Ok product, could be better

By franklin Ranked #564 - Camping Furniture April 24, 2007

When I took this out of the box my first reaction was "HOW CHEESY." For the money I paid, I was expecting more than a blue bucket with a little pump glued inside. Here are the pros and cons. PRO: It's a nice, powerful pump and decent shower head so you will use less water to get wet and rinse off. This is its best feature, maybe worth the price, maybe not. You can charge the battery either in your car or in a wall socket, and the charge is good for 4-5 full showers. CONS: The bucket setup is glued in place, i.e. you can't use the bucket for anything else, nor can you remove the pump and use it in another manner, so if you travel light, this will be a bulky item indeed. The fill hole is SMALL! You can't dip this in the river to fill it. In fact, I called the company and asked if I could submerge the unit, and they said, "no." So you need a hose, or you need to be very patient at filling it from another bucket or collapsible water carrier. The "solar" bit is kind of misleading. It is JUST a blue plastic bucket. Okay, it will get warmish on a warm day, and warmer on a hot day, but why not a black bucket? I'd say the best bet is to fill it halfway with cold water and then pour in boiling water until you get the right temp. The battery is connected by wires...yikes... all exposed. Company says they are "water resistant". I would NOT let kids use this unsupervised. That said, I kept mine and will try to get the best use out of it. I may cut the fill hole bigger and use w/o the plug (can be done) and make sure the battery doesn't fall in there while I'm showering!

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