Geyser Systems Water Heater Review
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- A review of the Geyser Systems Portable hot water geyser.
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I’m taking a lot heat for liking this product. Which I do. It's not a paid ad. It's not a paid anything. It never is. I like it. So, shoot me. Or, maybe lighten up a bit?
Innovation is not their cup of tea I guess
If they haven't tried it. Or know someone who has. Then there just not getting the point of what you were putting out there.
You tried a new product. You like said product. Your not being paid to review or show the product. So your honest opinion is you like it and will use it. End of story.👍
Not sure what you mean by taking heat? I personally don't think it's a product worth buying (for me) and I felt the review itself was a bit repetitive. That doesn't mean I don't thoroughly enjoy the vast majority of your content.
That is my opinion and you are welcome to your opinion of course and it's not a big deal if they are different. But surely stating ones opinion isn't a bad thing?
It makes me wonder how much actual travelling people have done at times.
An hour before you camp you slip it on, when you arrive, it’s all done.
“Any fool can rough it. A good soldier makes himself as comfortable as possible “ as my old platoon sergeant used to say..
For a weekend camp a bucket will do. For a four week expedition, I want something like this
@@project-overland for someone that does longer trips often, would you not opt for a heater exchange in the engine bay? Arrive at destination to instant hot water, and as much as you like (water supply permitting). As someone who does a lot of travelling, I see this as an attempt to solve a problem which didn't really exist. 1hr wait for a warm sponge. Would be over it by day 3. No chance I would be using this on a 4 week expedition. You cook food, you need to wash up, boil a little extra for your shower. Adds about 2mins more to boil that little bit extra in your pot or billy, and is already part of your routine (unless you're not cooking and washing up on this hypothetical 4 week expedition?). Billycan or a bucket is pretty portable to move around the camp site too...
"If we can get something to work without reading the instructions, it can't be bad".
Instant thumbs-up.
Excellent product & great review Andrew! What most people who prefer a bucket are missing, is the fact that you could have this heating water as you drive to your campsite. I’m seriously considering one!! 😀👍
Needs planning though for a family of 4 drive 40 minutes 1st person takes a shower then same again another 3 times then once more and everyone will be clean and you will have enough to do the washing up in less than 500 km
"What's Andrew doing over there?" "He's playing with a warm sponge behind the camper"
Couldn't you achieve very similar results with a cloth and bucket of warm water?
and where would you get the warm water? Where would you store it? How would you heat it up?
Kelly kettle to heat the water and pour it into a separate bucket. Wash clothe and or Filipino taboo style would be a suggested alternative to this now that you mention it
He standing next to a $100k plus Rig...why is this overkill? Cloth and bucket of water next to your Suzuki Sahara mate
@@thunderstorm4wd882 cloth and bucket of water would be quicker than this, 40+ mins to heat up versus 10 mins on the fire?
@@asianrice02 you can’t do that whilst driving
Love the review, not the product.
It's big for what it does. For not mixing in cold water it's to big.
You get a pump and showerhead that takes less space, and you will always have a bucket to heat water in.
A 12v water heater is smaller and you can make tea with it. Can you make tea with this one?
A bucket has a lot of uses.
This unit has one?
The unit will use less water for showering.
It also comes with 3 sponges, with the intent that you use one for dishes.
(Not just one use or purpose)
Let your wife use it and give us her review.
Indeed. Gwynn seems to have a way of showing her opinion without actually having to speak.
Just bought this and agree it’s a game changer. Will no longer use my Companion gas shower system. The Geyser system is just super water efficient which is the main thing I am after. The fact it’s compact and electric is just a bonus. Full marks from me.
I have been following you for a long time now I watch your videos and as I’m watching I find myself smiling , always smiling . What a great channel ❤️
It’s about time the released it... been waiting for ages 😁👍🏼
Superb review. I have seen the product reviewed on another channel and was very interested to see Andrew’s review of it as he is much more “real world”.
Now very tempted to get one. Is there an affiliate link we can use?
Great ideas for improvements snuck in at the end there Andrew.
Exactly the thing to put it over the top.
Maybe an additional longer water hose and some sort of mounting option as well 👍🏻
I'm with you on the ease of use without instructions.
We own one and it works great. 2 liters cold and we use our jetboil to heat one liter to boiling. We purchased 1/4 ID hose and a splitter. We keep unit in our wall tent and one hose runs out to our attached shower enclosure and the other hose runs to our sink. We used 1/4 barb shutoff valves for both the shower and sink table. We dont use the sponges and instead use this for running water in our wall tent. Our lithium battery pack we use for lights in the wall tent is our power source. Works great and barely uses any water
Andrew can't hide the look of disdain on his face as he tries to announce "it's great" as sincerely as possible realising he's purchased a piece of plastic crap that wets a sponge. This made my morning 😂
and sounds like an outboard engine...
