Bought this unit in June 2025, when I first got it I plugged in the house charging unit and it worked as did the unit itself. I tried charging it the second time needing it for camping but the household charger isn’t working now. Tried going on their webhttps://homefrontking.com/ and can’t find anything to contact them. Very disappointing you would think that they would have someway of contacting for parts. Definitely do not recommend this company. UPDATE since this review company has gotten ahold of me finally and I was able to get a new household charger just to along time for a response from them.

This is the second product I’ve purchased from Wintemp. The first was a whole-house on-demand hot water heater I installed in our summer cabin, which has been great so far. Their customer service has also been excellent—very responsive and they stand behind their products—so I had no problem buying another.

This portable propane water heater is a solid little unit. It showed up in good shape, packed well, and was super easy to set up. Everything is color-coded, so it’s basically impossible to hook up wrong. The showerhead has a built-in on/off valve that shuts off both the burner and the pump when you flip it closed, then fires right back up when you open it again. It also has two spray settings—narrow and wide—both strong enough for a proper shower. And yes, it gets hot. Really hot if you want, up to 118 degrees, so you won’t be taking a cold shower unless you choose to.

The unit is fairly light, easy to move with the top handle, and simple to operate. All the parts and hoses seem to be good quality. The built-in rechargeable battery runs the display and igniter, so you can use it totally off-grid without plugging it in. The build quality feels solid, and the carry bag is a nice touch for keeping everything together.

Bottom line: it does exactly what you want a portable water heater to do, without any fuss. Perfect for camping or an off-grid cabin.

Unfortunately, this portable propane water heater did not function as intended. During the initial test and evaluation of the unit, persistent E6 and pump errors occurred. Details are discussed in the video. The almost immediate failure of a component is both disappointing and frustrating. While the unit was easy to set up and did not leak water or propane, I do not consider the unit a good value.

Highlights:
-It consistently pumped and heated 5 gallons of water to 100 degrees in 5-7 minutes.
-E6 and pump errors began about 2.5 gallons into the 2nd bucket when the output temperature was adjusted to 118.
-The unit is remarkably lightweight and easy to carry.
-The battery charged quickly and was not noticeably drained during the 30-45 minute testing session.
-Assuming the pump is an isolated issue and covered under warranty, this could be a decent unit.
-The highest temperature achieved was 117.2 degrees, but the unit could not maintain that high temperature consistently.
-Until the brief 117-degree temp, there was a 5 (or so) discrepancy between the unit's temp display and the actual water temperature.
-The shower head has three icons on the switch, but we could only get two different settings to present.
-A brand new and clean bucket was used for the test.
-A digital kitchen thermometer was used to determine the water temperature at the shower head.
-For reference, water temperature began at 63 degrees. The air temperature was 50 degrees.

It came out of the box flashing and EC error which means display malfunction. I'm still giving it 2 stars because I feel like it would be a good one looking at how well it was made. I'm sure this was something that happened with transporting it.