New solution for shower on small boats.

Looks interesing but (at least upon initial read) somewhat conflicting with the following statements all on the first page (emboldening mine):

RinseKit is the only portable shower to have the pressure of a garden hose without pumping or batteries.

Now with your help, very soon it will also be the ONLY pressurized shower to have a battery-powered heater system that quickly and safely heats water to 100°F

Rechargeable battery quickly heats the water in the RinseKit chamber to 100ºF

Battery charges from the car or at home

I guess what they are saying is that it doesn't have a battery to provide pressure, but does have a battery to heat the water. On the other hand, this relies upon filling from a pressurized hose and oftentimes when I'm out I'd have non- or less-pressurized water (fill from lake, water jug, hand pump, slow-flowing hose, etc.).

Still interesting, and never hurts to have additional choices. I could see this being handy around the house or other places you can fill with a high pressure hose (but maybe can't reach with your garden hose or want warm water).

If hooking up to 12-volts is acceptable, there is the Big Kahuna family (basically a bilge pump in a container with a wand).

https://bigkahunashowers.com/
 
As I posted in the past, there are pressurized (foot pressure pump) sun solar showers--which heat any water (from a lake) to over 100 degrees, and provide a good supply of water.

I have an hand operated, and a Ryobi garden sprayer, which uses their universal battery (also powers fan and spotlight on the boat) and powers the sprayer. Again you can fill the sprayer from a lake or hose, and it heats well in the sun.
 
The heater is interesting. I've always been able to find adequate pressure by increasing my reservoir's altitude relative to the item in need of wetting.
 
you can pressurize it with a bike pump if your water supply is not pressurized. The heater is a add on if you want hot water, which I do. Looks to be a good solution to me not having a shower on the 27. Just another mouse trap.
 
oh ii bought a sun shower and no amount of time on the roof in the sun could get it to heat in the PNW. Threw it away I think. I want hot water when I want it.
 
I shot this picture at the 2015 St Johns Gathering. I can't remember the boat name (sorry). It is black for heat, can be charged with a bicycle pump for pressure, or (an assumption) you can let gravity do the job. I liked the simple, neat install and look.

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Intuitive for sure but I'm still a fan of the https://bigkahunashowers.com. I have the 3.5gal modal, it's adequate for what we do on a weekend or two to three days out. Heat some water on the stove and poured in and you have a nice warm shower. The spray is not really intense but that's good because it lasts for a long time. We use it for rinsing salt off stuff, washing dishes on the cutting table, rinsing the salt spray from the windows, and an occasional shower. I put a Scotty plug on so I can plug into those power ports in the cockpit.
 
Being married to a Filipina I take a tabo shower. Just heat up a 2 gallon bucket of water on your stove, then add to a bigger bucket and mix with cold water until you get the correct temperature. Take the bucket to the cockpit and take your tabo shower. The bilge pump will pump out the rinse water. So what is a tabo? Watch here: https://youtu.be/GJxA8LJxALU
 
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