Acquired: Nerf Super Soaker Hoverflood
At the same store I found the Floodinator, I also got my hands on a Nerf Super Soaker Hoverflood sprinkler device. I haven’t opened the box, yet, and won’t be able to meaningfully test this device until it gets significantly warmer outside since I’m sure the user will get wet trying to operate this thing. More info to come…
Acquired: Nerf Super Soaker Floodinator
Also recently found a Nerf Super Soaker Floodinator water blaster at a local store the other day. Picked it up, but being a simple pump-action water blaster, not sure I will do a full review on this particular model, yet. Interestingly enough, the reservoir and pump are accessible, so I will be able to measure a variety of statistics without needing to remove it from the box! More info to come…
Acquired: Nerf Super Soaker Zombie Strike Revenge Infector
Recently managed to get one of these 2017 Nerf Super Soaker Zombie Strike Revenge Infector water blasters. While being a simple pump-action water blaster, it is actually larger than I thought it would be!
More pics and stats to come once I finish up reviews on some other recent water blaster acquisitions.
Soak on!
Hands-On: Adventure Force Super Storm
After recently acquiring an Adventure Force Super Storm water blaster, I spent part of the weekend testing it out indoors and measuring various statistics on it. Though using full rubber-bladder based technology like older Super Soaker CPS models, the Super Storm’s performance is a far cry from the original CPS series. Furthermore, the Super Storm’s remarkably small pump volume makes pressurizing this blaster a rather daunting task. Check out my review of the Adventure Force Super Storm on iSoaker.com for more details.
Soak on!
2017 Water Blaster Reviews Under Development
I recently picked up an Adventure Force Super Storm (by Prime Time Toys) and a Ja-Ru Splash Water Gun primarily to see how other water blaster brands available in 2017 perform.
Interestingly, both of these water blasters use elastic pressure based systems: the Adventure Force Super Storm has an elastic rubber bladder while the Ja-Ru Splash Water Gun is spring-loaded.
As for how they perform, I’m currently working on the reviews and will posted them to iSoaker.com once ready.
Soak on!
More Info on the Nerf Super Soaker HoverFlood (2017) found
Also found more info on the Nerf Super Soaker HoverFlood on Amazon. While we already knew it was a hovering sprinkler, these new images and video show how it hovers as well as the spraying pattern one expects from it. What was not as apparent until seeing the video was that its hose connector includes a controller to regulate water flow, thus allowing the user to semi-control how the HoverFlood flies. However, also based on the video, the length of the hose between the connector and the sprinkler-portion means that the user will get caught up in the spray as well. Well, I suppose that goes with the phrase “Leave NO one dry” – not even yourself!
More Info on the Nerf Super Soaker DartFire (2017)
Found a listing for the Nerf Super Soaker DartFire on Amazon. Looks like the orange area has a nozzle for water powered by pump-action blasting while the darts launch from their holders, though it is unclear what mechanism powers the darts to launch. Part of me suspects that the large purple trigger does double-duty to prime and launch darts with each pull, but am not 100% sure.
Update: if I read part of the description sooner, I would have noticed “No priming; just pull the trigger to keep firing darts.” Well, that answers that – trigger does all the work for launching the darts, but that also suggests that these darts won’t fire with much force, either.
Expectations for 2017 (Water Blasters)
Just posted an article outlining my expectations for water blasters in 2017. Of course, I did a little bit of historical review to set the scene, but the signs so far unfortunately do not look too promising for performance water blasters this year. Granted, I still primarily focus only on what the Water Warriors and Nerf Super Soaker brands are doing. While I’ve looked at other brands as well, none of the smaller brands have put out anything intriguing enough for me to want to add it to the iSoaker.com review database.
Nerf Super Soaker History page updated
Finally got around to updating the Nerf Super Soaker History page on iSoaker.com to get it caught up for 2016. Yes, it’s already 2017 – I could list a bunch of excuses, but I figure better to get things mostly up-to-date. Regarding 2017 Nerf Super Soaker models, in light that things have changed between initial images and actual availability, I am waiting to see what actually makes it into stores before adding those models to the list.