Technology Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read

Are you filthy enough for a $700 portable shower? 

Hot showers, like electricity, are a luxury that's easy to take for granted. That all changes after a few nights camping at a music festival, a week toiling at a backcountry job site, or overlanding all summer in the great unknown. An itchy scalp and the vague smell of warm clams suddenly make the i...

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The Verge
by Thomas Ricker
Are you filthy enough for a $700 portable shower? 
A beach scene showing the Joolca Hottap Go on a low table sitting in the sand at sunset with the water flowing out of the showerhead magnetically attached to the side of the jerrycan-like chassis.
A luxurious hot shower anywhere you go.

Hot showers, like electricity, are a luxury that's easy to take for granted. That all changes after a few nights camping at a music festival, a week toiling at a backcountry job site, or overlanding all summer in the great unknown. An itchy scalp and the vague smell of warm clams suddenly make the idea of spending hundreds on a portable shower seem less absurd.

I've been testing the Hottap Go from Australia-based Joolca while vanlifing to shower after surfing and to wash up after cooking. It features a 12L integrated water tank which is an improvement on other portable showers that require an external container and long, cumbersome hose th …

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