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Roy Jacuzzi came up with the first outdoor hot tub (named after him of course) in 1970. <a onClick=”javascript:pageTracker. _trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://choosehottubsdirect. com/hot-tubs/popular-hot-tubs/portable-spa-portable-hot-tubs. html”> Portable hot tubs </a> were first used as indoor hydrotherapy tubs inside the house, and invention of a pump for outdoor use saw the industry explode. I’m very sure that most of us have experienced the utter relaxation that the hot, swirling water can produce.
And these days, outdoor tubs usually sit under a gazebo (probably made from redwood or cedar), and are surrounded by outdoor kitchens and fancy patio furniture. Don’t get me wrong, the old simpler kinds are still very much in evidence, but the range has widened tremendously and from the small one or two person tubs, the fancier units go up to ones that look like they could hold twelve people or more, especially if all standing up in there (but who’d have the strength or inclination to do that, surrounded by the hot bubbling water?)
Cost for these modern units varies widely, depending on size and material they are made from. Finding <a onClick=”javascript:pageTracker. _trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=”http://choosehottubsdirect. com/hot-tubs/popular-hot-tubs/discount-spas-hot-tubs-spa-hot-tub-like-jacuzzi. html”> discount hot tubs </a> can be a simple task, especially if you sitting inside your house, just emerging from a cold Winter into Spring, and dreaming of the warm Summer days ahead. Using the Internet to look at discount hot tubs online, can be a pleasurable experience. Not as pleasurable as turning on your new spa or hot tub for the first time and settling in for a good soaking, though.
I remember sitting outside on a crisp evening, looking up at the sky where the stars shone like a million Neil Diamonds (he comes into a lot of my thoughts about the 70s) and just hearing Carl Sagan’s voice talking about the billions and billions of stars. There is absolutely nothing like that feeling of relaxation you get from a portable hot tub. And the sight and thought of billions and billions of stars helps as well as Neil Diamond’s music and Carl Sagan’s voice.
Of course, sitting outside in a portable hot tub can be fun in the sunshine as well. Most gazebos, especially ones covered by a nice flowering vine, provide needed shade so you don’t end up looking like a beetroot (those of us prone to sunburn think like that some of the time). Taking some latticework that is ready made from a home improvement store, and nailing that up onto 2×4s, will provide instant privacy. Leave one side open if it looks out over a hillside so you can see lights sparkling off in the distance. Or leave a section of room open, so you can lean back and look up
By the way, a portable hot tub has a distinct advantage over its permanent in-ground cousin. We had one in our backyard and thought that it was time that the tub found a new home so we advertised it in the newspaper. A family living on a farm rounded up several people, dismantled the hot tub and gazebo, wheeled it off on a dolly, and voila – the hot tub had found a new and appreciative home. It did take a few hours, and some of the helpers were looking a little like the redwood latticework themselves, before they got the hot tub up onto a large pickup and horse trailer. We live in California and the sun was shining clearly that day.
I can image that by the next nightfall those folks had the hot tub up and running in their wine country compound, enjoying themselves tremendously and sipping on an upcoming vintage. If you can save a bunch of money by looking for discount hot tubs, then putting that money into some comfortable patio furniture or a new barbeque, or a stainless steel outdoor kitchen, then so much the better. These days, it’s stress reducing (along with the hot tub effects) to save money when and where you can, stretch your dollar, and get back a few lost good feelings about your life that you may feel had gone away.
Portable hot tubs have a lot of literature written about maintenance (not that it’s hard) and if you read up on it a bit, taking care of the water balance and acidity and PH will not be difficult at all. That way your tubs will be healthy and safe, and most importantly, very, very relaxing.
Just think back. And remember…