The Geyser Portable Shower: Get Satisfyingly Clean Using 1 Gallon

For campers, RVers, and outdoor enthusiasts in general, there’s nothing like a nice shower to clean your body the way being in nature cleanses your soul. Showering in nature comes with its challenges, but with products like the Geyser Portable Shower, you can get a nice hot (or cool) shower using very little water or power.

In this post, we’re looking at the Geyser shower – a camp shower system with a unique shower head perfect for cleaning gear, humans, and pets on the go. 

What Is the Geyser Portable Shower?

The Geyser system is a compact shower for camping or any other on-the-go use. It’s an ultra-low-flow system that allows the user to experience a satisfying hot shower using just 0.8 gallons of water.

Designed for outdoor use by Geyser Systems CEO and Founder Jonathan Ballesteros, the unique showerhead is a sponge that offers a “sponge bath” to people, pets, dishes, gear, or anything that could benefit from a nice hot shower just about anywhere.

Geyser Systems showers are compact and easily transported with dimensions of 9.5″ x 6.25″ x 17″ and a weight of just under 8 pounds when empty (and 14.6 pounds when the water tank is full).

There are two different versions of the portable shower unit, one with a temperature-adjustable heater and one without. Both have a reservoir and a built-in pump along with the sponge-on-a-hose. The sponge “showerhead” is an innovative part of the system that allows it to clean effectively while using so little water.

While relatively new, these units are already quite popular with outdoor enthusiasts like hikers and surfers, and even as a simplified plumbing system for tent/car campers or van conversions.

How Does the Geyser Shower Work?

To use a Geyser shower, you’ll connect it to a 12V power source using the 16-foot cord provided with the system. 

With the standard system, you add two parts (up to two liters) of cold water and one part (up to one liter) of boiling water (heated separately on your camp stove) to the reservoir. The system pumps the hot water from the reservoir to the sponge showerhead allowing you to clean yourself, your kid(s), your pet(s), your dishes, or your gear.

The water pump on both units uses approximately 2.5-3.1 amps of 12V DC power to operate. That’s a pretty conservative power use for a nice hot shower in the wild (the unit with the heater uses more power, of course… more on that in just a second).

If you have multiple uses for the shower, or multiple people showering, another liter of water can be boiling in the background while one person showers so the hot water is ready to mix for the next person. And, with interchangeable sponge heads (that come in different colors), you can switch them out as needed for different people/tasks.

This is the standard unit (with no heater):

There’s also a heated system that uses 12V electricity and takes up to 30 minutes to heat the water to showering temperature. The heated model requires 9.8 amps and heats water to 99° – 108° F (with a heating rate of 0.8°F /minute). 

This is the Geyser Portable Shower with heater:

The adjustable water flow runs at a rate of between 0.15 – 1 gallons per minute and both models conserve water significantly.

The Geyser System shower can pump water for up to 15 minutes of consistent pressure. The scrubbing sponge lasts for around 90 uses and includes an exfoliating/rough side for tough grime. As mentioned above, you can also purchase interchangeable sponge heads in different colors so that you can have each one dedicated to:

• Showering
• Cleaning pets
• Washing dishes
• Cleaning off your outdoor gear

The best part is that you can conserve water using the Geyser to do any (or all!) of these tasks, conserving even more water when you’re out in remote locations. 

Here’s a great look at a Geyser shower at work:

You can even use the water-saving feature of the Geyser ecoShower in your RV! They sell the hose with the sponge “showerhead” connection that you can use to replace (or add to) your existing RV shower head either in your RV bathroom or at your RV’s outdoor shower.

NOTE: If you have an RV or camper that doesn’t have an outdoor shower, see our post on DIY RV outdoor shower kits. Make it even MORE water-efficient by adding the Geyser showerhead.

This enables RVers (who already have a self-sufficient, built-in plumbing system) to take a more water-efficient shower without needing to use Geyser’s reservoir and pump unit. This is a great option for boondockers who really want to conserve their supply of fresh water (Geyser suggests that whenever you shower with their system, you save roughly 15 gallons of water). It also means dumping your grey tank less frequently. 

What Does the Geyser Portable Shower System Include?

When you purchase a Geyser shower, you receive the following items:

• Built-in heater (heated model only)
• Safety lid switch (heated model only)
• Fully adjustable control valve
• One scrub (yellow with heated model, green with standard model)
• LED display
• One 5’ flexible polyurethane hose 
• One 16’ SAE 12v DC power cord
• Reusable mylar pouch

The Geyser shower presents another option that, along with solar showers, makes it possible to shower in the great outdoors so you can stay clean and conserve water while you’re camping.

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