FINALLY a good, thorough, and fair review. I bought this the other day (still waiting on delivery), like everyone else I'm concerned about water pressure, and battery time. These two questions were addressed in this video. I'm anxiously awaiting my delivery. Great job, two thumbs up....gotta love the dawg.
Cris, I just subscribed to your channel. You did a very thorough job on this item. I just bought this shower.The instructions were so small I could not read it with my glasses. You have a gift of teaching . Most youtubers can’t teach well. Good job and well done..
Thank you. With the lockdowns going on due to v-rus, going to begin building my car-living lifestyle. Awesome review, glad you showed us this product. New subscriber by the way!
Thank you so much for this orderly review. My childhood friend sent this to my Border Collie, Fiona, for her birthday so she can have soothing, outdoor baths. I particularly wanted to see that the pump is really fully submerged, because it goes against my logic to place a battery in water!
You're welcome. I can appreciate the apprehension of submersible a part containing a battery. Such a thoughtful gift for Fiona. I hope you both enjoy it.
Hey!!! Someone who actually does TESTING of the unit with like numbers and stuff (LOL) instead of just a demonstration! Well done. Someone did mention about getting hot water for a shower and the comment I made was "isn't that what your camp stove is for?" A Home Depot bucket, some home made hot water, and you've got a nice hot shower.
What a great thing this is, - I could do with this and a sun heated water tank when I go to Zambia, - the electric is intermittent and some places don't have showers. Great way to rinse dishes too!
@Brien I don't know if there is something similar with stronger water pressure. To prevent scalding, I would not use it with water that has a temperature of more than 110 degrees Fahrenheit. It sounds like you are looking for something more like a pressure washer. There are battery powered pressure washers (a Wobbly Otter Amazon affiliate link): amzn.to/37EKhA2
Hey! I am a new subscriber I just came from your 2019 review of one of these. So happy to see you still making these! You are so calming it helps me relax during this Covid 19. Thank you!
Follow up-- purchased and will test it. It is quite lightweight and simple to charge. Will hang onto in case of power outtages, camping etc. Seems like a good deal.
That's cool. Always wanted to try one of these. Would be a way better design if the flow was controlled at the handle and not the on-off switch that's submerged and out of the way.
I have an older version of a shower like that. It has the rechargeable batter & off/on switch not in the water, although this looks like a very doable solution. Works well for a camping shower. I put a ratio of 1:2 of hot water to cold into a collapsible 2 gallon dish pan.
No, not on the handle. I will have to pull it out & look. I wish there was a simple off switch on shower head to temp stop flow of water, but hey it works way better than those shower bags you have to lift & hang over your head.
I got mine a few days ago and just used it today for the first time and was really quite pleasantly surprised at the water flow. I was a bit apprehensive about buying this from the Goddess Amazon becuz i have not always had the best of luck with some of her things. But this is a definite good thing. Btw, i used it BEFORE watching your video and I was glad to see yours worked as well as mine did. I do have a question about this shower however and was wondering if anyone could answer t for me. Why do you have to remove the "O" ring from the connector where the shower head goes? After I got the ring in there it kinda seemed like it's there for the long haul.
Thank you. When plugged-in for charging, ours has a red light. We haven't seen the red light go out, or the color change when it is plugged in for charging. In the answers to questions on Amazon, folks say that when theirs reaches a full charge, the light color changes from red to blue. Not sure why we haven't seen the charge light change in some way... Maybe we didn't leave it plugged in long enough yet, or maybe ours is an older model.
I like my Ivation shower very much drawing water from a Hardware store 5 gal plastic bucket. A propane turkey/fish fryer style stove will heat up our approximately 5 gal. pot to hot shower temp in under 10 minutes. Would like to say adding additional hot water for a longer shower from another bucket rather than moving the pump from one bucket to another will help avoid a possible air lock interruption to your shower (voice of experience here) Also pop up shower tents are nice, but I've recently used an Ice Fishing tent. The ladies in our group loved the extra roominess and privacy for undressing, I loved the super fast set up and take down.
i have a small kiddie pool that i will be using for my shower pump as the water supply. it is around 10 gallons and 3 feet in diameter and 7 inches in height. i will be using an old microphone boom stand to hold the nozzle once my new one arrives.this is in storage just in case another hurricane comes (i remember Micheal all too well)
@Smoke A Fatty BBQ, the pump is 3-1/8" wide. Maybe there is a water jug out there with a wider opening. Your idea sure would make it super convenient to use.
Yes, the Ivation Portable Outdoor Shower is still available. This is a Wobbly Otter Outdoors Amazon affiliate link to it: amzn.to/3TmcxiQ As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, and there is no extra cost to you. We appreciate your support.