Great review on a different product for sure (albeit extremely slow to heat and noisy) but after trying 3 other systems over the years, my new Glind heat exchanger system wins hands down.
Cool gadget, but a kettle, bucket, and sponge will do the same thing for 300 bucks cheaper.
No they don’t.
They do if you don’t think about it
Papa Brown copy. I’ll go get a lobotomy so that everything makes sense.
Bravestarr wuuuuuuut? I thought it was a shower.
Was just about to write the same thing. How pointless, and you just know it's not going to last...
Brilliant topic, I know it's a review and not a debate but I love all the opinions and banter overall the bucket wins, I've noticed no one has mentioned free, ultra reliable, and quiet gravity so much so I'm going to make myself an all time classic a bucket with a showerhead maybe a valve in between then make a roof rack stick to hang it on I've seen 60 year old one's still in use, proven tech why try and reinvent the wheel lol.
“We refer to instructions as a last resort” Love it!
Too big, too noisy, too slow, too expensive. No plastic box, no showerhead, 1 pad for whole family
??? But very long cable 😂
It's 3 pads.
They advertise yellow, green, and pink.
One for him, one for her, one for the dishes.
haha. You'd throw the pad away after my missus had a go!
Ahh the serenity!!!
Andrew your cpments analogy about instructions is so spot on
Especially for guys as you said.
100% so true
Great video 👍👍
Leave it where you found it !
Have a look at the Nemo Helios shower. Simpler, better, cheaper and more compact.
Statements on instructions; Yes!
Companion rechargeable camp shower, collapsible bucket and Billy to heat water in minutes is so much more faster, compact, cheaper & just as efficient with water.
Hello Andrew, Vitor from Portugal, again... I'm not a Patreon yet but one in future for sure. I'm all about off roading since my youth but never feel i fit in in any on the off roading style off my friend or acquaintances. Ones too all day mud puddle other too rally baja speed style. So seeing your videos was like a clear sky in a rainy day, the concept of routing by off road trails but without being stuck just for the "fun?" of being stuck. Being said that it's funny you present the Geyser system because just a few days before i saw a product from Kampa (maybe you know it, i beleie it's an old camping gear company from UK) they called the item Geyser and it's portable too. It's not electric but it's compact and for the price it's quite interesting for the people like you said have a second vehicle or just not have a all year round one with permanent systems. I found it in Portugal for 200€ retail price. seems very fine so i believed you probably like to know about it. I don't test it and i'm not a seller in any kind of off road products or represent any brand or store just a believer ;-) www.kampa.co.uk/accessory/geyser-hot-water-system
Very good review us blokes never read the instructions.
Sounds like a two stroke motorbike
Andrew, what a great idea for a series!! Sincerely.
Cool product Andrew! Looks like a water-savvy and fun way to shower! If it was properly mounted would be brilliant for heating water while still travelling to camp. I see the value of it. Use of power wouldn't be a problem with sufficient solar supply too.
Thanks for the review. Good to see new and innovative products. This product doesn't suit my requirements.
Very interested in the upcoming review of the Garmin GPS. It seems like a lot of money (around $1000) for a product that has very smiliar features and mapping (as per Hema GPS unit or apps on a tablet) at almost half the price. If they use the same maps then I'm not sure I'd invest in something that was double the price for the same maps. I'd love to see a comparison to weigh up the differences from one to the other and to see how accurate they would be. A 10 meter difference for a road marking can make a huge difference in the bush.
"Geyser" is a quaint South African term for a water heater and I wonder if international viewers were wondering what the heck you're talking about Andrew, you old geyser!
Eh, I'm pretty sure it's derived from Icelandic 'Geysir', as in a hot spring....
I think Geezer is spelled differently than Geyser?
It is a UK term as well but most people under 30!won’t have a clue as never having seen one with the advent of central heating why would they ?😎
@@philabraham658 "A term used for a domestic storage water heater, particularly in South Africa." - from Wiki
Its an American product.
How about a simple solar shower!
Why not use the lost engine heat? Or even a heater that runs on diesel as a webasto?
getting the gear complete...all you need is a earthroamer now ;-)
Thank you, Andrew.
Great to see a man smile like a little boy who just got a new toy car😁
Love this new series. Super helpful. And I love gadgets, tools and stuff. Stuff
Good segment you made, it could be useful. I made portable shower from one of those garden sprayers. Just put hot water, pump it manually and you have shower. It isn't as efficient on water consumption ( maybe it is my fault, since I changed the hose for bigger diameter one ), but it was cheap and it works. Next iteration would be battery one.
