Yakima RoadShower 26 Litre

I was excited to receive this item and fully expected to love it. Yakima should be ashamed of themselves for taking what evidently was a good product before they owned it, and ruining it with cheap leaky hardware. Fortunately, the tank still seems to be made well and I have not had problems with the relief valve releasing at low pressures as others have said. My issue was that every attachment leaked, including the nozzle which was completely unusable. The quick disconnects leaked and I also had the issue Matt had that the spigot had to be installed until it stopped turning to reduce leakage and then it was facing in the wrong direction. To me, it is still worth it for the tank, but just know that is all you are getting with this. Everything else down to the ... MoreI was excited to receive this item and fully expected to love it. Yakima should be ashamed of themselves for taking what evidently was a good product before they owned it, and ruining it with cheap leaky hardware. Fortunately, the tank still seems to be made well and I have not had problems with the relief valve releasing at low pressures as others have said. My issue was that every attachment leaked, including the nozzle which was completely unusable. The quick disconnects leaked and I also had the issue Matt had that the spigot had to be installed until it stopped turning to reduce leakage and then it was facing in the wrong direction. To me, it is still worth it for the tank, but just know that is all you are getting with this. Everything else down to the mounting brackets were junk and that is quite annoying that at this price they can't put more thought into delivering a product that works out of the box. I can't fault REI for my discontent, it was all Yakima.

I really wanted to love this. I did not realize until after purchase that the RoadShower could not be used for drinking water due to use of lead in the product. Installation is straightforward enough however in the standard installation I could not get the spigot to install correctly. Seems almost like the threaded bung was misaligned during construction as the spigot would stop facing up. I removed the plug from other end and installed the spigot on that end and it worked as expected. This configuration actually worked better for my needs. I wound up replacing the quick disconnect with a higher quality alternative and the hose with a coiled model that is more functional. Water seems to heat up as expected and the unit holds pressure. Will see how it holds up over ... MoreI really wanted to love this. I did not realize until after purchase that the RoadShower could not be used for drinking water due to use of lead in the product. Installation is straightforward enough however in the standard installation I could not get the spigot to install correctly. Seems almost like the threaded bung was misaligned during construction as the spigot would stop facing up. I removed the plug from other end and installed the spigot on that end and it worked as expected. This configuration actually worked better for my needs. I wound up replacing the quick disconnect with a higher quality alternative and the hose with a coiled model that is more functional. Water seems to heat up as expected and the unit holds pressure. Will see how it holds up over time. I do wish it was safe for drinking water as it would make the roadshower far more versatile.

My last review wasn’t posted by Yakima, so we’ll see if this one sticks. I have no complaints about the actual black metal reservoir. It seems to have solid build quality...the welds could be cleaner, but that is not a deal breaker by any means! This product fails in the accessories. On first use the hose leaked, fittings leaked, and most significantly, the radius of the rubber gaskets are undersized for the ball valve, so they suck in to the end of the ball valve when they’re anything more than hand tight. This results in an inability to hold pressure (and more leaking). What is the point in having a nice, solid metal reservoir if the fittings won’t allow it to remain pressurized? Looking at the previous models of the Roadshower - pre-Yakima - it looked to have ... MoreMy last review wasn’t posted by Yakima, so we’ll see if this one sticks. I have no complaints about the actual black metal reservoir. It seems to have solid build quality...the welds could be cleaner, but that is not a deal breaker by any means! This product fails in the accessories. On first use the hose leaked, fittings leaked, and most significantly, the radius of the rubber gaskets are undersized for the ball valve, so they suck in to the end of the ball valve when they’re anything more than hand tight. This results in an inability to hold pressure (and more leaking). What is the point in having a nice, solid metal reservoir if the fittings won’t allow it to remain pressurized? Looking at the previous models of the Roadshower - pre-Yakima - it looked to have brass fittings. They’re now some hybrid alloy. Cost savings? At what expense? I purchased new gaskets, fittings, and hose, only to wonder why I’m paying $800 CAD for a defective product. I think I’ll be returning it instead. Too bad, could’ve been cool.