Air compressor storage

[SCUBAW]

Hello everyone. I am looking for ideas on how to store my air compressor. After airing up, the compressor gets super hot and wants to melt everything it touches. Anyone ever heard of some storage bag that won't melt and be able to protect anything that gets near the compressor?

 

[Red_Leaf_Overland]

Depending on the size of compressor you could try and find some sort of hard case and mount the compressor in it. My compressor came with a bag but I usually und up having to wait a bit before I pack it up ( especially since someone else usually needs to borrow it too lol). The other option it to hard mount the compressor under the hood with a line leading to somewhere that is easy to access. Then you would just need to connect a line and roll it up when you done.

 

[Sparksalot]

I used a Viair portable compressor for a long time, and had the same struggle. I ended up using bungi cords to strap to the top of a hard case while it cooled off.

I ultimately hard mounted a compressor on the unused 2nd battery tray underhood.

 

[12C20]

My Viair just sits in my bed, between the tailgate and my Decked drawers. With the gate closed and locked, it’s impossible to pull it out.

 

[trail_runn4r]

I have a Viair 300p, it gets hot but not that hot to melt through plastic/fabric. I use a heavy duty canvas tool bag, no issues.

 

[Alanymarce]

It sounds as if it's under-rated for the job. We carry a small compressor on local travel which is used only for inflating a tyre after repairing a puncture (a few times in the last 20 years);. On "big trips" we carry a bigger compressor, used principally for airing up after sand, which requires more energy and time. It has never over-heated, certainly not more than getting warm - we put it back in its bag and carry on.

So, some good suggestions above, however I'd consider a bigger compressor, and if you stick with the same one, let it cool down and/or carry it in a metal box with thermal isolation inside.