BougeRV water heater review: hot showers to go

Hot water, such as the internet connection to most edge Readers: You just expect there. But this is unlikely that this is the case in this summer when the tent is clouded at a music festival or combed the way to the great unknown. This is the place where the Bougerva shower comes with a battery.

The 310 -air open -air camping is not improved only from Bougerv only to discover the search engine, it also provides a luxurious spray of hot to the non -mutant, whether it is human, dogs, stubborn pots or clips. Charging the battery, link the propane, drop the pump into a water jug, and you are ready to get SDSING.

It is so useful and flexible that I have cleared my plans to install a permanent shower cabin and an expensive hot water system inside my adventure car, even if I did not trust it completely.

My current portable shower consists of a 11 -liter water bag, a hand -feet pump, and a spray nozzle. To make it hot, I should heat the water on the stove or hang the bag in the sun for several hours, however it still costs more than $ 150. For $ 310, Bougerv Dhaated Dearn appears to be a deal.

The Bougerv system can produce a maximum thermal exit of 20,500 thermal units – that is, about half of the typical residential gas water heater. It measures 15.75 x 6.7 x 14.57 inches (40 x 17 x 31 cm) and weighs 13.2 lbs (6.21 kg), making it compressed and somewhat lightweight with two large complications for easy pregnancy. The hoses and cables make it somewhat impractical – capable of chaos within a small space unless they are treated carefully.

The assembly with tensions begins with the ease of finding one pound (454 grams) a boban box attached to the back of the unit. This is the size that Bougerv recommends, but you will not be the first to run a hose from the propane tank in RV to the pressure regulator on the water heater. Two fast watercolors-two blue and red records of the cord-resistant facility-water from the bowl that you chose, through this gas oven, and outside the shower head. The long shower hose allows 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) a flexible heater.

The small water pump is only 2.24 inches (5.7 cm), so it is easily suitable by opening standard limestone cans. The pump is operated electrically by the Bougerv unit, which is operated by a rechargeable battery, or the AC wall, or 12 volt adapter that is connected to the cigarette sockets in your car or a solar power generator.

It takes 2500 mAh lithium ion battery per / 12V (30WH) about three hours to charge the guaranteed charger. The full battery can be pumped and on one pound (454 grams) of liquid propane gas about an hour of hot water before they both dry. The average gas consumption for bathing is 20mj/H.

Instead, you can save the gas with the long pressure on the pump button to put the shower in a cold water mode – perfect for rinsing the mountain bike, walking shoes for long distances or a wet suit, for example.

The demand is controlled by the foreground of the flame size. A handful of tests were conducted, starting with water measurement between 13 and 16 ° C (55-61 ° F) according to the display on the Bougerv water heater. With the conversion of the phone to the left, the water that flows from the bathroom rose to 23-25 ​​° C (73-77f) after only a few seconds. It turned along the road to the right, the temperature at a temperature of 34-41C (93-105f) reached about 30 seconds.

Water recycling can make it hotter, if you dare. After two or three sessions on the maximum, the heater reinforced the temperature above 51C (124F) before the unit is closed with a mistake, depending on the design. It is not intended that the average water temperature exceed 50 ° C (122f). Simple run/stop reset the E6 error.

The water flow ranges between 2.2 and 3 liters per minute – much less than what you can expect from 9 to 12 liters/minute of modern home shower. This is still acceptable, in my opinion, which is much higher than nothing, It is the typical alternative when camping away from home. The shower head contains a rock key to switch between the rates of solid, mixed and dental water flow in addition to the On/Off button to help keep the water between the lavish.

It is amazingly calm even as the pump turns off. There is some fast click to ignite gas (followed by a WhoOSH From the flame) when the water flow returns, the pump produces low -level humor that quickly drowns the water spray sound.

The water heater is also protected from tilt, bumps, and an empty water source. When my review unit bends about 30 degrees, the unit closes. It is also turned off automatically two minutes after trying to pump it from an empty bucket. The main switch is prohibited to/turn off the button from the button by accidentally if the operating button/turning it off in the introduction is shocked during the transfer or storage.

I like Bougerv’s water heater, but I am a little worried about his time over time. After using it on the beach on a stormy day, I faced a problem as soon as I came back in the interior: the heater did not heat and the water was reduced to the bathroom head. It is possible that some of the lines besieged lines reduced the flow rate less than 1.2 liters/min required to ignite. However, the problem was solved after a few minutes of tampering with hoses and filters, running the unit and stopping it again.

Bougerv provides a two -year warranty and says that the water heater is classified on IPX4. So, while it is resistant to spraying water, there is no guarantee against dust and sand.

I have a few other fists. These hoses can be a risk of stumbling and hairy, and the plastic clip aims to hold the shower head in one of the lifting handles is very weak so that it does not prevent it from rotating and spraying your surroundings. I also hope Bougerv assembles the heater with an extension bag to carry all the power transformers and hoses. And when putting the device away, you should direct it forward to drain all the water collected from the entrance and the port – there is no automatic expulsion mechanism.

But in fact, these are trivial issues of what the unit does at this price.

Before this review, I was in the late planning stages of a shower cabin, water pump, gas heater, a very water tank, and all the plumbing needed in my running truck. Total cost: about $ 4,000. I am now convinced that a portable system like Bougerv is a better option. Why do you pay a lot for a permanent thing that uses only a few minutes every week, perhaps for half a year?

Instead, the $ 310 of the portable water heater can work as an outdoor shower during the summer months or transport it inside (with ventilation) when it is associated with a lacked shower and a basin shower, all at less than $ 600. This looks like a better use than my money, and perhaps you if you are ambitious.

And when the truck is parked, I can bring this hot (or cold) waste from water anywhere that may take me my adventure Outside After rolling again, or for a refreshing shower during a four -day music festival.

An identical water heater is sold under Ranien and Camplux brands, but those that have 4000 mAh batteries (48Wh) and ranges between $ 349 and $ 399. So it may pay for shopping.

Pictures of Thomas Recker / Drilling