That is a great setup. And 30 seconds is quite a bit of pressurized spray. One trick I’ve seen that I like and you’ve probably already done this. People paint that sprayer bottle black., essentially turning it into a solar shower. I’ve also heard of people running a strip of tape down it before painting to be used as a water sight line. This last summer from our local Lowe’s or Home Depot we picked up a battery operated spray nozzle that attaches to our garden sprayer bottle. I hauled it around with me all last summer but never had a chance to use it. Glad you’re enjoying these videos. I really appreciate the feedback.

Another good one. Also solves the problem of plastic electric pumps not being compatible with pumping hot water - just air pressure. Hmmm .... maybe add an nozzle to attach my tire inflator🤔

Hey guys! Great idea! I have a 5gallon water bottle that was given to me as a gift when I finished building my Teardroper. The bottle has a simple spigot to pour water out of. I think what I’m going to do is use an old pump sprayer handle to pressurize the 5 gallon water bottle, and attach a showerhead at the end of a flexible hose and use that as a wash station. Thanks for the great idea, I think this is the perfect application for your KZfaq channel Drew… it gives us crazy people even crazier ideas to work with.

Plus one for the weed spray bottle. Only variation we do is use a sink rinse sprayer.

@@TheBullseye53537 I like the sink sprayer. It has the water on/off lever already on it.

do you think its better to buy the heating version right away or you still think its not a good buy??

@@229Reaper wait for next model

Do you think it’s better now?

Love this suggestion. Simple, effective, and precise. Thanks Ryan.

You also have me thinking I probably could set it for 101 beings the manual says the threshold is from 95 to 101

Glad you enjoyed it. I really wanted to love this shower. It was so close to being right.

Haha. This one was almost rockstar! Once they make the changes I will grow my hair out and come back with a shampooing montage set to Kenny G's breathless. I don't think I have seen the multi adjustable brass tip? I think you are talking about a garden hose sprayer attachment? This summer we had ours with us the entire time and never used it. I even purchased a battery operated pump to attach to it. But didn't try that either. Too many showers to test this summer. BUT, I did stay squeaky clean :) Good to see you on here Jason!

That last message you sent me KZfaq took it as spam. No link for me to see unfortunately.

Good point on our body temps being 98.6. That would have been a much better way for me to describe the feeling of 95 degrees in the video. I think I understand your new setup. What are you using to heat the 17 gallon round storage tub?

@@PlayingwithSticks I'm using a 1500 watt bucket immersion heater I bought on Amazon. I've used it to heat water in a 5 gallon bucket and it takes less than 10 minutes to get to 120 F.

@@stevec3872 We have had a few people suggest this to us. Sounds like a really neat setup. 10 minutes..now that's fast! We are going to have to look into these a bit more. Growing up we used a heater for our cattle stock tanks. It has always made me wonder how this would work for camping.

Let me add this caveat to water temperature of 120 F: That's hot enough for a shower dispersed through the air which cools it some, enough not to be too hot, and even a little hotter than that is too hot to stay under. Now if you were to put your feet into a bucket of water at 120, that way too hot, which I learned from experience. But that temp coming out of a shower head is just fine for me.

Hey looks like we have something in common. Definitely an electronic music junkie here. Well used to be. I got old, had kids, and now I’m completely disconnected from the scene. I’m now that guy I said I never would be. I’m stuck in an era of clothing and music. Hahaha. Glad you enjoyed the review Mark.

@@PlayingwithSticks ❤

These are the type of comments we love to get. Sometimes the simple things are the best.

I actually like that idea. I have a meat thermometer that I only use for youtube video tests. Should do the trick. Love it!

It’s kind of an interesting shower in how they market it. I don’t believe you can purchase it at places like Amazon. I may be wrong but it seems like it’s only at REI and from the companies website. Good to hear from you Charles. Where are you guys currently at on the road right now? And how is the sign business going?

@@PlayingwithSticks We are in the Everglades tonight and bound for Miami tomorrow. Excited for the show there but not too keen on the big city. :) We will be in FL for a few more weeks and into Georgia the last weekend of February. Lots of content coming out on this new channel as well. We will be keeping PWC more dedicated to ministry style content and Overlanding Stuff over here. Are you still stateside? We have a shower in our RV but the Hot Water Heater is out and since we want to upgrade the whole unit soon, we don't want to fork out the $$ for a hot water heater and have just been catching a shower at rec centers mostly and a few campgrounds. Thinking of the Joolca HotTap and just recently re-watched your video on that!