I really like the Geyser idea. Turn it on while driving and it will be ready to go when you park.
I like that , Thanks , one problem its already out of stock had to go on the waiting list , you need to take a cut of the profits me thinks
I'm having a difficulty seeing this as an improvement over a basin of warm water and a washcloth.
How to Shower and save water!
Looks good to me 👍👏👏👏
Lol I'm not even going to read the comments 😂
I really like the product and would love to own one. It definitely makes sense for washing dishes and it's efficient enough for a shower. The best thing is it's so small.
Forget about the grumpy keyboard warriors 😉 do what you do and keep giving us great content with the best advice!
Love your videos!
Hi Andrew
Looking forward to a review of the New Defender. Perhaps you have asked Ronny how to get one? Thanks in advance
Love it , get to leave it at home if you’re not going to use it
Would absolutely love to see a review on your Duoetto.
I could see it being useful in situations where you have lots of sun for electricity and there's a fire ban.
haha when it's running at half speed it reminded me of my Yamaha FS1e idling...back when I was 16 :-) Certainly not for me...a Jetboil, 2mins later boiling water to add to a bucket with sponge...job done.
The review is really good. I am not sure this would be the product of choice for me. I was surprised to see your spare tire in the background: it is NOT a KO2. Falken AT3 I believe, right? how are they doing? are you going to say something at some point? thanks.
I always said the instruction manual is there to put out the fire! :)
Generalisations beg qualification. I'd bet you studied the manuals for your aircraft before your first solo!
Entertaining as usual - thanks.
Well said. But simple kit should not need instructions. Ones that can kill you, do.
Madala Please update us about your home studio build progress thanks.
Hi Andrew, would you ever consider doing a small car 4x4/Overland build, for example a Suzuki jimny, for a student/minimalist?
It's on his "to do list" I"m looking fwd to it.
Great review, thanks Madala!
Bahahaha Andrew agree with your reference to when to resort to using the instructions and or box diagram how true!
I wonder if a heat exchanger + tempering valve would do an equally good job?
good piece of kit
Love the content mate. Do you still have your Jacklore knife?
Yes. I use it on every Australian trip.
great review thanks,
Auto focus didn't want to behave.
And you could have it heating while you are moving and charging, or got a good solar. Charge and use it later I guess??but that depends on the insulation
With you all the way on the instructions Andrew, could not have phrased it better. Best to do anything out of sight of the BOSS though as she will keep mentioning the instructions and undermine your efforts to succeed.
The cheaper one does have a mixer, you put in one litre of boiling water and two litres of cold water and turn it on, which would be a much quicker and better option out of the two. Although as people have said, bucket and sponge will do the same thing.
Very cool product!, it would cool to see some hiking boots reviews male and female.
Could you put some warm / hot water from a jet boil, so it’s quicker to heat.....?
Watching you fight the flies... Does a Thermacell work on Australian flies?
I like idea . The biggest problem I have it's 80 w over 30 min . Power consumption and store are number one problem in ovelanding . It's good when is clear sky and you have 200w solar otherwise it will need to run engine as we are all have fridge running , charging some phones , other elect devices . 80 w is about same as fridge running in full power the difference only 5-10 min vs 30 min per person
100% true about instructions 🤣
Ive used this for our trips this year as our truck shower. I would say the comments on boil time are valid however I have not found another element type heater that is any better. I give the unit good marks for its portability and dont know another unit that betters it. Time to boil? Anyone know if Jetboil have made a portable shower yet?
The noise of that pump at half rate - like a generator in the next camp..
Nice Concept, quick semiportable wash station - Using a small regulated air accumulator (tank - charged up with the vehicle compressor)- instead of an electric pump to drive the water out of the tank would avoid the noise while having a wash and remove the tether
Of course a sports bottle and flannel does an alternative version of the same job - if it is filled with warm water..
Er......that’s a no from me.
This might cover what I hope to find....
Not that interesting. Seems faster to just boil some water to have a sponge bath. I liek the idea of it heating water. but seems it should be able ot attach to your own water source.
Yes its noisy yes it takes a while yes yes yes, But! Its a great design, works well and use little water, when you in the bush, time is something you have, so you can sit and wait for it to warm up while you light the fire and setup camp, an unlimited supply of water you don’t, this to me this does the job. Andrew still had a better one in the camper,,but this is a great concept.
Cool product thanks for the great review.