Sergio, yes, it is physically possible to unscrew the hand-held shower head that it comes with and attach another one to the hose. Our only concern is that we don't know if stopping the water flow while the pump is working will damage the pump. Sounds like a great thing to try out! That would sure make it easier to conserve water.
Time to full charge: 2.5 to 5 hours. There is a red indicator light that comes on when it is plugged into a power source for charging. The light apparently doesn't go off when the battery is fully charged. We charged it over night (longer than 5 hours) and the red light was still on.
By chance, how many uses have you been able to get out of it? The lowest rating on Amazon cite a short life span and bad refund policy...I’m trying to find evidence to disprove this before I rely on one
Thanks to you I order one for our family! But could you please tell me if the shower when fully charged turns green or remains red, since we try to charge it for 2 and a half hours as it says but it didn't charge at all.
I left it plugged into the wall adapter plug over night and the indicator light was still red the next morning. The light did not turn off nor did it change color. If it isn't charging, consider charging it for a longer time or charging it in a different manner. Example: If it didn't charge with usb to external battery pack, you might try to charge it with the wall outlet plug adapter instead. (or vice versa)
Great review! The one I gave you the link for, although not rechargeable. Did have the ability to adjust water flow at the head. They sure flow fast don't they? I would put an inline ball valve or hose clamp to control flow on this model. But hands down the most refreshing and easy to use camp showers available!
FINALLY a good, thorough, and fair review. I bought this the other day (still waiting on delivery), like everyone else I'm concerned about water pressure, and battery time. These two questions were addressed in this video. I'm anxiously awaiting my delivery. Great job, two thumbs up....gotta love the dawg.
Thank you, Michael. Sure do appreciate the kind words. Hope the shower fits the bill. Yea, I'm pretty fond of the pupper.
Cris, I just subscribed to your channel. You did a very thorough job on this item. I just bought this shower.The instructions were so small I could not read it with my glasses. You have a gift of teaching . Most youtubers can’t teach well. Good job and well done..
Aww. Thank you so much AJ. You made my day. So happy to help. Thank you too for the sub.
Your detailed description moved me to order for unexpected emergencies. Thanks again.
You're welcome. Happy to help. Thank you for watching.
Great review! Your doggie playing in the water was a nice touch. I love how you even showed us how to clean the filter. Cute camper behind you!
Thank you so much. 🤗
Thank you so much for this detailed review! Showing the flow rate really helps. Will be purchasing for my next camping trip for sure!
You're welcome. Happy to help. Thanks for watching. 🏕
Thank you. With the lockdowns going on due to v-rus, going to begin building my car-living lifestyle. Awesome review, glad you showed us this product.
New subscriber by the way!
You're welcome. Wishing you the best with the car-living project. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
finally someone who shows/tells us how long the pump will run for max, thank you so much
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
You did the best video on the Ivation pump shower! Thank you so much!
Aww. You're welcome, and thank you bunches!
@@wobblyotteroutdoors Thank you so much! I am ordering one right now from Amazon because of you! Please take care of yourself.
Cool! Enjoy. Thank you for the well wishes. All the best to you.
Thank you so much for this orderly review. My childhood friend sent this to my Border Collie, Fiona, for her birthday so she can have soothing, outdoor baths. I particularly wanted to see that the pump is really fully submerged, because it goes against my logic to place a battery in water!
You're welcome. I can appreciate the apprehension of submersible a part containing a battery. Such a thoughtful gift for Fiona. I hope you both enjoy it.
Nice product looks very handy. Getting warmer outside can't wait to see your adventures this year
Us too!
Is the in button in the pump or shower head? I wanted to retrofit it with a kitchen sink sprayer. It will waste less water.
Button is on the pump.
Hey!!! Someone who actually does TESTING of the unit with like numbers and stuff (LOL) instead of just a demonstration! Well done. Someone did mention about getting hot water for a shower and the comment I made was "isn't that what your camp stove is for?" A Home Depot bucket, some home made hot water, and you've got a nice hot shower.
😂 Thank you, @ChefDuane! You made my day. I concur, when camping you make your own hot water.
Great vid!!
Thank you, kindly.
What a great thing this is, - I could do with this and a sun heated water tank when I go to Zambia, - the electric is intermittent and some places don't have showers. Great way to rinse dishes too!
Awesome! It's super easy to use. No muss, no fuss. Wishing you safe travels, pleasant showers, and joyous dish washing.
Excellent video, very detailed description, measurements and how the water flows! Love it.. 😍 XOXO from Argentina! 👍 👍 👍 👍
Thank you for watching and the kind words.
Nice review .... your dog stole the show ..... I'm still laughing
Thank you, Mark. Yep, she's a hoot.
Nice battery portable shower
I love that doggy!!!!!
Awww. Thank you. We're kind of fond of her too.