@@go_on_life We thought you had just rebranded. Great to see you started a separate channel. I think that will help you from an algorithm stand point. Even we are a little too all over the place. It makes it fun for us, but we definitely get a bit punished for it. We have been over here in Thailand for a little over 5 months now. If you are able to hold out until August we would love to bless you and your wife with our Joolca System. When we come back in August to make videos we can dig the shower out of the cargo trailer and send it out to you two. But don't feel pressured to wait. If you need hot water now I totally understand.

@@PlayingwithSticks That's awesome! Let's chat then! Huge blessings on Thailand and let's hope our path's cross in August. We should be in the PNW during that time.

Good to here from you Matt. I love the concept of the road shower. Permanent mounting out of the way. Solar heated. Large capacity. But what I’m finding overtime is I don’t like to haul water when I’m on the road. So due to that I’m finding more simple set ups like a basic solar shower fits my needs better. But at the same time I think there’s certain styles of camping and adventures I go on where the road shower would be perfect for that week. Does the road shower make any alternative attachments for low flowing water? It would be pretty simple for them to make some sort of gravity fed sponge attachment you would think.

@@PlayingwithSticks looking for a low flow adapter might just be the ticket. It’s funny how frustrated I am with the use and never dawned on me to look for a different attachment. That said, I really want to make an effort to reduce the amount of stuff that comes out with us. It’s amazing how quickly it adds up. Always a balance of comfort and too much “stuff”. And the stuff ends up just making the process a bigger lift and less enjoyable. Not sure if that makes sense in text or not - but it’s worthy of a video.

@@FreysOnTheSide Totally get what you are saying. It actually is a bit of a theme in our next season of videos coming out. I find May and I kind of go to the extremes. We started extremely minimal, shifted way over to the other end of the spectrum, and are now finding our balance.

Thanks Debbie! I hope Im not embarrassing you by putting a plug for your channel here. But if any of you reading this haven’t seen “From She to Me” you have to go check it out. Not only does Debbie have some of the coolest modifications and camping hacks. Her videos have such good pacing and editing. She reminds me of slim potato head, but with a style of her own. Definitely good content to get you excited for the upcoming camping season

@@PlayingwithSticks You're too kind Drew!

@@FromShetoMe We truly love what you are doing. And I know a lot of folks watching our videos would get hooked on your style if they hopped over to your channel.

Hi Wes we actually do have that review. The thumbnail is our family wrapped in towels in a brown tent. Sorry my Internet connection is slow here so I can’t copy the link.

With us dirty boys May instantly liked the idea of having her own pink coded sponge. 😀 I think what I was most impressed with about the system is how many flow settings were available. There were quite a lot to dial through. And the best part was the minimal flow was almost a literal drip as you probably could hear from the video. About a 2 clicks a second maybe. Maybe even just one. At that low of flow you have the ability to take your time cleaning objects, still get that nice hot water, and use very little of that precious resource.

Sounds like we did our job! We get quite a few comments from other people saying "sorry you completely sold me on not buying this camping item." I always say no sorries needed. We love just sharing our experience and letting people come to their own conclusions. That really is the point of all these videos. What works for me, may not work for you. But in the end we at least all get a chance to see these things without having to fork over the money to try them for ourselves. And hearing "Mr. Sticks" again, it really is growing on me. I must say I quite like it!

@@PlayingwithSticks lol! We really appreciate the videos especially since were completely new to camping! I think my boys say the cutest things 😅👦🏽🧒🏽👶🏽

One of the best parts of being a parent…. The awesome things you get to listen to them say!

Right! Best winter conditions ever. Just kidding. I shot this video this summer. We made quite a bit of content this summer as we moved to Thailand this August. It gave us a little buffer until the next content starts rolling out. Glad you’re enjoying the reviews. I really appreciate the feedback.

That’s the same method we use. I think maybe you’re misunderstanding what I’m trying to do. Sorry it wasn’t very clear. Basically I’m trying to get the water as hot as I can without setting off the sensor. Our family, beings we camp in cold temperatures in Alaska prefers a shower a few degrees warmer. I find if we can get the temperature just below the threshold it’s a comfortable shower. I think the best method for this is actually taking a temperature of the water.

I just read your comment for a second time. I wonder if the manual says to shake the container. I don’t remember seeing this. It definitely would make sense to shake it. We have been stirring ours with a large wooden spoon. Which makes me laugh because after hearing your comment I realize all I need to do is shake.

