Interesting... I first got into this hobby 7-8 years ago for a brief period of time, but quit and just came back last year. When I first got into the hobby, a few people told me not to buy electric pumps since they are a pain and will eventually fail, but guess what, I bought one any way. I am using the same electric pump that I bought 7 years ago (including many years of storage time) and it has been working like a charm - and no leaks. Thinking that one of these days the pump was going to fail at the field and ruin a perfect day of flying, I went ahead and bought a hand pump (yep, the Tower brand) and replaced my electric pump with it.

I still haven't used the new pump, but reading through this thread, I am wondering maybe I should have kept my old pump... Is there a brand that works better than others (higher cost is OK)?