Road ShowerReviews of roadshower.com

When we saw this, we had to have it. And we do like it a lot. We had a few hiccups on our first outing, the most troubling was problems on our new Yakima rack (jet stream) using the supplied RoadShower connections (we have the 7 gallon size). On two separate occasions, the roof rack came loose from our Jeep -- and trust, me: after the first time, and assumed operator error, I was very careful and thorough. I'm assuming the weight of the filled shower, along with rough roads causes too much strain. It's a big concern for me at this point. We also have a bit of a learning curve on using it and getting all the water out before the air bladder is empty. Still: we do love it.

My RoadShower4 is superb. If I had a franchise, I could probably sell several a month to folks who cannot learn enough about it when I'm at the beach rinsing off my gear. I'm not giving it a 5 star because of initial problems i had with hose leakage requiring that I reseal all the connections to the hose. Then there is the hose. I mistakenly turned on the the outside faucet water source while filling the RS4, and quickly learned that our town water pressure exceeded the rating of the hose which failed by blistering and splitting. I've replaced it with a 150# PSI hose with stainless clamps. I know the device is rated to a max of 65#, and I've, frankly, not measured the tank pressure when filled. I don't turn the faucet open, and, thus far, with my modifications, I have no leaks. The downside of my modifications is that the new hose lacks the flexibility of the OEM hose, and, thus, is a bit harder to manipulate. The take home is that one should carefully stay within the manufacture's system pressure warnings when filling, and the OEM hose failure probably won't happen. I strongly recommend the RS4 to anyone who will listen on a daily basis, and I do use it daily. Thanks for a most excellent product.

Positive experience to date. Mounted on a roof rack over a 1992 Westfalia, so a bit heavy. I do not fill to maximum. Shower is awesome for personal use, rinsing mountain bikes or cleaning up the van! Ordered the shower head but haven’t seen it yet. Works just fine without this extra. No real complaints other than weight (mine on a Westfalia, harder to lift pop top, my problem). Terry Miller

The unit is rock solid but packaging not up to snuff. I had to purchase a new air valve as is it was ground down almost flat form sliding around it the delivery truck.

I have not used it that much yet but it has good pressure and heats well. You have to be careful not to use the high pressure as you will run out of water fast.

I purchased a Road Shower 1 a few years back and the overall design was good but the fittings were of lower quality. When RS 2 came out I replaced my leaky pressure cap, threw out the hose and sprayer (the sprayer threads never really fit the hose anyway) and bought the RS 2 style 1/4 turn valve and flexible shower head. I stripped off all of the hose mount plastic parts and purchased a Rocky Mountain Westy Road Shower Gutter Mount system. WAY BETTER now! Really enjoying it on hunts and camp-outs. The quick connect shower head leaks a bit, but not enough to be a bother. So I basically have an RS 1 upgraded to an RS 2 and I’m pretty happy with it after developing it a bit more. Bring along a bike pump to pressure it up before shower use. Mine is on a Vanagon Westfalia and was way too heavy when mounted on the roof bike rack. Gutter mount is lower (easier to fill) and more stable and doesn’t interfere with pop top lifting. Get one! They’ve come a long way since I bought mine in 2015. More options and sizes now. A very well supported product.

Good customer service. Some design/product control issues that were quickly rectified. Happy camper!

Love the product, wish there was an easier way to pressurize.