That sounds great. Thank you for sharing.

The last time I talked to you about this shower I absolutely hated it! I think you probably recall that. I'm glad it grew on me over time. But still for $250-$325 I think they probably should work on getting it right. It wouldn't take a whole lot. Well, at least from my video complaints. Now we need to add the pump and hoses. They may have to start from scratch 😂

Oh, wow! Thanks Brad. How cool is that. Much appreciated.

@@PlayingwithSticks I absolutely love what you are doing with your channel! Thank you!

@@jgrant4520 Brad this means a ton to me. I just got the creepiest comment on one of our other videos today. So this was a really nice comment to balance that one out. Much appreciated.

I asked May this question. She has hair almost to her waist. She was surprised that it worked better than she thought it would. Still a little labor intensive, but I think she actually liked the Geyser more than me. Maybe because she wasn't the one who had to deal with all the heating issues. Haha.

As Im writing these comments today. The idea that keeps coming into my head is why not a gravity fed sponge from a solar shower. Seems like it would work. And then have a secondary attachment that could be switched out to give you a proper shower if that’s what you want. I may have to try making one this fall to see if it works. I don’t only be out the price of a solar shower if it fails. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.

In theory this should work. And I will definitely be trying it out. My only hesitation is that the multiple sensors in the canister may be set at different temps. It’s odd because they don’t tell you to stir the mixture. The instructions just say pour in the cold water first so it doesn’t set off the temperature threshold and then put the boiling water on top. I’m not sure how cold water and hot water mix, but I can’t imagine pouring them in at different times gives you a very even water temperature inside the canister. I would think the temperature would be different from level to level. Can you tell I’m a little perplexed by their system?

Like you we are big fans of the solar shower. They are with us on every trip, but we need a back up during those shady or cold days.

You sound like me in that you have to up your standards for those who are coming along. I actually find that to be part of the fun in all of this. Its neat trying to figure out how to help everyone have a great camping experience alongside of you. The pressurized ABS, this would be like a diy road shower right?

@@PlayingwithSticks I got the idea from Ew Toob vidoes. It works marginally good but won't hold pressure for very long. I think my GF will probably get tired of camping in the van in between glamping trips. I plan to do a lot more outings as I'm not getting any younger.

@@2-old-Forthischet We change it up quite a bit as well. May and I both still like tent camping. She prefers to have a nice long base camp. I find she doesn't enjoy jumping from campsite to campsite every week like I do. I love to see what is around the next corner. She just wants to stay put. Haha.

I really like the pressurized 4" pipe idea. Very clever. The problem is ABS is not for potable water - it is meant for waste water and leaches chemicals. The thing is it really can't be leaching that much or the chemicals cant be too bad, because even if it was only used just for waste water, it would be contaminating the ground water, and I read nothing of the sort. PVC can be used for potable COLD water. CPVC can be used with hot water, but max size is like 2". PEX same but anything over 3/4" is nuts expensive. 5/8" RV water hose is about the best deal for potable water, but takes about 50 feet to store a gallon. (Yeah, I calculated the sizes all out ... I got WAY too much time on my hands.) Keep up the innovation!

@@mikemead2315 I copied the idea from someone else on Ew Toob. In fact, I just measured my roof rack today and I will be adding another 7 foot length of 3" ABS pipe which should bring the total amount of water to about 9 gallons for showers. I also bought a water transfer pump to add more when on the road. I know that ABS is not to be used with potable water. We carry extra containers for that purpose. The reason I'm doing all this is because I know I'll probably be selling my trailer in the near future. A trailer is nice but it does have it's downsides.

I was just looking into that yesterday when making the video. I was in a hurry so I didn’t get to look as thoroughly as I wanted to. I think I read with their new design there’s three sensors. One on the bottom, one on the top and I’m not sure where the third is. And yes, haha the pump sounds are quite amusing. The more you use it you really come to hate the sound it makes when the waters out. I Find myself taking much longer showers than I need. Basically they are comfort showers so when I hear that water run out I get a little 😞

Most potable water tubing and plastics used in pumps cannot tolerate hot water, that is why RV water pumps do not pump hot water, but push cold water into a heater. Disabling the temperature shutoff sensors could affect longevity, but at what temp and how much. If the water was premixed to a reasonable known temperature, I could see disabling the temp sensors (or pulling them away or insulating them) having no affect on longevity.

Yes, Of course. All my issues could easily be avoided by taking the temp of my water before hand.

