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Sea to Summit Pocket Shower, 10 litres, 70D nylon, 6 m cord vs RISEPRO 20 litre solar bag with a temperature indicator

Twenty-five grammes and ten litres, or twenty litres and a temperature — two gravity bags that answer opposite questions.

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Both hang, both run on gravity, and there the resemblance stops. Sea to Summit publishes 25 g and about eight minutes of shower water from its ten litres — a duration, which almost nothing on this shelf gives you. RISEPRO publishes twice the water and a heating claim, 45 °C after three hours in direct sun, with a temperature strip to read it on. Between them they cover the two halves of the same question, and neither publishes a hose length or a fill opening. Neither treats the water it holds.

Sea to Summit Pocket Shower black lightweight nylon camping shower bag with hanging cord

Sea to Summit Pocket Shower, 10 litres, 70D nylon, 6 m cord

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≈ $34 / £26 / 34 €

RISEPRO 20 litre black solar shower bag with a temperature indicator strip and a shower head

RISEPRO 20 litre solar bag with a temperature indicator

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≈ £10 / 12 €

Line by line

Compared on Pocket Shower, 10 litres, 70D nylon, 6 m cord 20 litre solar bag with a temperature indicator
Shower type Gravity roll-top bag, hung on a 6 m cord — stated Gravity solar bag in black PVC — stated
Capacity 10 litres — stated 20 litres — stated, given as 5 gallons
Stated heating claim Not published — black fabric stated to absorb sunlight, no figure 45 °C in three hours of direct sunlight — stated
Water duration About 8 minutes of warm shower water from the 10 litres — stated Not published — no duration for the 20 litres
Hose length Not published — the head sits on the bag Not published — a hose is supplied and no length is given
Flow control Twist mechanism on the head — stated A tap that swaps in place of the shower set — stated
Hanging kit 6 metre nylon cord and D-rings — stated Not published — the bag is stated to hang, no cord or hook described
Fill opening Not published Not published
Packed weight 25 g — stated Not published

Each tick belongs to its own line and nothing more. The row of ticks is not a score: the two verdicts underneath settle the page, because these two answer different questions on the trail.

Which one, for whom

Buy the Sea to Summit Pocket Shower, 10 litres, 70D nylon, 6 m cord

The one that goes in a pack you carry on your back: 25 g published, 70D nylon with sealed seams, a 6 metre cord to get it into a tree, and about eight minutes of water from ten litres — the only duration published by either. It makes no temperature claim at all, so warmth is whatever the day gives you.

Buy the RISEPRO 20 litre solar bag with a temperature indicator

The one for a pitch you drive to. Twice the water at 20 litres, a published heating claim of 45 °C in three hours of direct sun, a temperature indicator in °C and °F, and a tap that swaps in for the shower set when you want to fill a bowl instead. It publishes no weight, no duration and no hose length, and full 20 litre bags are heavy to lift by hand.

What people ask before buying

Which one gives the longer shower?

Only one of them says. Sea to Summit publishes about eight minutes of warm shower water from ten litres; RISEPRO publishes twenty litres and no duration at all. Twice the water suggests more showering, but the RISEPRO listing never states how long its bag runs, so the line goes to the figure that exists.

How warm does each get?

RISEPRO publishes 45 °C after three hours in direct sunlight, and supplies a temperature indicator marked in °C and °F. Sea to Summit states that its black fabric absorbs sunlight and publishes no temperature and no time, so there is nothing to set the 45 °C against.

Is the water from either bag safe to drink?

Nothing on either listing says so, and nothing on this site does. A shower bag holds and warms whatever you pour into it; it does not filter, purify or treat anything. Water you intend to drink is a separate question with separate equipment.

The full reviews

  • Camping showers

    Sea to Summit Pocket Shower, 10 litres, 70D nylon, 6 m cord

    Gravity roll-top bag · 10 litres · 70D nylon with sealed seams · 25 g stated · about 8 minutes of shower water stated · 6 m hanging cord · twist mechanism

    The lightest shower in this hub at a stated 25 g — a 10 litre nylon gravity bag that publishes how long its water lasts, which nothing else here does.

    Best for: A trekking trip where the shower has to justify its weight in the pack, and 8 minutes of water is a whole wash.

    ≈ $34 / £26 / 34 €

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  • Camping showers

    RISEPRO 20 litre solar bag with a temperature indicator

    Gravity solar bag · 20 litres · black PVC · 45 °C in three hours stated · temperature indicator in °C and °F · hose, head and tap supplied · no hose length, no weight

    The only shower in this hub with a temperature indicator printed on the bag — a gravity solar bag that tells you how warm the water got before you stand under it.

    Best for: A pitch where children or a group will use the same bag and knowing the water temperature before it lands matters.

    ≈ £10 / 12 €

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Prices in these summaries were read on the dates each review gives. The live figure sits beside every product.