Hot Tubs

[L.A. Chieffan]

Since I can't really leave the house anyways might as well sit in a nice hot tub and relax right?

Any suggestions, recommendations? Best brands? Brands to avoid? I heard the Costco ones suck. Good things about Hot Springs, Bullfrogs. I'm not going to fill it with antifreeze, sorry.

[notorious]

3rd one from the left is Russell Wilson's ex.....

[lewdog]

Hot tubs are for people who can't afford pools.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Hot tubs are for people who can't afford pools.

Why not both?

[TinyEvel]

BIG BUT NOT VERY EXPENSIVE MISTAKE:

I bought a Coleman inflatable hot tub for like $250. We rent, so didn't want anything too much.

But it only gets to about 99 degrees and takes 12 hours to heat up to that. and you get in the temp starts going down to where you are more like in a warm pee-temperature water.

But at least it is up the hill and overlooks the bay.

But it ain't great. I know you are looking for a legit hot tub but anyone else who sees this Coleman thing or Intex and thinks it would be cool for the lake or the deck or whatever, don't waste your time.

[eDave]

This one. I'd rule the 80's.

[BryanBusby]

Originally Posted by chieffan09

I own a pool service in Tucson. I come across a bunch of hot tub owners. They ALL want to get rid of them. They are a pain in the neck. Invest in a "spool". It'll last and add resale value.

Go on

[eDave]

Originally Posted by BryanBusby

Go on

They are kinda like a boat. Mine is part of my pool so I'm stuck with it. Never use it anymore. In fact, I build a little deck like cover for it and forgot about it. It just gets cleaned.

[FAX]

There once was a girl they called Hot Tubs
Who liked to give gentlemen hand rubs
She would caress your meat
But she'd break your car seat
And flatten your tires to the hubs

FAX

[Fish]

Hot tubs are great, but only when they're maintained by someone else....

Seriously though, the cheap inflatable one from Walmart mentioned above is actually pretty great. I've been in one. That's what I would do if I was considering. That way you're not contributing something permanent that requires it's own plumbing, but it can still be very rewarding a few times a year when you want it...

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

One thing that would worry me about having a hot tub, though, would be freeloading attractive women in bikinis. In every movie where a hot tub is featured, it ends up full of attractive women in bikinis. For those of you who own hot tubs, how much of a problem is this for you?

It’s kind of true. My single days (couple years ago) the hot tub would be a great excuse to invite women to come back and party at the pad after the bars. Sometimes though it would be my friends wanting to invite a group of woman back for a Splash and I would look at the group of women and tell my buddy you’re beer goggles are in full affect.

But mostly you are correct with your statement.

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by eDave

This one. I'd rule the 80's.

I will note that most minorities don’t like traveling back past 1980.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Hot tubs are for people who can't afford pools.

Not true. And they are easy to maintain unless maybe it's an inground or something old and it needs parts. Hit the clean cycle use a test strip to check the chems, put in a little ph + or - then a little chlorine, some enhanced chlorine, then shut the lid and walk away. Takes less than 5 minutes. Nothing to mix or anything like that. It's a piece of cake. Hot Springs Spas are easy to work on too if need be. The side panel comes off easy and everything is right there. The only thing that is bad is if it gets a crack/ leak in the wrong place which is rare.

My above ground pool is easy to maintain too but it is more work than a spa.

[philfree]

Originally Posted by eDave

This one. I'd rule the 80's.

Yeah, No. No tubing with a bunch of dudes. That's just wrong.

[ILChief]

I bought one off Amazon a couple of years ago for a little over $2k. It’s basic but it’s still going strong. We use it about once a week. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009SCPYN4..._pWeMEbPN1W0R3

[IA_Chiefs_fan]

We bought a Hotspring Envoy NXT a couple years ago. It was pricey but requires less maintenance than most, which was important to us. We're happy with our choice.