AquaPod The Original Rocket Bottle Launcher Kit - Launches Soda Bottles 100 Ft Up in The Air - Fun Educational STEM Gift Idea for Kids & Teens - Great Science Toy & Outdoor Activity for Family

Worked great. I bought 3 in case one didn't work. But ended up only needing one since reliability was perfect. So much fun and work as mentioned.

The most safe and neighborhood friendly way to have fun! We have launched this over 50x and the product is still in great condition.

Like a real rocket launch....the tiniest detail counts. Now....it's pretty darn good. I like it. Seems solid enough...BUT. The rubber o-ring that the bottle is placed over (on the white nozzle that holds the bottle) broke off on the second launch and could not be found. Worse....this missing seal was VERY important to holding the water in. So it would then spew out the bottom each following attempt. We're trying now to find a new one that will fit. Please add a few extra guys!!!!

This was for my granddaughter's birthday, and she and her dad LOVE it. They have a large backyard for shooting it up into the air. You need to have a hand bicycle pump, which they did. They actually had two and found one pump worked far better than the other, as one kept slipping off as it was being pumped up (the fault of the pump, not the toy). I had an empty, clean 2-Liter bottle packaged with the gift, along with a brand new set of tennis balls. It is great fun putting items on top of the bottle and launching the two items together. The balls soar into the sky and are more fun to chase and retrieve than the bottle itself. But, we found that smaller balls, like their racket ball, worked better. They also had a small glow-in-the-dark ball that was lots of fun at dusk. She even launched some small, cute, rubbery toy animals atop the bottle and they really flew! But, I will say that balls are best, as when they land on a roof, they roll off, while the toys just sit up there! We did follow the suggestion of putting olive oil around the bottle opening to make it slip on quickly and tightly. We also discovered it was far faster having TWO 2-Liter bottles so granddaughter would be filling one while dad retrieved the other (or vice versa). We also marked on the bottles the water level needed so that the granddaugher (age 9) could fill the 1/3 level more quickly on her own. We used this on the ground with the anchor hooks provided and had no problem.

So much fun for boys age 4 to 12. Highly recommended super easy to use. All you do is fill a bottle with water place it on the unit, attach a bicycle pump and then pull the string. Water bottle goes super high. Place a glow stick inside the water bottle for nighttime fun.

Looked fun at first but didn’t work as expected. The bottle barely went up, and it was hard to set up. Very flimsy, and you need extra parts like a bike pump, which isn’t included.

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.

This toy is a lot of fun, and it performs as well as, if not better than, expected. I can't speak to durability, because we have used it only 10 times (in one day). We did have a few failed launches. (Probably user error, but I couldn't identify my mistake.) If they persist, I may have to revise my review. In my opinion, the manufacturer's recommended age (14+) is a little out-of-whack. A teenager would soon be bored with it, but (with adult supervision) children 5 and older will be entertained. The youngest ones shouldn't set it up, but they will enjoy pulling the string to launch it. A few reviewers criticized the product for instability. The reviews were older, so maybe the metal anchor that came with ours wasn't included then. But if you use it, and pull GENTLY on the string in the direction of the long arm, you shouldn't have a problem with it tipping over.