Features:

  • The Aquapod Bottle Launcher propels ordinary 2-liter plastic soda bottles up to 100 feet in the air!
  • Portable and easy to use, the Aquapod Bottle Launcher provides hours of outdoor fun and excitement!
  • The safest bottle launcher available! Features a durable one piece design with a built-in pressure release safety valve. Tested for safety and durability.
  • The Aquapod helps teach educational concepts of science, technology, engineering, math (STEM) and more while having fun!
  • For ages 14+. Outfoor use only. Requires a 2-liter plastic soda bottle and a bicycle pump (not included).
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This is great!!! If you have trouble with the launch, go to Home Depot and for $2.00 you can get an 1/8 by 36 rod and make an anchor. Or you can put a bag of nuts or bolts on the front end. I used the 1/8 rod and ran the line through a wire loom taped to the frame so that the string pulled DOWN on the release. Works great. OK THEY COULD HAVE DONE ALL OF THAT but they didn't. So we can gripe or solve the problem. I solved it. It is a fantastic product. I keep a bottle of olive oil with it and put a coat on the inside of the bottle. I have shot over 200 rockets with no malfunction. Buy it now, but to have the best experience, make some additions.

So fun!

This water rocket is awesome, took me about 4mins to setup, like the extra o rings, and the pop off value is a nice touch so the bottle doesn’t explode while you are pumping next to it, so awesome when it shoots up, had a blast with my kids, definitely use your slo-mo video setting, definitely worth the money

Failure to launch? Get some silicon grease!

Lots of fun! Bought this for a 10 year old but the entire family has greatly enjoyed this. The only problem we had initially was bottles failing to launch. After some research we found some reviews that suggested using silicon grease but they were not clear why. Without the grease, we were getting launch failures about 3/4 of the time. What happened after the trigger was pulled was the bottle would lift slightly off the base but not leave the pad. This meant you couldn't reengage the trigger and the bottle was stuck on the launch. Given the pressure within these bottles, you probably do not want kids dealing with this. Once we applied the silicon grease and using the same set of bottles, we had 20+ successive launches with no problems. Without the silicon grease, we probably would rate 3 stars but with the grease it's easily a 5-star toy. Ideally, the makers would include a small tub of silicon grease as part of the kit. Super Lube 21030 Synthetic Grease (NLGI 2), 3 oz Tube

Sturdy and great. Worked in my middle school science class.

Bought 4 of these for my middle school science class. Very durable and they held up to 1.5 weeks of constant launches with no problem. I estimate that we launched about 500+ times from each launcher. Propped them at an angle and we measured distance in relation to quantity of water to air in chamber. Used tennis balls for nose cone and LOTS of duct tape. Lessons include an introduction to Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion, Ratios, Design and reengineering based on data and so on. Also it was a fun reason to go outside. For classrooms, I found out a cheap source of clean new empty 2-liter bottles is your local Coke distributor. I am working on adding a compressor system so we can increase the speed of launches (and reduce the cost of worn out bicycle pumps, but with safety in mind (aka I control the filling of air)

Great Launcher and Lots of Fun

No doubt this item worked great and is well made. We older kids were impressed as some launches went unbelievably high. We also used the optional launch fins to stabilize the flight. In most cases the bottle returned to earth within 20-30 feet of us. The younger one's loved being Launch Masters. We used a bicycle pump to 55 psi and filled the bottle just over 1/3 the way. We even tied a Lego Astronaut on board with Gorilla tape. He reported back to mission control that the shuttle worked fantastic. He lost his helmet in the process on his third mission. The key to a tight seal and high launches, is to make sure the rubber gasket is wet and pliable before using. We had a great time and look forward to many more launches.

Excellent Product

I teach 9th grade physical science and I purchased 2 of these launchers to use for my unit on rocketry. The kids absolutely loved making water bottle rockets. I taught them how to make the bottles aerodynamic with nosecones and fins and they loved being creative and designing their own rockets. I used these launchers for all 4 periods of physical science with 30+ kids in each class. The launchers held up surprisingly well to the stress of ninth graders and they were very safe. All of my kids got to experience rocketry and it was all thanks to the Aquapod! If you teach physical science, these are worth every penny. I have never seen my kids so engaged or excited about science! This is a very dependable launcher that worked over 100 times in one day.

Best Launcher

Used this at a recent cub scout event and they loved it. I had my concern that the plastic release lever would be broken by the boys but it held up well even when they really yanked on the string. One Note of Caution: this needs to be used on a level service, if the ground is not level, then use some wood to level the launcher. All its vital that you use the U-clips to secure the launcher to the ground. Finally don't forget to lubricate the o-ring that seals against the bottle. I used a compressor at 30 PSI setting to charge the launcher, the compressor was tremendous time savor.

Better than the DIY

Great toy! We have the homemade version and weren't sure if we wanted to spend the money for a commercial version. The parts are relatively cheap for the homemade version. But we are glad we purchased this. The homemade version is difficult to perfect and there is an awful lot of "fixing" in between launches. This product worked great right out of the bag. The kids set it up and let the bottles fly. It worked with multiple different kinds of 2 liter soda bottles. The only concern is that the O ring already installed on the device was pretty worn out and brittle, but fortunately it came with 3 spares so we just switched it out.

Great fun for all

My dad an I used to build these in the past when he was still teaching, must say this works far better and easier. I've been using a 1.5 liter water bottle and strato fins with an air bubble to pressurize the launcher, which works awesomely. Got well over a dozen launches without having to hand pump. I recommend using something to lube the o-ring on the launcher so that bottle doesn't get stuck. A little cooking spray or something similar works well and only has to be done once. About 1/3 to 1/2 full of water seems to get the best height, but takes more air.

Excellent product

After borrowing a bottle rocket launcher from a friend, the style with tripod or bipod legs you stick in the ground, I determined not to purchase one of those because it's a royal pain to use. When I found the Aquapod at Amazon I ordered it with high hopes. We used it today and launched a bottle rocket about 25 times and had no problem with this launcher. It is excellent. Stable, easy to use and reliable. I used a bicycle floor pump with a pressure gauge, which I believe is quite accurate. It easily handled the recommended 60 psi, and the emergency pressure release unit kicked in a couple of times when I tried to put a little extra in. So it is safe as well. at 40 - 60 psi it sent the rockets upwards of 100 feet or more. I really like this unit and would not buy any other type of launcher. At $25 to $35 it is priced appropriately, and I believe worth the cost. If you want a bottle rocket launcher, buy this one.

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