Ivation Portable Outdoor Shower, Battery Powered - Compact Handheld Rechargeable Camping Showerhead - Pumps Water from Bucket Into Steady, Gentle Shower Stream

Our tankless water heater exploded the other day. It became evident quickly that the home warranty company is going to drag their feet on a replacement and the unit we'll need for replacement will take a while to get here, so I googled portable shower options. We had considered going do the road to planet fitness and paying for a membership just to shower there. But then, I found this wonderful thing. I couldn't hit buy now quick enough! We just got our unit today. Both my husband and I promptly took showers after only charging the unit for maybe 15 min. Boiled a couple large pots of water on the stove. Put the hot water in a bucket and went to the shower where I added cold water to bring temp to a skin safe temp. Plopped the motor end in to the bucket and took a warm shower! Now was this the most relaxing shower I've ever taken? No! Does this thing have great water pressure? No. Does it work and effectively take hot water from a bucket and make a shower? Yes! I have hair down to my rear. 5 gallons was just barely enough to shampoo and condition and wash my body. Make sure you take caution to not get suds from washing soap/shampoo off into the bucket providing the water. The hanger for the shower head was pretty useless. If you need to put the water down but dont want to waste it, just put the shower head over the side of the bucket so it's going right back in the bucket instead of down the drain. All in all, I highly recommend this if you need a shower in a pinch. It does work great compared to any other portable shower option out there! That being said, here's hoping we don't HAVE to use this much longer. But I'm so glad it was an option!

I bought this for camping; to shower, clean boots, etc. It worked BRILLIANTLY! Our last camping trip was a four-day regional burning man event with no showers or even running water--in late May in Texas and it rained every day--so you can just imagine the heat, humidity, and mud. I don't know how we would have made it without this shower. We set it up out back of our camp with a five gallon bucket and our washcloths and towels, and used the bucket lid as an impromptu mat to stand on. It worked GREAT for showering and washing hair, and during the heat of the days we could easily grab a quick cold rinse-off to keep from frikken passing out in the heat and humidity. For a warm shower we added hot water heated on our camping stove. At some point we realized we didn't pack the USB charging cable and figured we'd be SOL after a couple of days of use, but the doggone thing held a charge the whole time, only getting truly feeble the afternoon of the last day while we were packing up to leave. We were really surprised at that and SO thankful! Great purchase and I'd highly recommend. One side-note: Part of why we were so surprised at the battery's longevity is that we used this shower so frequently every day... not just to shower and keep cool but to follow a protocol to protect us from poison ivy. The entire festival site for this event is plagued with poison ivy and it's a huge annual issue for most participants. I want to share the protocol we've found because it's so effective. As many people know, the urushiol oil in poison ivy is what gets you. The oil is sticky and like other oils is waterproof and quite resistant to washing off, even with warm water and soap. What most people don't know is that the oil needs 2-3 hours to penetrate your skin and set off a reaction, so if you can get it off you before then you're in the clear. A good degreasing soap (we use Dawn dishwashing soap) does the trick, but here's the common problem people have: scrubbing with your hands, even really vigorously, leaves traces of oil behind. The webs between fingers/toes and the backsides of forearms are notorious spots... t's crazy how many poison ivy rashes begin on the back of a forearm because folks thought they washed up well but didn't scrub the backs of their arms enough. The fix is to use a washcloth to scrub up, and it WORKS. We got stuck having to set up in a spot RIDDLED with poison ivy on the ground and with this protocol of washing up regularly, using Dawn dishwashing soap and a washcloth, we avoided any outbreaks. We each had our own washcloth and rinsed them thoroughly after each use. We're both very sensitive to poison ivy and get TERRIBLE rashes from it, so our success with this protocol is a Big Deal with a capital B and a capital D. Try it and share it!

Works well, but needs a squeeze on the handle for on/off. Thee is no excuse for not having that.

