{"id":63077,"date":"2024-12-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/?p=63077"},"modified":"2025-01-22T05:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T18:30:45","slug":"podcast-joolca-with-maciek-slodyczka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/podcast-joolca-with-maciek-slodyczka\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep142 &#8211; Joolca with Maciek Slodyczka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the full episode here:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-video-popup-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-video-popup-close\"><\/div>\n\t\t<iframe class=\"wp-video-popup-video is-hosted is-landscape is-resizable\" src=\"\" data-wp-video-popup-url=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/hMXSssHeF2w?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\">\n\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-16204363\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1259564\/16204363.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-16204363&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From civil construction to creature comforts: Joolca&#8217;s founder Mack pulls back the curtain on how simple ideas become outdoor innovations&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hot showers, composting toilets, and even a portable hot tub &#8211; in this episode, Ben and Lauren dive deep with the man behind Joolca&#8217;s most intriguing designs. They explore everything from the birth of the Hottap to what&#8217;s heating up on the horizon &#8211; including tent warming solutions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in for an hour of product evolution stories, quality control insights, and why sometimes the simplest ideas make the biggest splash in the outdoor world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Body-Image-6.jpg\" alt=\"A man by a creek washing containers in a portable sink, with a Joolca HOTTAP to his right. \" class=\"wp-image-63208\" title=\"From civil construction to creature comforts...\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Body-Image-6.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Body-Image-6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Body-Image-6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Body-Image-6-10x7.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>From civil construction to creature comforts<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortcuts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00 &#8211; Intro<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>01:30 &#8211; Introducing Mack from Joolca<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>06:05 &#8211; Design and Engineer Process of the Hottap V1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>07:59 &#8211; From Civil Engineering to Portable Outdoor Camping Showers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10:30 &#8211; Where Did Joolca&#8217;s Successful Ideas Come From?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11:35 &#8211; The GottaGo: How Could a Camping Toilet be so Interesting?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>16:27 &#8211; The &#8216;Pooca&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18:26 &#8211; Introducing Creature Comforts into the Outdoors: Design and Practicality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20:57 &#8211; The Joolca Ensuite Shower Base<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22:12 &#8211; The Joolca Hottub<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>24:35 &#8211; Quality Control and Troubleshooting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29:56 &#8211; Approach to Re-Works<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>31:20 &#8211; Customer Feedback<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>33:52 &#8211; What&#8217;s on the Horizon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>36:41 &#8211; The &#8216;Joolca&#8217; Name<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>37:35 &#8211; Dual-Purpose Products<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>38:59 &#8211; Tent Heating<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>41:13 &#8211; Gas Certification: Safety and Testing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>46:43 &#8211; Summary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mentioned in this Episode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Products:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/search?w=Joolca%20Hottap%20V2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joolca HOTTAP V2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/search?w=Joolca%20Gottago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joolca GottaGo Toilet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/ensuite-shower-base\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joolca ENSUITE Shower Base<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blogs:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/smarttek-joolca-hot-water-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smarttek Vs Joolca: Comparing Two Hot Water Heavyweights<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2dafbca1-db34-4016-9207-f026b83fc830\">Thanks for listening, tune in again for next fortnight\u2019s episode!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3fc1e5f8-10be-4b09-998a-70c6506a24fc\">Thanks for tuning in to this week\u2019s episode of the Snowys Camping Show Podcast. 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