With temperatures soaring over 100 degrees in the summer, there’s nothing better than cooling off outside with a water fight. While there are a ton of different water guns and other aquatic toys you can use, we want you using the best of the best. Here’s our selection of super soakers, water balloons and other fun toys that will help you beat the heat.

Water Guns

Nerf Super Soaker Soakzooka

Outfitted with an enormous tank, the Super Soaker Soakzooka will hold up to hold up to 55 fluid ounces and fire a massive blast of water using the orange handle at the top of the Super Soaker. According to YouTube videos, you can get several blasts of water from each refilling, but the range isn’t terribly long.

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Nerf Super Soaker Tidal Torpedo Bow

This Super Soaker is interesting because it’s a hybrid Nerf gun and Super Soaker. Users have the option of firing foam missiles soaked in water or simply firing a stream of water up to 30 feet away. The bow comes with two missles (additional units can be purchased) and the tank holds up to 22 fluid ounces of water.

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Nerf Super Soaker Twin Tide

If you are looking for simplicity and affordability, the Super Soaker Twin Tide is a great step up from a standard water gun. Offering a 33 fluid ounce tank, the Twin Tide blasts two stream of water at once and is small enough for younger kids to handle with ease.

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Super Soakers for Fortnite Fans

Nerf has partnered with Epic to create three new Super Soakers this year, specifically designed to look like weapons from the Fortnite video game. There are three options, a rocket launcher, a shotgun and a pistol.

If you want capacity, the TS-R shotgun is probably the best bang for your buck. It holds up to 36 fluid ounces, as opposed to the 7.4 fluid ounces in the pistol and 9.3 fluid ounces in the rocket launcher.

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Water Balloons

Bunch O Balloons

If you are looking for a fast way to fill a few hundred water balloons, the original creator of this concept is called Bunch O Balloons. You can fill and tie off 100 water balloons in less than 60 seconds, ideal for your next big water fight. There are a variety of color options as well as larger bulk options if you need 400 or more balloons.

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The Beast 300-Yard Water Balloon Slingshot

If you are looking to launch a few water balloons into orbit, check out “The Beast” 300-yard slingshot. The kit comes with 500 water balloons and will require a three-person team to launch water balloons. While the 300 yard rating was completed in competition, you can easily launch a balloon across a football field with minimal effort.

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Infinite Water Supply

Bunch O Balloons Filler/Soaker

If you aren’t near a hose (like in a park) for filling water balloons, you can use the Bunch O Balloons Filler to draw water from a source (like a pool or lake) and fill a couple hundred water balloons easily. Alternatively, you can use the Filler as a makeshit water gun, as long as you have a water supply to draw from. 

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Stream Machine DB-1500 Double Barrel Water Launcher

Firing a stream of water up to 70 feet away, this double barrel Stream Machine  draws water from your pool (or any body of water) and fires a massive stream. One Amazon reviewer stated it was like getting hit with a half gallon of water all at once.

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Make it Rain!

Water Shooting 3.5 CH RC Helicopter Gyro

If you are into RC toys, this tiny helicopter has a small water tank that will fire out a stream of water from above. The battery charge typically lasts about 7 to 10 minutes, depending on how much water squirting you do using the pump built into the gyro.

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Top Race Drone Clip

Instead of a squirt gun, why not drop water balloons on unsuspecting targets below?  While you already need to own your own drone, this clip attaches to the bottom of your drone and can remotely release objects up to 180 feet away. And of course, that includes a few water balloons.

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10 Super Soakers & Water Toys to Beat the Summer Heat

It’s hot then it’s cold. And then a blizzard hits. And then your street floods. And then it snows again so the floodwaters freeze and all the while your power bill looks like the Rocky Mountains in bar graph form. We feel you. We are also here to help you. These quick fixes will reduce your utility bills in short order.

Honeywell Air Cleaner Filter

The air carries a ton of stuff outside of the oxygen and nitrogen we were taught about in school. Air carries allergens, airborne bacteria, pet dander, and viruses. With a premium air filter, like the Honeywell Air Cleaner Filter, you can breathe easy knowing that all that garbage never makes it inside your home. Fresh air filters replaced every six months make it easier for your HVAC to circulate air, cutting down on costs and improving internal air quality.

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Deflecto Dryer Duct Cleaning Kit

Not only is your dryer the biggest use of energy in your entire home, it’s also one of the most hazardous. So solve two problems with one solution. By giving your dryer duct a thorough cleaning, removing the dryer lint build up, you’re making it easier for your dryer to do its job while reducing the chances of its spontaneously combusting.

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NRG Toilet Tank Flush Less Water Saver Displacement Bag

Sometimes, the most low tech solutions will save you the most on your utility bills. The NRG Toilet Tank Bag simply takes up space in your toilet tank, reducing the amount of water needed to fill the tank after every flush. It’s a simple, not-so-elegant “gadget” that can help you save for something for more elegant. Like a bidet!

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Gardner’s Power Strip with Timer

If you’re in the kind of business that requires a timed power strip to improve performance of your grow lights, you probably don’t need to be saving on your power bill. But if you’re in the kind of home that has a smart TV, wireless router, gaming console, computer or two, and a lamp near the entertainment center, you probably do need to save on your power bill. Fun fact: most plugged in devices continue to suck power even after you turn them off with a remote or a button. This Power Strip with Timer will cut everything off at the source at a preset time saving you big bucks overnight or while you’re at work!

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3M Clear Window Film Insulator Kit

Why the cold air is able to go straight through glass windows, we’ll never understand. Shouldn’t it, you know, be a barrier between the outdoor world? Bygones. The 3M Clear Window Film Insulator easily applies to your single or double-pane windows, reducing the negative impact cold outdoor temps can have on your indoor temps, reducing the amount of effort your heater has to put out to keep your home comfy and warm.

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5 Ways You Can Reduce Your Utility Bills This Weekend

Solving one of the worst issues of owning a filtered water pitcher, Amazon and Brita have collaborated to launch the Brita Infinity smart water pitcher.

Connecting to your home’s Wi-Fi network, the pitcher utilizes Amazon’s Dash Replenishment system to automatically order replacement water filters when existing filters are almost depleted.

With an eight-cup capacity, the smart water pitcher filters out contaminants including lead, zinc, copper, mercury and cadmium. An average filter is designed to last about two months or roughly forty gallons of water, whichever comes first. The pitcher ships with a single filter to get started.

An Amazon customer will need to connect the pitcher to their home Wi-Fi network, register the pitcher on Brita’s site and sign up for the Amazon’s Dash program to automatically order new filters.

Of course, all that fancy technology comes at a price. While a standard 10-cup Brita water pitcher runs about $21 on Amazon, the 8-up Brita Infinity smart water pitcher costs more than double that at $45. Due to Amazon’s recent free shipping changes, additional shipping costs will apply for non-Prime members.

You can check out picture of the new pitcher below or view the product on Amazon here.

Shut Up And Take My Money: Brita Infinity Smart Water Pitcher