Are you thinking twice about purchasing an inflatable hot tub for your back yard? Are you afraid that investing in one won’t be a good idea? Such a hot tub might prove to be more beneficial than you think. This article will provide with you with some examples as to why an inflatable tub is a great buy.
Benefits of Hot Tubs
Stress-reliever
You can relieve stress by having a dip in a hot tub, and an inflatable one can do that for you easily and without fuss. Just plug an electric air pump, put in some steaming water and voila, you have your hot bath within minutes.
Affordability
You can find one in almost every department store and home depot. You can even find brands that sell their tubs online. Contrary to popular belief, being low-priced does not necessarily mean they have inferior quality. Just ask your friendly sales rep and they will provide you with high-quality inflatable tubs at a fraction of the cost of ceramic ones.
Portability
Aside from being cheap and a great stress-reliever, you can really benefit from this kind of tub because of their high portability. When you travel a lot and you need a nice hot bath from time to time, you can always hitch in your portable tub inside your car trunk or other mobile storage, thus allowing you to use it anytime during your travel sprees. Its extreme portability is something you can never enjoy from those made from heavy ceramics.
Space-saver
People living in cities, where living space is small and very limited, can really do well by having this tub around. That way they can enjoy having a hot bath while still maintaining their valuable space. After bathing, just drain the water with a hose, deflate, fold the tub down, and then store it for another bathing day.
Variety
Last but not the least is the wide variety of inflatable tub models to choose from. Depending on your needs and taste, you can choose from simple, single-person tubs to large inflatable Jacuzzis. Modern manufacturing technologies have produced inflatable baths in all sizes and functions, so there is surely a model that will match your needs and lifestyle.
Installation
Next up, inflatable versions are extremely easy to install. For the most part, each comes with a self-inflating pump. And the whole process of deflating them is quick and easy too. All you need is access to a water supply (like a garden hose), a flat surface that can support it when full, and an electrical outlet. That’s it.
Take It with You
Whereas a traditional spa is fixed in one spot, the beauty of an inflatable spa is that you can move it from place to place. Maybe you’re heading camping, to a buddy’s house, moving house, or simply want to make the most of the weather – it’s very portable and easy to transport from one location to the next.
Relaxation
Of course, a key reason for using a hot tub is to relax, de-stress and soothe your whole body. And you receive the same great benefits inside an inflatable spa, as you do in a traditional one. The combination of warm water and jets smoothly caress your skin, while you tilt back your head and let your thoughts drift.
Keeping Clean
The fact is, a regular spa collects dust very easily, and it therefore demands to be cleaned frequently. By contrast, you need only set up an inflatable hot tub when you actually intend to use it, so it won’t sit gathering dust for long periods of time. The rest of the time it can be packed up and put away in storage. Ultimately this translates to less cleaning and less overall time spent maintaining one.
Selection
As you’ll discover very quickly, inflatable spas offer a much wider selection of colors and design than regular hot tubs. So if you’re searching for a tub that best suits your personality and favorite color scheme, then this is probably your best option.
Bonding
Lastly, remember that people love using hot tubs. And if you’re able to supply one for others to use, you will be very popular. So if your aim is to make a good impression and spend quality time with someone you care about, or you simply want to improve your social life, an inflatable hot tub might be exactly what you need.
Buying tips
Portability
It goes without saying, but an inflatable tub offers one huge advantage over a fixed unit – portability. Your standard hot tub is a very heavy unit, with plenty of hard plastics, wood and internal workings which make them a permanent, fixed object in your home.
That’s not the case with inflatable hot tubs, which can happily sit in one place for years before being let down, packed up and moved to a new location. You can even take it on holiday or put it in the garage when not in use!
Comfort
Now, you wouldn’t really accuse any tub of being ‘uncomfortable’. After all, it’s something that they’re explicitly designed against, but there’s no denying that when it comes to comfort, hard plastics are often less comfortable than malleable, inflatable plastics which offer a little give when you lean back into them.
Choice
It’s possible for manufacturers to commit resources to create a great many different shapes, sizes and models of the hot tub.
Price guide
Inflatable hot tubs are made with more affordable materials and often have fewer built-in features like speakers, multi-jet support or advanced lighting systems. If you want to be a smart buyer, then you can find many guides on Linton’s in the Garden website to get educated.
As such, these ‘pure’ hot tubs are significantly more affordable than their hard-sided, fixed relatives. Often, you can find a high-quality inflatable hot tub for around a tenth of the price of the aforementioned hard-sided models.