Basically the amount of water it uses. We like on-demand water heaters, but we tend to use less water in the field then they require. We are always looking for a shower solution that feels like a shower, but uses less water. This was so close!

You are most welcome! That is why we make these videos. Well, not to steer people away. But to give them enough information to make their own decision without having to buy the product first.

I assume it would, because the noise is the pump and both have a pump.

Haha. Love it! And very true. Like I mentioned near the end 95 really is a good temp when you are comparing it to room temp water or colder.

There distribution is definitely unique. I have only seen it carried at REI and from their website.

Thank you so much Crystal! We have never created a sticker. I really like the idea. The issue is we barely can keep up with this KZfaq channel in itself. I can't even imagine trying to tackle Facebook, Instagram and Merch. Last year we did t-shirts for the community. I like the idea of making some limited release stickers.

@@PlayingwithSticks just a heads up, Squarespace has some really great setups for creating a website that sells “print to order” mercy, that you design. You can set it up through one of their partners so that it requires no effort from you after you create the designs and website.

I really appreciate this Leland. We use square space quite often and we were familiar with their store page, But didn’t realize it could go beyond just being a storefront. I’ve been so slow on starting a webpage for funding some of the projects we are working on here in Thailand . Because of this I actually let my square space account expire about a month ago. I may have to reconsider starting it back up. Maybe the merch idea will motivate me to actually finish the webpage and get a place for people to get involved.

That’s how we do it over here in Asia and it works great!

@@PlayingwithSticks that’s where I learned it…. villages in the Borneo jungles.

@@mendyviola Oh how fun. I have to ask what was your connection there? About 16 or 17 years ago I had the opportunity to explore Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo. Would have loved to venture down to the Indonesian side.

@@PlayingwithSticks I was in Kuching, Sarawak. The company I worked for had a factory there in the industrial park. I worked at that site for 3+ years.

@@mendyviola How neat is that. What a great experience that must have been. I wish we had more time on that side of the island. That is the city we flew into. But we worked quickly to make our way towards Sandakan and the forests along the way.

I don’t think they’ve come out with the bidet version yet. But I’m pretty sure any of the colors will quickly become brown after use 😂 you had me laughing because you reminded me how it took East and the family quite some time over here to be able to use the toilet without toilet paper. That’s great advice on the rec centers. It’s pretty hard to beat a proper shower. I’ve noticed with the increase of van life in our neck of the woods it seems like more and more rec centers are opening up their doors for public showers.

Yes! At 108 it would definitely be a piece of camping gear I would recommend to everyone. At this temp its a toss up between an old fashioned sponge bath and this product. They both have their different benefits.

You got me thinking… i’m going to have to look into the manual again. I vaguely remember seeing a little schematic of the internal components.

@@PlayingwithSticks ya, I bet with a little bit of electronics knowledge, it can happen. If you find the schematics, I can pass it onto an electrical engineering buddy and find the easiest solution. 👌

I think you’re the second or third person that has recommended this. Thank you for sharing Britt.

@@PlayingwithSticks my bad. Sorry.

So sorry Britt that was not the intention of my response. I meant to say I think you’re not the only one. Meaning, this may be a good idea for people to ponder. I use kind of cryptic responses on comments like these because I don’t want to validate voiding a warranty. Not as an individual, but more as a creator trying to educate people on this platform. Hope that makes sense. So sorry for confusing you with my response.

@@PlayingwithSticks no worries, I only read a few comments, I should have read more. Yeah, I never advocate for people to void warranties, I, do however choose to from time to time. It seems like a good product, just needs a few tweaks… like a slightly larger reservoir 2 gallon, instead of .8, and a user selectable temp setting lower bound and upper bound… with a better cooling system for the pump, so the pump doesn’t overheat so easily. But that’s just the thoughts off of the top of my head.

No truly. You nailed it. And I’m glad to hear multiple people posting similar thoughts. I think many of us scroll through these comment sections looking for trends.

I’m not sure I’m familiar with these. Is this like a heating rod?

Great advice. I won’t say I’ve done this, but I won’t say I haven’t. 😆

Yep, great suggestion. That is actually what we use.

