Companion AquaHeat LITHIUM Gas Shower | CAMPING HOT WATER | HOW TO | REVIEW | Chase The Weekend
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- Опубліковано 5 сер 2024
- Camping is awesome, we all know that, otherwise you wouldn't be here. And as good as it is busting out the old swag (or 2 person tent haha), dusting off the camp box and heading off to the bush or up the beach, how much better is it with a hot shower?! Watch on as Gaz takes us through the Companion AquaHeat Gas Hot Water Shower. This is a convenient, compact little unit that pumps out the hot water and has a rechargeable battery!
Find out more here: www.companionoutdoor.com/aqua...
(CTW is not affiliated with Companion nor do we receive any remuneration. The product in this video was purchased with our own money)
0:00 Intro
0:24 How it works
4:25 Pros and Cons
7:59 Should you buy?
8:58 Outro
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Great review Gaz!
Thank you!
We have one and works well..
Great review gaz
Thanks Grant!
good vid mate thanks for sharing
No worries at all, thanks for watching!
At 1:03 I think the word you were trying to think of was "Interchange" for a mini fuel tank that can be used with a number of other things.
Second.... Try this idea.... Instead of turning on the water and waiting for it to warm up, causing you to waste a lot of water, stick the shower head into the bucket or container where your water is coming from, so you're basically recycling the water until it heats up.
Thanks, yeah normally you would just recirculate the water, if possible to do so, but the unit does heat up the water pretty quick anyway and the flow can be turned down. The amount of water lost is minimal but yes if you were in a very remote place you'd want to minimise water lost but in that situation you probably would forgo having hot showers every night anyway. Thanks for watching.
Nice one Gaz!
Thank you kindly
Well done😃
Thanks 😁
Add that to the list!
Nice!
I think their a good piece of gear, I've got a joolca, thanks for sharing Gaz
No problem Louis, thanks for watching
In the states, we call these 1lb propane tanks and are sold by Coleman. Two companies make refillable tanks and filling jigs, flame king and Mr heater. The Mr heater fuel keg just came out and looks easier/safer but I haven’t seen enough reviews to know it’s good.
You should be able to import either one, empty of fuel. You would need source tanks with compatible acme fittings. 20lb tanks are the standard ‘large’ tank here, providing 15-20 refills per.
Thanks for watching. There are cheaper alternatives out now for the gas bottles but I have a feeling that it's still not recommended to refill them. I'll take a look at the Mr Heater fuel keg, thanks for the heads up.
I have just used mine for the first time on the weekend and worked great...apart from the leaking fitting! You can buy a fitting that suits a 9kg bottle and decant into the smaller one. I haven't bought that yet but looked into it awhile ago to use on a babyQ. I have a similar fitting that i decant gas from the cheap butane bottles to the jet boil smaller canisters...works great.
Hi Andrew, thanks for watching!
From over the dich I've just purchased the aquaheat Lithium gas shower and I got the companion outdoor shower stand, I also own two Coloman hot water on demand systems. Over the two the colomans will heat up to 71•C before it cut out and will restart when the water temperature drops to 49•C. The down side with the Coleman is the battery is only 6V battery. As for the companion Aquaheat I agree the 12 volt battery system is better just the water cuts out at about 51•C which is not so hot in my opinion.
Hey Kiwiguy, thanks for watching. Doesn't get as cold over here where we are so the temp is good for us. And if it does get cold we all freak out anyway and stay home haha.
Great review Gaz. How long does it take to charge with the 9v plug?
Cheers,
Dave
Hi David, I haven’t actually timed it, however it say between 4-5 hrs from flat.
Te’s an adapter you can get to refill from a 9kg bottle, you need to put the small canister in the freezer for a bit to be able fill the, up. Cheap enough to buy.
Yes, we've heard about a few different ways to do it. Thanks for watching
You can use a refillable bottle with a hose connection.. refer to manual
Too easy, thanks for watching!
great review Gaz. what is a good way to make a real coffee whilst camping? keep them commine
If yer has to ask that you shouldnt go camping! Or drink tea!
Thanks Pete. Great idea, I'm sure there's heaps of people out there that love coffee like we do, we'll work Coffee making into an upcoming episode for sure.
No harm in asking. There would be plenty of people out there they might like to know how to do a brew on the go.
@@ChaseTheWeekend I've tried coffee but don't like it or tea, milo man
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So you need to use the battery and the gas bottle then? Is the battery replaceable? Like if you had a spare fully charged battery because you have no access to power, is it possible to swap out the dead battery for the spare?
G'day, not sure the battery is changeable in those. It doesn't appear to be accessible unless you take the unit apart. The battery should last about 5 hours, it's only used for the pump and display and the igniter, so if the average shower while camping is 5 minutes then that's about 60 showers. It can be charged by the 12v ciga socket. We've used the unit with it plugged in to the car and also from the internal battery. Thanks for watching!
wish the pump was built into the unit so we could just use a hose fitting to connect it to a water tank
Yes agree, if they could squeeze one it it would make a great product even better!
in colder weather if your turning it on and off dose it hit you with a spray of cold when you turn it on each time before it heats up?
Not if the time between uses is quick, consecutive showers are fine, doesn't cool off too quick however we haven't used it in super cold areas, in the snow would be a different storey haha, Thanks for watching!
I looked at the website and tried to Calculate the Shipping costs, and when it asked for the country I'm in, I found Canada is not listed. All of the US States are listed, but not Canada. That's a Shame!
Hi Matt, that sucks. How far is the border, might be an excuse for a road trip 😀
How’s it going after a year or so of use?
Still going strong, haven't had any issues yet. Thanks for watching.
Hi, thanks for the video video. How do I get one of these if I live in United States?
G'day, thanks for watching! I have a feeling they are available for purchase in the US. I have sent them an email and will update if I get a reply.
Thank you I appreciate that🙏
Hi, they are under a different name in the States, Kakadu here: www.kakaduusa.com/
Thank you
How’s the shower going mate a year later.
Haven't had a chance to use it for a while but it was still cranking a few months back. We'll have to do a camp episode and crank it up again for a follow up. Thanks for watching!
wow same as Kakadu’s
It sure is, exactly the same. Same company. Companion in Australia and Kakadu in North America. thanks for watching!
Why is the Kakadu $499 and the Companion $399?
Conversion rate is 1.5:1 USD to Australian $
Yeah not sure, possibly freight from Australia to US (or China US), maybe even a lack of direct competition as there are no similar products, currency exchange fees, not too sure. You could contact them direct and see what they say, might offer you a discount.
I could blow snot out my left nostril with more pressure ! This is the best on the market you could find?????
Cheers PigDog. Never said they were the best but we reckon they one we got is pretty good and does the job.
@@ChaseTheWeekend you could always hook up a bigger pump if you like good mod
@@griffoandkezbiglap9364 Be interesting to see if anyone has done that before?