Originally Posted By: xbanker

Completely forgot about the auto-style inflation valve. Good call. Acceptable solution would be some variation of this (part of my ATV desert-riding tire repair kit thanks to abundance of cholla cacti spines and other nasties on desert floor): manual/CO2 air pump. Reasonable cost. Lightweight (<3.5 oz) and small (roughly 1.5-in x 6.25-in). I like the dual-inflation capability: ease of CO2 (maybe important if time an issue and after having just hiked a fair distance) and the back-up manual-pump capability if Murphy's Law renders CO2 inoperable.


I completely forgot about CO2 cylinders for inflating items. Still not sure about weight, but that could eliminate the inflation issue. If I am going to have to pack something, I would carry either CO2 or a manual pump, but not both. Of the two probably the manual pump unless the CO2 was far less heavy.