I was hoping you asked this question. I remember quite a while back you and I talked about just a nice plain old sponge bath. Earlier in the summer when I was really frustrated with this shower you gave me an idea for a video. The video was going to be Geyser Shower vs. Sponge Bath. At the time I didn't think there was really any benefit of the Geyser over the sponge. I still had to heat both the waters manually and the only difference was a pump vs squeezing my hand and re-dipping the sponge back into the bowl of hot water. And yes a nice simple sponge bath saves you $255 to $320 of upfront costs. I did test the two a little this summer. the only difference that stuck out to me was temperature and ambient temperature between sponge refills. The nice thing about the "traditional sponge" was I could get the water nice and hot. It was very therapeutic on those chilly days. However, that would be followed by a drafty feel every time I had to reach back into the bucket to gather more water. Where the Geyser with its never ending flow felt a bit more like a shower in that I didn't have a gap of time where there was cold air hitting me without any warm water coming out. At the moment I think the traditional sponge bath and the geyser are a draw/tie. But, if they could get that temperature threshold a little higher I could definitely see the Geyser Shower being a better option. And I don't like to use power when camping if not needed. But a set it and forget it shower is also very nice. Eliminating a stove, pans, etc. makes the experience much nicer. There wasn't one night where I passed on a shower due to laziness from the setup.

@@PlayingwithSticks Good points. Easy usage is key. Setting up and using once is not an issue in any situation. However, when setting it up everyday, ease of use gets to be a very big deal. I bought a pump and instant propane water heater. Works great for satisfaction, but what a pain to set up, obscene water usage, and takes a ton of storage room. I only used it a couple times. I could only see it as a permanent setup on a camper/camp with fresh water access. However, in a low water setting, I could possibly see it as a luxury continuous shower recirculating a couple of gallons of really hot water AFTER getting clean with a sponge bath to really get heated up - like a jacuzzi 😃

I love the recirculating water idea. And to be honest as many negative comments as I get about it on KZfaq I’m actually OK with the dirty water. But you make a good point. Why not get yourself clean first then all that recirculating water will be nice and clean giving you a never ending warm soak. We definitely enjoyed our camp water heater this summer. I like you mentioned it was just a little too cumbersome for us. To us it would be worth the hassle for fall and early spring camping. Or like you said if it was permanently mounted. But we decided it definitely wasn’t a fit for us for summers. For summers it’s the solar shower bag and then some other simple shower like the Geyser or sponge bath for us. Or like you’ll see you in part of a future video we really have come to love wet wipes.

@@PlayingwithSticks Yes! Wet wipes! Lots of wet wipe baths. Forgot that one. Got a bunch of various sample size no-rinse liquid soaps. Tried a few, but not enough to see if I like any of them in some situations. TBD. I tried alcohol gels for a bit. Loved it at first. Flammable. Some people have been burned around grills. After a short time it leaves a body smell that stays and gets undesirable. I has its uses, I still use it sometimes, and it is easy to carry and use anywhere, but I like wipes so much better.

Great suggestion! Wait, did you watch our video on how to stay warm winter camping? Just kidding. I really Appreciate comment about like these. It’s this community helping each other out aspect that brings us back to KZfaq time and time again

@@PlayingwithSticks No, it was from survival shows on TV, LOL. Stay safe out there.

That’s what I’m talking about! Give me 120!

Yep, that’s exactly what we do.

That is exactly what we switched to after using this shower. We realized we were sponge bath people.

I think this one will be a hard sale for a lot of wives.

Keep that state of mind. It’s a slippery slope once you do that first hot shower. Especially after you let your wife or kids try it. Haha. In a future video we take a little bit of time to highlight wet wipes. Like you we are big fans! And fire starters, love it!

@@PlayingwithSticks Love your channel and the engagement you have, keep it up! 👌

@@baileymoto Thank you! I really appreciate the kind words.

That is a great idea! From the channel comments we picked up the thermometer used in chicken coops/greenhouses/fish tanks. We have used it for quite a few things. It would be perfect for this application. Especially for that alarm.

Love it! Thanks for sharing your thoughts

Just as valuable as knowing what you do want!

Did you post this comment before you watched our review? Just making sure you saw that we said the same thing. Sometimes I find people post comments and give up on the video before watching the results. I’m really glad you posted this here. I’ve talked to a lot of people who own these and they’re having the exact same issues.

Haha. This gave me a good laugh. So true! I often wonder the times we come across the sulfurous hot springs does that smell stay on your body? I have never noticed it when camping. But, I often wonder if my nose just got used to it.

@@PlayingwithSticks It's usually about 3 days when I start looking. And by then, especially if you are with someone, the smell of hotsprings is much better than BO.

So true! And the Hot Springs experience is priceless.

Speak it brother! I’m right with you.