Can You Inflate RV Tires At Any Gas Station? – RVBlogger

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Discovering you have a flat tire or even just a low tire on your RV can be very stressful when you are traveling. Whether you have a motorhome, travel trailer, or camper, fixing a flat tire is never convenient. Filling RV tires at gas station air pumps can be challenging and may not work for your RV tires.

Because you never know where a flat might strike your RV, it is a good idea to know how and where to fill your RV tires. If you have had the unfortunate experience of a flat RV tire, or you have RV tires gas station pumps cannot fill, you need options. In this article, we will share with you the best ways to inflate RV tires when you are on the road.

Can You Inflate RV Tires At Gas Stations?

For many RV owners, the ability to inflate RV tires at gas station air pumps is a breeze. Smaller RVs like camper vans, small travel trailers, and even pop-up or teardrop trailers fit easily at gas station air pumps. 

The real challenge with RVs and gas station air pumps comes when you own large travel trailers, fifth wheel trailers, and motorhomes. These large RVs are hard to maneuver in gas station parking lots which make getting gas or air a challenge. Many larger RVs also have tires that require more than 60 PSI, which is more than most gas station air pumps can handle.

If you are stuck in the middle of nowhere, a gas station air pump may be your only solution. Most RV owners learn quickly that the best place for gas and air are truck stops. Truck stops are designed for larger vehicles. 

At a truck stop, you can pull your larger travel trailer to an air pump that will handle higher pressure requirements. In many cases, these air pumps are pull-through style, so you do not have to back up or turn around to line up at the air pump station.

We own a smaller travel trailer, and we prefer to fill up our gas and air at truck stops so we don’t have to deal with the tight confines of many gas stations.

How Do I Know What PSI My RV Tires Are?

There are a couple of different ways that you can figure out the PSI required for your RV tires.

First, you can simply consult the RV owner’s manual. It will tell you about the proper PSI for the factory-installed tires. Even if you have replaced the tires, as long…