZ2CSJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[@jschneider28]

How do you think this translates to using an onboard compressor? Your compressor has that nice big tank, I want to use the ARB compressor that is installed under my Jeep hood. Without that tank, will this custom made hose work better than a schrader valve adapter?

[@brandonmiller84]

im not sure but we have used this setup with a small compressor and it still beats the schrader set up by a huge margin

[@oldmanwith]

Depends on the flow rate of your compressor. Without a doubt anything with a Schrader valve is hugely restrictive, first improvement you can make if you have the schrader adapter is unscrew the valve and bin it because you already have a non return valve on your board. However, this guy has a huge advantage, lets assume he has a 50 litre air tank filled to 100 psi, that’s easily going to fill a 250 litre board to 15 psi (to take some generic figures). If he threw the trigger valve away and changed the hoses for something bigger he could probably inflate it in about 30 seconds but not so many people (that aren’t a SUP shop or a garage) will have his compressor setup. So to go back to your situation, google tells me your ARB will produce about 28 litres per minute so in theory you could fill a 280 litre board in 10 minutes. Nothings 100% efficient so give or take on that and also check the max run time of your unit because you don’t want to burn it out.

[@oldmanwith]

Just to add a bit more, I have a Monroe Max air shock compressor (old but good) with no tank, I just ran my Red Paddle 11’ 3” sport up to 18psi with it. Took 25 minutes. On the plus side though it was much quieter than my Outdoormaster Shark. And it was so hot at the end I could have cooked my breakfast on it…

[@JirafaBo]

It wouldn't be near as fast. The advantage of this setup is there's already enough air in the tank to quickly rush into the sup and get it to like 10psi. It's a volume thing. The the compressor locks on to get it the last 5 psi or so. I have a small compressor that came with my aup and it still takes 20 minutes or more, bc there isn't a giant tank of air to push in immediately.

[@jorbedo]

How many can you inflate continuously? How fast the tank fills vs inflating the SUP? Thanks for the video!

[@suptahoe4658]

we can do as many as we want back to back. The tank refills partially as we set up a new board. Fill tim increases by about 20 seconds when the tank isn’t full

[@jorbedo]

@@suptahoe4658 Excellent, thanks a lot, I was looking for a solution to inflate 2 15'x55"x8" Megalodon, this is it! About the Harbor Freight compressor, how is your experience with the compressor, I was thinking maybe a Husky 27 Gals, but HF price is good. Thanks for Sharing!

[@jamesallen4205]

With the air exiting the compressor being cooler than ambient, is there much chance that it would significantly increase the pressure of the SUP once it has warmed up?

[@DeShark88]

There is, yes... The ratio of final temperature to initial temperature (in Kelvin!) gives you the ratio of initial pressure to final pressure. As a worked example, let's say the gas comes out at 0 ˚C (273 K, 32 ˚F). Once it warms up to 20 ˚C (293K), it'll increase the pressure by 293/273=7.3%. So if the gas starts at ~15psi, it'll increase to ~16psi. I have no idea how cold the gas will come out of the cylinder/compressor though (it'll depend on a lot of factors!), so take the above with a pinch of salt.

[@jamesallen4205]

@@DeShark88 Thanks for doing the calcs. It's been decades since I had a class on that. I'm sure 1 extra PSI won't rupture the SUP. Side note: I made one of these and gave it to my wife for Xmas.

[@DeShark88]

@@jamesallen4205 I don't know if I'm off by an order of magnitude, since I used guage pressure, not absolute pressure.

[@suptahoe4658]

we inflate to 13 psi when we are filling for use

[@sab_1055]

Nice but too complex for my deal.

[@seanfalconer7182]

! ! ! P O W ! ! !

[@suptahoe4658]

never one in 12 years 😮

[@qozmiq]

How could it possibly be at 5psi when it was still unfolding? That gauge isn't right.

[@suptahoe4658]

its the pressure right at the gauge since the air is coming our of the compressor so strong. My staff member was incorrect to mention that but I didnt feel like re-shooting. Yes the gauge is accurate, no the board was not 5 psi

[@qozmiq]

Totally makes sense, thx for responding!

[@pauljones4871]

Very good if you have a compressor, Just saying 😉

[@suptahoe4658]

many people do, even the smallest unit from harbor freight fills in around 2:15 and only costs $179.

