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No experience with the kit you linked to, but I have the ARB deflator and a set of Staun's. Both work well, but I don't know which is faster.

Some day when I have nothing going on I will do a test and record the airdown time for each.The Staun's need to be checked against each other to be sure they are equally set to the same PSI. I think one of them is a couple pounds lower than the rest.
 

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That is a very nice kit. I wish it existed when I purchased my Stauns which I'll be using forever. I set them up a decade ago and they still deflate down to 16 lbs perfectly. I have the ARB quick deflator that I recieved as a gift for a magazine subscription. Maybe it's just me, but I find it much easier, and much more relaxing to just spin the Stauns on. Relax and visit with folks for a couple of minutes, literally two or three minutes, then go about spinning them back off. 16 lbs every time. The ARB quick deflator will be re-gifted.
 
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Thanks for the info. I ordered them. Maybe I will do a review after I use them. They look as if they work very similarly as the Stauns.
 

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I find it much easier, and much more relaxing to just spin the Stauns on. Relax and visit with folks for a couple of minutes, literally two or three minutes, then go about spinning them back off. 16 lbs every time.
^^^This^^^ is the way to use these type of deflators. NEVER put them on and drive the rig as it is very easy to catch one on a rock and rip a stem off a wheel. This happened to someone I was wheeling with and it required a long stop on a rocky trail to put the spare on (which ended up having a huge bubble on the inner sidewall!).

I use the ARB EZ Deflator and prefer it as different conditions can dictate different tire pressures.
 
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They're all about the same. When you get them and see how simple they are, there's really no way to greatly vary the quality from one manufacturer to another.
 

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^^^This^^^ is the way to use these type of deflators. NEVER put them on and drive the rig as it is very easy to catch one on a rock and rip a stem off a wheel. This happened to someone I was wheeling with and it required a long stop on a rocky trail to put the spare on (which ended up having a huge bubble on the inner sidewall!).

I use the ARB EZ Deflator and prefer it as different conditions can dictate different tire pressures.
I've heard of guys leaving them on-- yikes.. I guess some folks do need to take a beginner 4x4 driver training course..
 
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I've heard of guys leaving them on-- yikes.. I guess some folks do need to take a beginner 4x4 driver training course..
I have driven with my Staun's on quite a few times. Never on the trail, but often times when meeting somewhere close to the trailhead then take them back off once I hit the trail and I'm ready to go. Definitely don't want to get on the trail with them still on and you wouldn't want to go more than a few miles or at any sort of speed while they are on.
 

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They're all about the same. When you get them and see how simple they are, there's really no way to greatly vary the quality from one manufacturer to another.
In general I totally agree with this; however, I initially bought a different brand of inflators and they were absolute crap. Now I may have just picked up an bum set, but I have had zero issues with the Staun's.
 

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I have driven with my Staun's on quite a few times. Never on the trail, but often times when meeting somewhere close to the trailhead then take them back off once I hit the trail and I'm ready to go. Definitely don't want to get on the trail with them still on and you wouldn't want to go more than a few miles or at any sort of speed while they are on.
So then, you're saying that you don't leave them on.
 
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I use the Currie EZ Deflator. Its exactly the same thing as the ARB Deflator (I think) just with a different name on it.
I prefer to be able to choose what pressure I am going to run depending on the terrain. Sometimes I will go down to 15, other times 18 or 20.
 

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