I promised my wife last year that we’d have a shower this summer when we went camping. This option turned out to be a good one, but there were a few negatives. I liked this shower because it has a usb charging port, which I paired up with a solar charger, so we never worried about keeping it at a full charge. When we were done with the shower we just plugged it back in and kept it charged. That part was nice. This pump will suck up a 5 gallon bucket in 4.5 minutes with great water pressure. 4.5 minutes can go by fast. The biggest downside is the power button. If you don’t want the water to drain so fast, you’ll want to turn it off, but if you then get all lathered up with soap, you have to put your soapy hands in the water bucket and get soap inside you clean water in order to even turn it back on. Then your spraying soapy water on yourself to rinse off. The other negative was the port to charge battery. Many people that wrote reviews said that water got inside and ruined it. That’s because the cover for the USB port doesn’t have a rubber seal, so if you fully submerge the pump, it’s only a matter of time before it leaks through and gets inside the wrong part of the pump. I solved this by buying a floating beer koozy for pools. I put the pump inside the middle of it and let it float on the top of the water, allowing only the bottom part of the pump to be exposed to the water, leaving the top out of the water the whole time so I don’t have to worry about water getting through to the USB port. I think that’ll help it last a bit longer. It took a few mods for it to be the way I want it, but overall I think it’s a decent shower for on the go

When my water heater went out 2 weeks ago, I had no choice but to heat water from my electric kettle and a bowl of water in the microwave (both going at the same time). I filled my bath tub halfway with cold water, and the other half with the manually heated water. It took an hour and a half before the tub reached a desirable temperature suitable for bathing. I was so exhausted after making several trips back and forth from the kitchen to the bathroom. I really didn't enjoy my bath because after washing my hair, I was bathing in shampoo water and it felt disgusting and like I wasn't getting myself clean and rinsed off. Well, 2 weeks of this nonsense was driving me crazy!! I thought about going to the Pilot truck stop because I heard they have clean showers set up like a hotel room and you don't have to be a truck driver to use them; you simply pay $7 per shower. But that can add up daily. The next thing that came to mind was to join a gym and just shower up there after a nice workout, but I would have to pay a $60 fee upfront and sign up for auto-payment using my checking account at $20 per month after that. Sounds like a simple solution right? Well, it is if you're not on a tight budget like I am right now. I would love to purchase a new hot water heater, but at $600 tops for the one I need (unit, delivery, installation) it is going to have to remain on my "to do" list a little bit longer. So I decided to do some internet surfing on my favorite Amazon website and searched for portable showers and came across this unit. It sounded wonderful, and I made sure I read the reviews first before purchasing. It received great reviews so I added it to my cart and even paid an extra $10 for same day delivery (to break the madness of not having a clean shower, of course). It arrived about 6 hours later and was very easy to assemble. It comes with a USB cable to charge on your computer, so I plugged it in and headed off to a birthday party. By the time I got home, it was fully charged and ready to give it a "test drive". I used a 5 gal bucket I had purchased at Wal-Mart earlier for $3. It only took me 20 min to heat the bucket compared to 1 1/2 hour. Drop the pump into the water, turn it on, and you get a nice flowing shower. The shower head is actually larger than my current hand-held brand so I am getting more shower water with this one. Not knowing what to expect from this gadget, I kept thinking it would drain my bucket water quickly and I would be stuck wearing soap suds (a cold water rinse was not in the plan). But to my surprise, it slowly drained the water and I had more than enough left over that I just stood there and enjoyed the water (make sure to power off when soaping up). I went to bed a very happy CLEAN camper!! The next day, I bought a second 5 gal bucket with a lid (to hold the water temp in while not in use), a 5 gal solar shower bag ($10). Now before I go to work: 1) I fill the shower bag in the morning 2) set it directly in the sun 3) fill both buckets half full from the faucet so it reaches room temp by the time I get home. I get home and empty the shower bag into both buckets (both filled to the rim). The water is really warm from sitting in the sun all day (8.5 hrs). I put the lid on the second bucket until ready to use. Shower with the first bucket, remove lid from second and wash hair. I don't run out of water this way because I have long hair and it takes longer to rinse shampoo. I hope this was helpful. Thank you for taking time to read!!!