[@stevewilliams4777]

Brilliant idea but the compressor is not portable for most I'm assuming? I pack my paddleboard into a sedan and then I would be relying on the car battery to operate a pump.

[@xtherealest]

This is crazy unsafe unless you know what you're doing. If you got an pressured air bottle like this the air in it is always gonna be cold since you can then squeeze much more air in a single bottle but you're then inflating the paddleboard to let's say 15 psi which I assume it says it's max pressure recommended for the board you have and after the air in the paddleboard gets warmer especially leaving it out on the sun the air in it is gonna expand and raise the pressure and that's not gonna do anything good to the board if it already says max psi recommended is 15 and it's gonna get increased even more. If you overinflate the board and then the air warms up I'm pretty sure the board is gonna explode. If you found out how cold the air in the bottle is and then took the temperature you think the air in the paddleboard could possibly warm up to, then you might be able to calculate how much is it gonna raise the psi and then it could be safe but at that point probably just get an e-pump it's gonna take like 8-10 minutes to inflate your board and it's gonna actually be safe.

[@suptahoe4658]

nothing like a hobbyist telling a pro how to do it 😗. This is how every board is filled at the factories they are made. Always leave a couple psi to spare before sticking it in the sun, just as you would with any pump. We just have been doing this day in and day out for 12 years is all. 😮. I thew away a commonly sold compressor adapter at the beginning of the video, it doesn’t have air heating capabilities…

[@beefquiche]

​@@suptahoe4658 that comment above is loco does he think that using an electro pump, or a foot pump, doesn't create heat? the fill time was 1:30, that could be achieved with a foot pump (and be a crazy hard workout) but still possible. would that person also be "dangerously" filling their board?

[@cameranmanner4701]

This applies to no one.

[@brandonmiller84]

i highly disagree, many people have a compressor at home. You do not need racks to load a board on a car to transport inflated, this is for anyone who wants to save time including other outfitters. A small compressor is costs less than an inflatable sup pump and will still fill in less than 3 minutes. Cheers!

[@cameranmanner4701]

@@brandonmiller84 I should rephrase applies to 2%.. :) I use a ryobi high volume inflator and the hand pump. 8 mins total.@ 13lbs. My preferred psi. When you include mounting your board on the carrier or car top. Doesn't that take 2 mins? And another min to remove. I would really be saving 2 or 3mins but slightly winded. Now if you include another board, that would be tougher, especially on hot hot days. I do see the value, but it seems the gains are marginal.

[@suptahoe4658]

@@cameranmanner4701 the beauty of youtube is helping that 2%

[@cameranmanner4701]

@@suptahoe4658 I guess so. Rather reach out to the masses, the small percentile is the target audience. :)

[@cameranmanner4701]

you got me rethinking... How much power would a 2 or 3 pound compressor use? Though you didn't specify the size of your tank. t assume its quite large as you were able to fill up the paddle board in a 1:30. If a 3 pound compressor is under 300 watts, then its possible to use a battery to run that compressor. I'm not sure how long a 3 or 2 pound tank would will a paddle board at 15 pounds. I read a standard paddle board uses 200 liters of air. Anyway a small compressor and battery can easily fit in a car.

[@kevywilliams3304]

Hot sun. Asphalt … and way way way to fast !!! DONT DO THIS PEOPLE ! These yards need a SPEED BIAT NOT PADDLE BOARDS !

[@suptahoe4658]

oh my, we manufacture our own boards and run this day in and day out with out any issues. how do you think all the factories overseas inflate boards? with an even bigger compressor….

[@davidallen5535]

If you have any concerns (and I don't know why you would) inflate to about 10 psi, let the vinyl acclimate to the heat conditions, and finish with a hand pump. The first phase of inflating is all about air volume, not pressure, so if you don't want to go all the way with the compressor, just use the compressor for air volume and top off by hand. But I always fill mine with a compressor. And I guess I should take your advice and never take it out in the sun.

[@beefquiche]

1 minute 30 too fast? 🤷🤷🤷

[@beefquiche]

​@@davidallen5535 why would I let the compressor do the easy 10psi work, then sweat my bollocks off doing the final miserable 5psi 🤷🤷🤷