| Advanced Elements 2.5 Gallon Summer Shower / Solar Shower | 
| Brand: ADVANCED ELEMENTS
List Price: $18.99
Buy New: $15.99
as of 3/20/2010 02:33 EDT details
You Save: $3.00 (16%)
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  9 reviews
Color: Silver/Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 16.5 x 6 x 1.6
MPN: S100
Model: SS760
UPC: 832994007600
EAN: 0832994007600
ASIN: B000J2KX88
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Extra large filling valve with convenient twist off cap | | • | Water temperature Gauge | | • | Extra long hose | | • | Durable 4-ply construction | | • | Hose fastener and D-ring tie-downs |
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Product Description
Use the Advanced Elements Backpacker Summer Shower (2.5 Gallon) for camping, fishing, beach fun, sailing, or on your next hiking trip!
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pretty nice, maybe the best June 2, 2009
Constant Traveller (Colorado)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, fairly impressed, small, after filling it, hanging it up and letting her rip, had a constant stream for close to 5 minutes, pretty decent. As another reviewer noted, the outlet hose is kinked at the junction with the bag, looks like at manufacturing, they just folded the hose over to make the 90 degree angle, and decided to live with the kink. Good news is that is seems able to handle it, so I don't expect it to fail, but a little heat and a slightly better manufacturing process could have avoided that, but probably would have raised the price. Also the clocking on the outlet hose is not as pictured, mine runs down and to the right, but they were smart enough to put a velcro loop on both sides, presumably to accommodate that, but again there seems no consistency in manufacturing. Otherwise it works great, has a thermometer on the back of it, when the outlet is closed it doesn't leak, I am very pleased with it.
 Oops, half gallon short! May 5, 2009
Uh-oh! (Blue Ridge Mountains)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This shower holds less than 2 gallons of water and will run for just under 2 minutes. It is fine for me but my wife would never get her hair rinsed with it. I had their 5 gallon model before and they are both made better than some of the other models I have tried.
Solar Shower Review April 13, 2009
Eric Bohn (Largo, FL)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
It's worked well over the past three months of continuous use. It carries enough water for 1 person to shower completely. You just have to use a rag and be somewhat conservative.
The shower head could be designed a little better. If you're hands are soapy it can be difficult to get the shower head closed quickly (with one hand) to save water.
It developed a pin hole sized hole in the plastic bag, but I put some electrical tape over it, and the tape holds up well.
You should get temps to about 70 for the water to get hot enough (left out from 10am-2pm) to feel comfortably warm while you shower. You can probably get away with cooler temps, but the shower may be a little cooler than you might want for ambient conditions.
Jul '09 Update:
My '08 model shower was stolen, so I ordered another one to replace it. The '08 model they shipped me had a locking clasp that you could use to adjust the slack in the handle, or pinch the clasp to open it up. I found the locking clasp to be very helpful as I would re-hang the camp shower continually, usually over a tree branch close to the trunk so that the trunk would be thick enough to support a full bag. With the locking clasp I could hang the bag all by myself without too much difficulty.
The '09 model that I was shipped does not have a locking clasp; instead the handle looks just as it does in the picture. You have to manually un-thread and re-thread the handle strap if you want to hang the handle over a large enough trunk branch to confidently support the weight of a full bag. You can get around this by looping a locking clasp type strap around the handle and branch. You could also use a few of those velcro straps to do the same thing, though that would be a little more difficult for one person to work with than a locking clasp.
I've not seen any other small shower bags that use a locking clasp; it's an important feature for those of us that solo tour. If I could find another bag that did use a locking clasp in the handle, I would consider that more important than the shower head or temp guage. Hopefully someone will pick up the ball on this.
One other change I noticed is that the new model does not have a rubber gasket in the cap like the old one did (to prevent leaking I guess). In my first use of the new shower without the rubber gasket, the bag hasn't leaked, so maybe the gasket was not so important.
 perfect size September 3, 2008
Love Michigan (Michigan)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
We have the 5 gallon solar bag but really like the smaller size. We bought 2 so we don't have to worry about saving hot water for the other person. These are just the right size for a great one person shower. We have the Texsport deluxe shower and have been the envy of the other primitive campers.
A great product... August 10, 2008
Katharine Hyde (Central New York)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
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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