I am so tired of “Love it!” reviews. Here is the review that I wish I had before I ordered this product. This product is worth buying and works as described. The photo shows how many water holes are in the shower head compared to other camp showers. The shower comes with a hook for the shower head, but the hose is too short for my 5’7” height because the pump part must stay in the water bucket if the bucket is on the ground. I like this product and would recommend it to friends and family. That’s the short story. Keep reading for a detailed review. For those who value detailed honest product reviews, here’s my story: I ordered this portable shower product a year ago and practiced using it for car camping. Yesterday, I fell at home and broke my ankle bones on both sides of the ankle. Yeah, bummer right? So my downstairs does not have a shower or tub and I really wanted a shower because the ankle dressing is not supposed to get wet. I used a big clean plastic trahbag to protect the dressing and proceeded to shower with the Ivation Portable Outdoor shower. This review is based on my experience with the portable shower in a real world environment. I had stand by assistance from a family member. I threw on the floor a couple of towels and the standby person put a commode chair on top. I put the uninsured foot into a large plastic basin. I had additional dry towels purchased on Amazon nearby. I used a few drops of concentrated Dr. Bonner peppermint soap which can be ordered on Amazon in several scents and unscented. The bathroom sink was filled with water and a tiny bit of Dr. Bonner liquid soap. Making some water mess, I proceeded to shower. Very few drops of water went outside the towel barrier. This is what I liked: 1) The hose was long enough to reach wherever I needed it to go. I am approximately 5’7” and had to bend for the water to reach my hair. The hose has water in it even when out of the water. Having the water basin and faucet at waist height was great and I recommend raising the basin for any use if you are tall so the hose can wash your hair. 2) The charge is through USB which makes it easy charge with a laptop, or other USB outdoor device. The device was not charged for a year and the shower was still strong. 3) The water flow can be stopped by folding the hose to kink it. As long as the pump at the bottom is in water, the water will flow. It took two hands to fold the hose. The hose is strong and thick. 4) The on off switch is on the pump opposite side of the USB plus and is simple to operate. There is a strong plastic cap on the switch. The cap must be pulled off to see the push button switch. 5) A gallon of water can provide a full shower. I used two gallons for a shower and to wash my hair. If I was more efficient, I could have used less water. 6) This shower with lots of shower holes can be used as a shower system for people and pets. It is a more efficient use of water. Start with very warm but not scalding water because the water cools as it leaves the hose. Be sure to check the water temperature before allowing children and the aged to use the shower. Use common sense. 7) For camping - this portable shower system is a yes. A black bag can cover the water to heat it with solar or water from a campfire can be used. Please use caution with hot water. For backpacking, it may add too much weight - but if the big shower feeling gets the family outdoors, the weight is worth the end result of happy campers. 8) Power outages, natural disasters, emergency medical, natural disasters, building and construction sites may find the shower device helpful. 9) I’m unsure how long it takes the device to charge, but can say that my device maintained a strong charge for almost a year in storage. 10) If showering while standing in a basin and using a biodegradable biologically neutral soap, soapseed, the water can be poured out in specific area without harming nature. These soaps are sold on Amazon. I do not know if they will harm the device. I used Dr. Bonner. Oils are slippery. I did not use oils in the water and recommend not using oils in the water. Use oils, lotions and creams after the shower and wear socks untucks lotions and oils are absorbed into the feet. Don’t fall. What I did not like: 1) The entire pump includes the on off switch and USB recharge port. The entire unit goes into the water. At some point water will enter the component and cause the device to stop working. I think the manufacturer should rethink having everything underwater or create a longer warranty. 2) The on/off switch which is hidden under a grey cap is awarkward to reach down into the water to turn off to power each time you need to stop the device to soap up or scrub yourself. There is no other way to stop the water flow except to reach down into the water to push to on/off button or kink the hose. The entire device looks sleek, but the trade-off is extra bending to turn off the device and water flying everywhere while trying to balance oneself on one foot to reach into the clean water and turn off the device. The grey cap must be removed to turn the device on or off. The grey cap does not appear to create a water seal around the on/off switch and may be confusing to users. I first saw this device on a YouTube channel called CheapRVLiving. I recommend going to that channel to watch that video on comparing outdoor showering devices. If you found this review helpful, please give it a click. The helpful votes help improve my writing. One of my sons said that “nobody” reads long reviews. He said people just want quick statement if the product works or not. I enjoy showing him the helpful vote numbers add up because it shows him that you kept reading to the end. I am encouraging him to spend more time reading the actual reviews instead of looking only at the stars to reduce the amount of exchanges and returns he makes. The reviews help people know what they are buying so they are satisfied customers.

