Outwell Wind Gust Pump
We have a closer look at this high-end electric pump, designed for safely inflating your tent, canoe, SUPs, or other inflatables.
Review Score
Our Score: 9.3/10
We've given the Outwell Wind Gust Pump the Thumbs Up award.
Value for MoneyQuality
The good
- The Outwell Wind Gust makes inflating your tent or canoes so much easier.
The not so good
- Pricier than normal 12V pumps, but you get a lot more power and safety, with an automatic cut off so you don't destroy your tent.
This was a hands-on product review. The product was supplied to us to test and conduct the review.
Price Guide
Outwell Wind Gust Pump has a recommended retail price of £127.99.
The best price we've found so far is £84.99. That's £43.00 off the RRP of £127.99.
Outwell Wind Gust Pump Videos
Outwell Wind Gust Pump Photos
The Outwell Wind Gust Pump
Inlating the Sofa
Inflating canoes
Setting the pressure
Inflating the waterton
Our Review
We've been converts to inflatable tents for years now: they save so much time pitching, especially for larger tents.
However, there's no denying that you can sometimes work up a bit of a sweat pumping your tent by hand.
you can sometimes work up a bit of a sweat pumping your tent up by hand
Although technically nothing stops you from using an electric pump, this approach has had a few problems.
- The pump you use to inflate your airbed probably isn't powerful enough to inflate a large family tent.
- There's a danger of over-inflating the tubes in your tent with an electric pump.
However, this new pump from Outwell, called the Wind Gust, has been specifically designed for inflating tents. It's powerful enough to inflate the air tubes, and it has an automatic cut-off when the correct inflation pressure is reached.
Using the Outwell Wind Gust Pump
you don't need an electric hookup to use it.
The Wind Gust pump has a 12V adapter so you can use it with your car; you don't need an electric hookup to use it.
At the other end of the pump is a very sturdy tube, hinting at the sort of pressures this pump can inflating things too.
Setting the maximum pressure on the pump
Operating the Wind Gust is very straightforward.
After connecting it to your car's 12V power supply, you use the first button to set the units. PSI or BAR, for example.
You then use the plus and minus buttons to set the desired inflation pressure.
Then you press the power button, and the pump whirs to life.
It's not quiet, and it bounces around a bit as it tries to inflate, but it made easy work of the Easy Camp Tempest 500 inflatable tent we tested it on.
When it starts pumping, the display resets to zero. This isn't a fault. It displays the pressure in the air tubes, so as the pressure builds, the numbers on the display change until the desired pressure is reached. Then the Wind Gust automatically turns itself off.
They recommend that the pump not run for more than 20 minutes as it will overheat, and they advise running it just for 10 minutes.
This wasn't a problem on the tent we were inflating; we only needed a few minutes.
Not Just for Tents
without the usual ten minutes of pumping by hand
Of course, other delicate items that need pressure but not too much are also ideal candidates for being inflated with the Outwell Wind Gust.
We tried it on two inflatable canoes, and it worked a treat, getting them both to the right pressure without the usual ten minutes of pumping by hand.
Using the Outwell Wind Gust to inflate some canoes
Verdict
This high-spec pump is designed to safely inflate your tents without destroying your investment. You naturally have to pay a higher price for such a high-spec device than regular 12V pumps.
We've found that the Outwell Wind Gust does the job well and is very easy to use. So, it gets the thumbs up from us.
Details
| Attribute | Outwell Wind Gust Pump |
|---|---|
| RRP | £127.99 |
| Best Price | £84.99 |
| Product Info | Brand Web Page |