Portable, battery-operated tire inflators are one of those tools you don’t realize how much you’ll use until you own one. I made the jump a few years back when the tool brand I use launched a portable inflator that used the same battery platform. Since then, I’ve pulled it out for every low bicycle tire, pool floatie, and yo-yoing seasonal tire pressure light that’s come across my path. So when I came across the Powools tire inflator — a small, compact, USB-rechargeable device that claims it can do the majority of what you’d want a tire inflator to do, all for 20 bucks —while surfing Amazon a couple of months ago, I hit the buy now button to see if those claims were legit or just full of hot air. via merchant A compact cordless tire inflator with 150 PSI, a rechargeable battery, built-in LED light, and auto shut-off for precise inflation every time. The Tool Family Handyman The Powools Portable Tire Inflator is a compact (2-3/4-in. wide x 5-1/4-in. tall x 2-in. deep) inflator that weighs roughly a pound.…