Went on an adventure on Vancouver Island, off grid. One night we camped next to a falls and a river. So beautiful and calming. We swam and floated the river and enjoyed a family dinner of gumbo. The next morning, I walked into the river with this shower. The first use and it was perfect. Push the button and you have a shower. Albeit cold, it is still easier than splashing water all over your body to remove the soap and grime. I would buy extra for the guys, but they all have their own setups for showers. Easy peasy. Just remember, it floats, so don't let it float away.

This is one of the best purchases that I have ever made. I have a burst hot water pipe under a slab foundation and will have to wait until I can afford the repair. In the mean time, I needed a way to take a shower. I saw this unit while searching for a way to heat large volumes of water. I use this in conjunction with the bucket heater (I've written a review for it as well). After heating a 5 gallon bucket of water, I use this unit to take as shower. As others have stated, in order to not worry about wasting water; or having to turn the unit on/off repeatedly while bathing, you want to thoroughly wet yourself, and then put the shower head back into the bucket of water; soap up; then retrieve the shower head to rinse. I've used the method and found that 5 gallons of heated water is more than enough to take a shower. I hate having to get undressed to wash my hair in the shower, so even after my pipes are repaired, I expect to continue to use this unit to wash my hair. Note: Although this shower is adequate for bathing, this unit will not have the same pressure as your regular shower head. I charge it ,(with an ac adapter), after every use and I have yet to have it go out on me. I'm glad to see that the price was lowered,as this is a solid plastic unit and the original price was too high for the quality of the material. The only negative that I have abt the product is that because the pump is about 1 inch above the intake slots; the pump will stop pulling water before all the water is drained from the bucket. This was a problem for me on my very first usage of the shower; but now I have made the adjustments. There is a poster that have included a very video on how to unit assembles and work. **************************** Edited Review 8-26-2015**************************************************************************************8 As I stated earlier this is an excellent product and does exactly what it is designed to do. However, I have come back to modify my rating. I've owned this product for less than 4 months now. And I use it at least 4 times a week to shower. It takes me about 10-15 minutes to shower. After the 3 month mark. My unit started to seep water around the shower head and the hose. I've tried applying more and less pressure to attaching it but that did not stop the leak. I then tried other washers this did not work either. I finally contacted the company for advice on how to correct the problem. It was beyond my 30 day no hassle return period. They did issue me a RA and offered to send me another unit. I refused because although the water is seeping out; it still works and I did not want to be without a shower while waiting on my return to be processed and another to be sent out. So let me restate that the company did offer to replace the item. And reminded me that the item has a 1 year guarantee. Finally I contacted a handy-man to ask advice on how to stop the leakage. And he suggested that I use plumbers tape around the joint until I could get a water tight seal. Eureka! That worked and now I am able to use the shower again without losing water from seepage out of the joint around the hose and shower head. I reduced my rating from 5 stars to 2 because of the quality of the material. ************************************************* ********************************* Update December 2015 ************************************************************* Sad to say that after 6 months the unit stopped working. It just stopped no slowing down no funny sounds. It continues to charge but the unit no longer comes one when the switch is pressed. So I will be purchasing another. Fortunately, there is now another company selling a very similar product for 1/2 the cost of this one.