Great video again, all details about a product that I need. Greetings.👏👏👏
Aww, thank you. Hope it helps in the shower search.
I was thinking about getting one of these. Great to see it work first before purchase. Just placed my order.
Awesome!
@@wobblyotteroutdoors Is there another product with better water pressure? Also is this portable shower good for hot water in access of 200 degrees?
@Brien I don't know if there is something similar with stronger water pressure. To prevent scalding, I would not use it with water that has a temperature of more than 110 degrees Fahrenheit. It sounds like you are looking for something more like a pressure washer. There are battery powered pressure washers (a Wobbly Otter Amazon affiliate link): amzn.to/37EKhA2
Hey! I am a new subscriber I just came from your 2019 review of one of these. So happy to see you still making these! You are so calming it helps me relax during this Covid 19. Thank you!
Thank you for subscribing! Very glad to hear our videos are helpful and calming during this time. That means the world.
Follow up-- purchased and will test it. It is quite lightweight and simple to charge. Will hang onto in case of power outtages, camping etc. Seems like a good deal.
Excellent. 🤗
Excelente explicación
Thank you.
That's cool. Always wanted to try one of these. Would be a way better design if the flow was controlled at the handle and not the on-off switch that's submerged and out of the way.
@Nigel Naught so true! That's exactly what my Bill said. The switch on the handle would be such a time and water saver.
Thanks for posting these videos!
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
Good review - Thanks!
Thank you and you're welcome.
I have one of these and really like it. For the price, it really is pretty good!
Awesome. So good to hear.
I find one in good will in the box new 😊
Wow! Yay! ...Well, as long as it works.
I have an older version of a shower like that. It has the rechargeable batter & off/on switch not in the water, although this looks like a very doable solution. Works well for a camping shower. I put a ratio of 1:2 of hot water to cold into a collapsible 2 gallon dish pan.
That's way cool, Karin. Is the on/off switch on the handle of the one you have?
No, not on the handle. I will have to pull it out & look. I wish there was a simple off switch on shower head to temp stop flow of water, but hey it works way better than those shower bags you have to lift & hang over your head.
Ha ha. So true. Happy for that.
Oops I wrote the hot water to cold ratio wrong. I’m correcting it so it reads 1:2 hot to cold water.
Great video! We actually were considering this specific shower unit, but ultimately decided on a foot pump unit similar to your video on the nemo.
Thank you. The Nemo os hard to beat. Everything is in one package, it's packable and it works.
Thanks! 😊👍🏻
Welcome!
I have a similar one that is battery operated. I use rechargeable batteries. Works great!
That's so cool.
I got mine a few days ago and just used it today for the first time and was really quite pleasantly surprised at the water flow. I was a bit apprehensive about buying this from the Goddess Amazon becuz i have not always had the best of luck with some of her things. But this is a definite good thing. Btw, i used it BEFORE watching your video and I was glad to see yours worked as well as mine did.
I do have a question about this shower however and was wondering if anyone could answer t for me. Why do you have to remove the "O" ring from the connector where the shower head goes? After I got the ring in there it kinda seemed like it's there for the long haul.
Understandable, on the apprehensiveness. Awesome, on the good water flow. We are officially a concensus of two. 🙂
@@wobblyotteroutdoors 😂😂
Thanks
You're welcome. Thank you for watching.
Thank you. I received this model today. After 5 hrs of charging the battery is still shining red. Does it turn blue when finished charging please,?
great video thank you
Thank you, @K D, and you're welcome.
Great video! Can you change the shower head with any standard one?
Yes you can!
How many times can you charge it before you throw it away? I read the battery is not replaceable.
Great review. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching.
Hi, very useful video thanks, I have one of these showers and I just love it, I just wanted to know how do you know if it is done charging?
Thank you. When plugged-in for charging, ours has a red light. We haven't seen the red light go out, or the color change when it is plugged in for charging. In the answers to questions on Amazon, folks say that when theirs reaches a full charge, the light color changes from red to blue. Not sure why we haven't seen the charge light change in some way... Maybe we didn't leave it plugged in long enough yet, or maybe ours is an older model.
Thanks for a solid review!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great review thank you for this
Thank you and you're welcome. It was a fun one to do.
Excellent video TFS
Thank you.
I like my Ivation shower very much drawing water from a Hardware store 5 gal plastic bucket. A propane turkey/fish fryer style stove will heat up our approximately 5 gal. pot to hot shower temp in under 10 minutes. Would like to say adding additional hot water for a longer shower from another bucket rather than moving the pump from one bucket to another will help avoid a possible air lock interruption to your shower (voice of experience here) Also pop up shower tents are nice, but I've recently used an Ice Fishing tent. The ladies in our group loved the extra roominess and privacy for undressing, I loved the super fast set up and take down.