Yes nice equipment. But what a noice from the pump. That is a deal breaker for me.
I can't think how this could be usefull on the average trip. The amount of 12V power it takes to heat for 35 min [ 50-100 amps] and then say 2 amps for the pump is considerable, then X2 for the average couple will kill most peoples electric systems. Also pretty hard to think 1 gallon will wet down and rinse a head of hair and the rest of the body. It would seem the better buy is the one without the heater, but then a small esky filled with warm water and a 12V winshield washer pump would do the same thing, those can be found for free most everywhere. The fact it all works out of the box, without instructions does mean that someone was thinking when they designed it, but they forgot ,you don't have unlimited electricity in the bush. Current bushes are only found in congested townsites. CHEERS Steve h.
I’ve always wanted to take a shower with my dirtbike running next to me! Yes!
next you will be telling us kings stuff is good
Rega 5L pump. Same deal
Please allow to ask for a comment on Falken Wildpark you have gone for! No news good news?
Mr Heater makes a USB rechargeable shower head with a pump that works great if you have a bucket of warm water. $40!
Your stove and a pot do the same thing and you don't have to wait 20 min 1 gal. Just a gimmick to take peoples money
previously on overland bound channel.
Why are there so many flies there?
Are they house flies?
I don’t want to be unkind here, but I am drawn to the conclusion that Andrew likes getting things for free, which, with the best will in the world, will not result in honest reviews, because poor reviews will dry up that particular gravy train pretty fast. Even watching this video takes longer than having a nice wash with a sponge and two buckets. Not impressed. Sorry to add to the heat Andrew, but although you clearly don’t like criticism, weigh the volume of response and think about it.
Yes Sarah Richards, glad you see my point. While I am sure it is nice to get things sent to you to review, and with the best will in the world you may want to give honest reviews, but can you really give a truly honest review if it's rubbish, but you don't want sponsors to stop sending you stuff. Of course not, but if things like this shower that's not actually a shower and is not the $39.99 I reckon it's worth, were actually good products, they wouldn't get bad reviews? Unfortunately it seems to be the world we live in at the moment, with manufacturers desperate to get appropriate exposure, but not willing to spend the money on a traditional advertising campaign. Of course, if a product gets a bad review, it could mean two things...firstly, it's either a bad product, or secondly, that that manufacturer doesn't make a product a reviewer would like to have sent to them for free. I'm really trying to make a point here, not to detract from Andrew's excellent video productions, though I am sick and fed up of vehicles and products, but I wait, anxiously, for some proper exploration and adventure content again.
for 350 US, I am not doubting that it's a good product, it's just too expensive for me and probably most people.
It's $244.95 in the US.
Available at REI.
Can we get those in europe? Great idea, also, gave me a good idea for a DIY project
Not yet, they're waiting on CE certification.
How much electricity does it use?
End result is a sponge bath with warm water, a very efficient use of water I'll concede! My old jetboil will warm the same amount of water in 10 minutes. Only extra step is dumping heated water into bucket, then dunking sponge into said bucket. This way, you're getting dual use out of a single piece of equipment (my jetboil is for coffee, soups or dehydrated meals). You're not tethered to the vehicle for any stage of this.
Once again we are a people separated by a common language. Geezer in the U.S. is an old crotchety person. Guyzer is what you find in Yellowstone where hot water shoots out of the ground.
Geyser - "A term used for a domestic storage water heater, particularly in South Africa". Strange country, South Africa - they have robots for traffic light!
I think the amount of $$ kills it for me. But I’m sure plenty of others will purchase it.
Nice design and quality by the looks.
No sorry! My MSR reactor can boil the same if not more water in a fraction of the time, mixed with cold water & a cheap bucket with either a battery operated or plugged into a cigarette lighter socket & away you go. By the time this things warms up, a whole family has showered. Great idea, poorly executed but it does have its use, just not for 4 wheel driving or Overlanding I think. Too noisy also. Sorry, wouldn’t even consider it. Just my opinion, not trying to offend.
All that money for the pump and they dont include a $15 showerhead? No thanks 12v showerhead and a bucket is less hassle and just as effective
I take a quick dip in any glacial stream instead of lugging around with another dohickey ....
At the bottom of Geysers home page is a warning of a cancer causing product. Thought it should be mentioned.
Can you send me one, still not possible to buy in the EU, i pay it and you send it to me in a box that not say anything whats in it? With 4 washthings.
I like it but $250US for the one without heater is way too much for something that is basically a bucket with a pump in it pumping water through a sponge. I like the concept so thought I’d go to their website and just order the sponges, then use a cheap bucket and 12v pump... however everything on their site is out of stock.