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I just ordered a Mission Reef inflatable pad and it comes with a big manual air pump. I also carry a DeWalt 20V mini blower on my boat to get small leaves, debris off. It has a small attachment for inflating things. Has anyone tried it on the Mission Reef mat and valve combination? Welcome to the summer!
 
NCLakeGuy said:
I just ordered a Mission Reef inflatable pad and it comes with a big manual air pump. I also carry a DeWalt 20V mini blower on my boat to get small leaves, debris off. It has a small attachment for inflating things. Has anyone tried it on the Mission Reef mat and valve combination? Welcome to the summer!
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i don't have that brand of inflatable float pad, but have that exact blower for the same reason... and found it works well for inflating tube and our pad... i can't remember what size adapter i used, but it came with the blower... wish i could be more help...
 
I really like the pumps you can set the PSI on and leave, got several at my auto shop. Just trying to minimize the number of "extras' I need on the boat :)
 
those mats require high(er) pressure than the regular inflatable tubes you might have, your blower likely wont be able to get it there. I use my dewalt 20v inflator, on the high volume, low pressure side, to get my mat to about 95%. Then, i use to hand pump that came with it to get it to the require psi.

takes me about 5 mins to get in fully inflated.
 
We are going into the 5th season with this pump, as NC noted, LOVE that you can set the PSI and walk away, especially helpful on our ISUP. On the typical inflatables, we use 1. However, on a cheap inflatable, 1 was more than it could take...... This works will even in 100 plus degrees and gets my ISup to its 15psi in about 7 minutes.
 

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those mats require high(er) pressure than the regular inflatable tubes you might have, your blower likely wont be able to get it there. I use my dewalt 20v inflator, on the high volume, low pressure side, to get my mat to about 95%. Then, i use to hand pump that came with it to get it to the require psi.

takes me about 5 mins to get in fully inflated.
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That was my plan. To get it to the 4 PSI recommended by Mission was to use the provide hand pump for last bit. To the Mission companies credit they even recommend that in one of their videos about how to inflate.

I am looking forward to getting it but mostly looking forward to watching the kids and grandkids playing on it!!

Peter
 
I use a Rave 12V inflator that I clip directly to the battery for inflating our Mission mat. The Rave inflators are built for pumping up tubes and trampolines, and it gets the job done quickly - around 3 minutes for our 4x8 mat. https://a.co/d/6A67Vey
 
For our tubes, like some others noted electric high volume/low pressure pump to get 90% of the way there. The boat acc socket and wiring are sufficient for this amp load.

Manual pump for the last 10%.
 
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