Very nice, and super ideas!
Excellent
Thank you.
On a serious note... Im guessing the water runs out rather quickly 🤔
Yes, it uses water quickly.
i have a small kiddie pool that i will be using for my shower pump as the water supply. it is around 10 gallons and 3 feet in diameter and 7 inches in height. i will be using an old microphone boom stand to hold the nozzle once my new one arrives.this is in storage just in case another hurricane comes (i remember Micheal all too well)
What wonderful ideas! Love them and the planning ahead too. The microphone boom stand is especially genius.
@@wobblyotteroutdoors thank you
Do you think the pump would fit inside one of those blue 5 gallon water jugs?
Hmmm. Great question. Do you happen to have one of the jugs? If You'll measure its opening, I'll measure the pump and see if it will fit.
@@wobblyotteroutdoors the opening is 2.5 inches in diameter
@Smoke A Fatty BBQ, the pump is 3-1/8" wide. Maybe there is a water jug out there with a wider opening. Your idea sure would make it super convenient to use.
@@wobblyotteroutdoors thank you!
Really nice review thanks so much for making! Subbed : )
You're most welcome and thank you times two.
Great Video!!
Thank you.
@@wobblyotteroutdoors You’re Welcome! I’m planning to buy one now! Thanks for reviewing it!
Cool! It's a nice little shower. You're quite welcome.
Do u know if it will let u put a different shower head on it like a kitchen sink spray head thanks
Yes, you can change the shower head.
Can you put portable unit in warm water ?
Yes.
@@wobblyotteroutdoors thank you
Are they available?
Yes, the Ivation Portable Outdoor Shower is still available. This is a Wobbly Otter Outdoors Amazon affiliate link to it: amzn.to/3TmcxiQ
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, and there is no extra cost to you. We appreciate your support.
Is the battery replaceable?
No, the battery is not replaceable. The battery is rechargeable.
Very nice
Thank you @bill bertrand
Great if you can recharge but off grid I need true battery powered and no shutoff on handle.
You nailed it, Robin. Those are it's shortcomings in a nutshell.
Can you replace the showerhead with one that controls the pressure?
Sergio, yes, it is physically possible to unscrew the hand-held shower head that it comes with and attach another one to the hose. Our only concern is that we don't know if stopping the water flow while the pump is working will damage the pump. Sounds like a great thing to try out! That would sure make it easier to conserve water.
Did you try it? If it did not fail the motor I would also like to try.
How long do you charge the battery before use?
Time to full charge: 2.5 to 5 hours. There is a red indicator light that comes on when it is plugged into a power source for charging. The light apparently doesn't go off when the battery is fully charged. We charged it over night (longer than 5 hours) and the red light was still on.
Does it heat the water
No, it does not change the water temperature.
By chance, how many uses have you been able to get out of it? The lowest rating on Amazon cite a short life span and bad refund policy...I’m trying to find evidence to disprove this before I rely on one
Beyond the review, we haven't used it, so we can't speak to is overall life span.
Wobbly Otter Outdoors thanks so much. That’s very helpful
Thanks to you I order one for our family! But could you please tell me if the shower when fully charged turns green or remains red, since we try to charge it for 2 and a half hours as it says but it didn't charge at all.
I left it plugged into the wall adapter plug over night and the indicator light was still red the next morning. The light did not turn off nor did it change color. If it isn't charging, consider charging it for a longer time or charging it in a different manner. Example: If it didn't charge with usb to external battery pack, you might try to charge it with the wall outlet plug adapter instead. (or vice versa)
@@wobblyotteroutdoors Thanks! I left it charge for more hours and now it's fully charged
Oh yay! So glad.
I guess you got rid of your rtt. Why?
We still have the Morris Mule with the RTT on top.
Anybody else see the video where the Ivation USB pump was in that guys garage and exploded? Not so sure I want to get this anymore.... 🤷
Theres an Amazon review with photos of the explosion, taken from the security cam in the garage...
Oh my, that's horrible.
Charge for 5 hours use for 45- 50 minutes. Good if you have access to electricity to charge.
True that. Any source will do. We charge a Goal Zero battery pack with inverter off the vehicle during travel and with solar panels when in camp.
Great review! The one I gave you the link for, although not rechargeable. Did have the ability to adjust water flow at the head. They sure flow fast don't they? I would put an inline ball valve or hose clamp to control flow on this model. But hands down the most refreshing and easy to use camp showers available!
Thank you. A ball valve is a great idea. Yes, the flow is pretty amazing.
Wow great idea. Hopefully it won't damage the motor due to more pressure. I was thinking of fitting it with a kitchen sink sprayer.
The kitchen sprayer is a good idea. Interested in hearing how it works out.
Great video!!!
Thank you!!
Very nice
Thank you, Bill.