Advanced Elements 2.5 Gallon Summer Shower / Solar Shower Reviews

• Better than just a shower

  
  By AIDOXJWKW7B84 on 2007-08-19
  We love this product. It is convenient and easy to use. The Thermometer is an added bonus. I also use it in our backyard to wash our dogs. Very handy shower. I had thought I would want a larger capacity but the 2.5 works for us. We also used it to wash dishes when we were camping. Water warms quickly.
  
  

• Nice and hot

  
  By A1YS1X3XF669XK on 2007-08-23
  When this sits in the sun for a while, it gets borderline hot, like too hot to use. But it feels great after the pool. Solid construction except the tip where the water comes out would sometimes leak a little bit, but if you closed it when the water level wasn't at the very end of the line (by opening it, raising the spout above the bag and then closing it), it wouldn't leak at all.
  
  

• Warm shower on a cool nite on Nicaragua

  
  By A2ZOD87ZYTJXP4 on 2008-02-08
  How simple! Fill the bag, put it in the sun, and later
  have a pleasantly warm shower. The showerhead is just the right size, and the water maintains pressure. Lovely!
  
  

• Works very well, essential for camping in the bush

  
  By A1UQNX8S78JU0G on 2008-07-23
  I camp for long periods of time in the Alaskan bush. This shower vastly improved our ability to enjoy our time there! The 2.5 liter size is enough water for one shower including washing your hair. I can't really attest to its ability to heat up in the sun, since the trip we took with it didn't have much sun. But we heated water on the stove and added one tea kettle of hot water and that was enough to heat the shower water bag. The thermometer on the bag is helpful and works well. The water flow and pressure is pretty good considering it is a small nozzle. I was surprised it flowed so well. The only criticism I have is it is a bit difficult to completely fill the shower bag. The cap where you pour water in is on the face of the bag, and the water wants to overflow and slosh out when you get to filling the last third of the bag. I had to fill it in a natural spring with rushing water, so did not have a water source that you could manipulate. It made it a bit hard to fill it entirely. All in all, it is a great product for camping. Taking a hot shower in the bush is heaven!
  
  

• A great product...

  
  By AQWSPFJS2ENQK on 2008-08-10
  The 2.5 gallon summer shower is a great product. It has a nice long hose and a deceptively strong shower head. No, it's not like having your shower at home, but for primitive camping where no showers are available you'll thank yourself again and again for having this. 2.5 gallons is more than adequate for a nice shower (and I have shoulder length unlayered hair). I have 2 of these showers - I use one as a shower itself and the other one is used for washing my hands before/after preparing food, using the facilities, etc. Golf towels hang nicely from the handle too when you use it for handwashing. It hangs nicely from a tree or any other sturdy area.
  
  BIG NOTE OF CAUTION IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE 3 GALLON SHOWER BY THIS COMPANY - don't get it, get this one instead. For some reason the 3 gallon size is the same as this 2.5 gallon so just get this one. I learned that the hard way when I bought one each of the 2.5 and 3 gallon. In the grand scheme of things it's not that big of a deal and wasn't a big enough deal to send it back to Amazon, but people should know that they really aren't getting a bigger shower, just one with a different shape. Shame on the company for doing that, but it is a great product otherwise.
  
  

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