REVIEW – We live in a community that has several pools that we enjoy. But we have to walk/bike to them, so we carry everything with us when we go. That means that we carry our floaties to the pool and blow them up when we get there. So while everyone else jumps in the pool when we get there, dad has to blow up the floaties. Of course. So I spend the first 15-30 min blowing up all the floaties, pausing to catch my breath and prevent myself from passing out. I have often thought about taking a pump, but I am not about to add more weight to what I am already carrying with the towels, cooler, books, floaties, and all the rest. Enter… the $38.99 Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0. Could it be the savior to my spinning head and tired lungs?? Let’s find out.
What is it?
The Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0 is an incredibly small air pump that’s smaller than a pill bottle.
What’s in the box?
The GIGA Pump 4.0, a 12 inch USB-C charging cable, a black nylon drawstring bag to carry everything, a small user manual, and 5 different connectors for various types of items you might need to blow up, like vacuum storage bags, air mattress/pillow, pool floaties, air cushions, and more.
Hardware specs
- Size: 2 inches thick and almost 2.5 inches tall
- Weight: 5.3 oz
- Pump speed: 50,000 rpm max
- Air flow: 220 L/min (high), 140 L/min (low)
- Maximum air pressure: 4.2 kPa (.609 psi)
- LED brightness levels: 400 lumens / 200 lumens / 40 lumens
- Battery size: 3.7 V, 1,300 mAh
Design and features
The picture you see below is the Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0 sitting next to a Diet Coke can. This thing is small. Like crazy small. You’ll find a silver hook on the top that can fold flat if needed, or use to attach to a backpack for example. On the side, you’ll find 3 buttons… the fan button, the light button, and a silicon flap that covers the USB-C charging port. Located right above the silicon flap you’ll find a very small single LED light that lets you know the battery/charging status. Aerogogo states that it is rated IPX4, which is splashproof, so it should be fine to use in the outdoors as long as you don’t dunk it under the water.
On top of the Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0 is a hole where the air is pulled in and on the bottom of the pump is a hole where the air is pushed out. So for example, when you are using the GIGA Pump to inflate something, you connect the corresponding attachment (more on those in a minute) to the bottom of the pump and turn it on. Then the pump will pull air in through the top of the device and push the air out of the bottom of the device and through the attachment that you connected. Make sense? And when you are ready to deflate something you reverse the attachment to the top of the pump so that the pump can pull the air out of the ‘something’ and push the air out of the bottom of the pump. Pretty simple. Aerogogo also says that you can use this pump to blow air on a campfire to keep it going, but I never took it camping myself.
There are 2 levels of power that you can choose from when using the Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0, which contains a 1,300 mAh lithium battery. Aerogogo states that when using the higher level you should get about 15 minutes of use and when using the lower level you should get about 25 minutes of use. I don’t like to wait, so I typically use the higher level of power to get the job done quicker, and I consistently got about 15-20 minutes of use out of the pump before it died. I imagine that over time, as with any device that has a battery, the battery will degrade and provide less and less run time. But for the job that I use it for, which is blowing up pool floaties, I can go to several pool sessions without having to recharge the GIGA Pump.
In the main picture at the top of the review, you can see the 5 attachments that the GIGA Pump comes with. These attachments are supposed to generally work with any item you have to inflate. I found that sometimes, as was the case with my air mattress that we use when we have a lot of guests staying at our house, I had to hold the GIGA Pump to the mattress to ensure a good seal while I was using it. I wasn’t able to simply attach it and walk away. I do the same thing when inflating a pool floatie… I hold the GIGA Pump and attachment to the floatie with my hand while it inflates. That’s what most people will do, and honestly, this pump is pretty quick for what it does so you won’t be standing there long anyway.
Let me give you some numbers about run time. The main thing I have to inflate when we go to the pool is a cheap inflatable air mattress that my wife uses to float in the pool. Normally it would take me 10-15 minutes to blow it up using my lungs, stopping periodically to stop my head from spinning, of course! And then another 5-10 minutes to deflate the floatie when we are done. The GIGA Pump inflated it in 2 ½ min! And when it was time to deflate it, it also took 2 ½ min. Now we’re talking!
I also tested the Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0 on the air mattress that we use in the house for guests to sleep on, which is a twin-sized mattress. The mattress actually has its own pump that came with it that plugs up to the wall when inflating, but I used the GIGA Pump to see how it would do. It took 5 minutes to blow up the air mattress and it achieved as much firmness as I normally get, which was great.
Surrounding the hole on the bottom of the GIGA Pump is a ring of 8 LED lights. When you press the light button you can cycle through the 3 levels of brightness rated at 400LM, 200LM, and 40LM. To give you a comparison, a regular 40-watt lightbulb is generally rated at 400-450LM. To test how long the GIGA Pump would last when I used it just as a light, I turned it on the brightest setting and it lasted an impressive 7 hours. Aerogogo states that you’ll get 3 hours of light at full brightness, but I got much longer than that. However, after about 2 hours on full brightness, the GIGA pump started to dim the LED lights and after about 4 hours it wasn’t very bright at all and probably wouldn’t be much use to you unless it was literally pitch black. When I first turned it on full brightness the GIGA pump put out some heat, but not enough to prevent you from holding it. Overall, I was impressed that it lasted that long on a 1,300 mAh battery.
What I like
- Incredibly small size
- Comes with a pouch to carry everything together
- Blows up small inflatables quickly
What I’d change
- Maybe a bigger battery so that it could last even longer?
Final thoughts
If you want something to inflate the tires on your car, the Aerogogo GIGA air pump 4.0 isn’t for you. But if you regularly wear your lunges out blowing up pool floaties and other small inflatables, this product will be just what you are looking for. This product is so affordable and so small and portable that it makes sense for just about anybody to get one, especially if you regularly inflate things like pool toys or regularly go camping and need a camping light as well. But don’t let the small package fool you. This little pump packs a big punch. I won’t be hyperventilating anymore trying to blow up pool floaties, and you won’t either if you grab one of these Giga Pumps today.
Price: $38.99
Where to buy: Aerogogo and Amazon
Source: The sample of this product was provided by Aerogogo.