Tout d'abord je remercie les acheteurs qui ont répondu à mes questions ou qui donnent des avis utiles. J'ai acheté ce produit pour une utilisation en extérieur et pour ne pas avoir à prendre une douche dans le camping car (cela évite de taper dans le stock d'eau propre, en passant par le boiler à gaz...etc)., quand nous revenons dans la niche après un effort (je pense même m'en servir dans la salle de bain du camping car pour les mêmes raisons). Nous avons toujours un point d'eau à proximité : donc remplissage du seau à linge au point d'eau (toilettes publiques, robinet, fontaine, lac, torrent...), une petite casserole d'eau chaude si c'est trop froid et hop, une douche rapide derrière le fourgon avec notre savon de Marseille (non polluant !), ou dans un endroit discret. Pour le petit fils.... c'est encore plus marrant et sans surveillance, car il peut gérer lui-même, surtout les éclaboussures ! Pas de ménage post douche... Matériel de belle facture. Le tuyau est un peu court pour les grands gabarits.... mais on peut bricoler. Le moteur est bien protégé. La crépine de la pompe est protégée par un cache que l'on peut retirer (clips). Il y a un filtre de protection, pour les gens comme moi qui utilisent de l'eau "sauvage". Par rapport au matériel que je connais, le débit est très correct (une bonne pompe 12v avec un meilleur débit c'est 40/50 € minimum). La grosseur de la pompe empêche une immersion dans un jerrican à grande ouverture. Finalement c'est aussi bien de l'immerger dans un seau, car on a plus facilement accès au bouton interrupteur situé sur le corps de pompe. Je n'ai pas vérifié le temps d'usage, mais je fais largement confiance aux autres précédents utilisateurs qui en disent du bien. Pas de notice in French.... surprise (Europe à deux vitesses ?....), mais bon, il n'y a pas besoin d'avoir fait les grandes écoles pour comprendre le montage et le fonctionnement. C'est juste frustrant.

El articulo esta en condiciones optimas, muy aconsejable para camping etc. facil de transportar a cualquier lado y muy comodo

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I didn’t want to spend this much on a portable shower, and was worried it would be flimsy and not very powerful. Boy was I surprised! I bought this to allow me to wash my 42kg Labrador outside in the garden, he is too big to lift into the bath, hates being washed and I have to ferry loads of buckets of warm water to and from the kitchen, as I don’t want to use a cold water garden hose. This shower is a game changer, and makes bi-monthly bath time so much easier. I filled a large garden grid from the cold hosepipe, topped it up with 3 kettles of boiling water - inserted the shower pump and managed to wash and rinse my dog in under 30mins. I didn’t even need that much water, despite using lots of shampoo and giving him a good rinse afterwards. It’s brilliant, and providing the battery life and recharging capabilities work for a good few years - I reckon it’s worth every penny! I did research lots of reviews of outdoor showers before choosing this one - and it got great reviews online and in product tests for camping magazines

Angeliefert wurde die Pumpe mit Aufhängehaken und einem Adapterkabel für den USB-Anschluß. Die Verarbeitungsqualität ist sehr gut. Die Pumpe war schnell in einer halben Stunde aufgeladen. Eine Ladekontrollleuchte ist vorhanden und mit dem Li/Io-Akku sollte es keine Probleme geben. Da hier unterschiedliche USB-Stromquellen möglich sind, schließe ich nicht aus, daß auch längere Ladezeiten möglich sind. Ich habe das Ladegerät meines Samsung- Handys verwendet. Die Dusche ist unkompliziert verwendbar, da keine Kabel für den Betrieb erforderlich sind und alles aus einem Guß ist. Die Leistung der Pumpe ist hoch, so daß auch bei maximaler, durch die Länge des Schlauches bestimmte Füllhöhe ein üppiger Duschstrahl aus dem sehr qualitativ ebenfalls sehr guten Duschkopf kommt. Man kann damit wirklich gut duschen und ist vollkommen unabhängig von allen Stromversorgern. Ungefähr gemessene Pumpenleistung: 1 Liter wird in etwa 17 Sekunden durchgepumpt. Alle anderen von mir getesteten Geräte waren dagegen Müll. Wo viel Licht, da auch etwas Schatten: Da der Einschaltknopf unter Wasser ist, wäre ein im Duschkopf eingebauter Duschstop sehr praktisch. Da es sich um einen Standardanschluß handelt, werde ich mich einen solchen anschaffen und montieren, auch um Wasser zu sparen. Als sehr nachteilig empfinde ich auch das nicht mitgelieferte Netzladegerät. Entweder nutzt man ein vorhandenes oder muß sich ein günstiges zulegen. Auch ein 12V Fahrzeugadapter wird funktionieren. Ich glaube kaum, das die Mehrzahl der Nutzer ihren Laptop zum Aufladen verwenden. Das "Wasserfiltersystem" ist ein Schwamm, der nur grobe Verschmutzungen fernhält. Ein gut entwickeltes Gerät, das auch hoffentlich eine lange Haltbarkeit besitzt.