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Instant Hot Tub? Just Add Water and Quicklime
This is how you make a hot tub, hillbilly style. Three guys from the prairies of Illinois turned an old stock tank sitting in the open air into a jacuzzi, and heated it up using quicklime, that scary caustic stuff that burns your skin off if you're not too careful. A video of how they did it, using gas masks, tin baths and a lot of ingenuity, is after the jump. More »
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AquaCiser Either World's Deepest Hot Tub or Sinking Row-Boat Simulator
Wave at the world's deepest hot tub, the AquaCiser. Wave quickly, because that guy looks like he is going down with his monoreme. The manufacturer, Ferno Performance Pools, claims that you can do triathlon training without even leaving the comfort of your own home—if cycling round the utility room is your bag, that is. Never mind the rowlocks, there's also a reversible treadmill on the bottom of the tub, which is 53 inches deep. With 57 jets, five pumps and throttle control valves, the AquaCiser comes in at a cool $17,000. [Ferno Performance Pools via Book of Joe]
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Deluxe Lay-Z Spa is Hot-Tubness and Cheapness Rolled into One
Hot tubs: discuss. I'm sort of a fan of them, but can't quite get over the hygiene bit—or, in some cases, the molded plastic naffness. The Lay-Z Spa is a blow-up hot tub with enough room for six people to contract Weil's disease at the same time. The 317-gallon capacity tub has massage jets, a rapid heating system and apparently can be set up easily. Would this $1,000 monster work well with those crazy Swiss guys who like organizing hot-tub parties on the top of Mont Blanc? If they empty it first, then pull the air stopper out they could be back down the bottom of the mountain in no time. [Drinkstuff]
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This is $20,000 of love-themed hot tub, the Walker Signature Special Edition. Special features include seating for six, tacky red hearts, fountains, Valentine-red colors, a "playground area" (ooer) and MP3-ready stereo. Our ideal use for this tasteless tub is in the video after the jump. [Born Rich and Dimension One press release]
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Amore Bay Is Most Hideous Hot Tub Ever Created
This is $20,000 of love-themed hot tub, the Walker Signature Special Edition. Special features include seating for six, tacky red hearts, fountains, Valentine-red colors, a "playground area" (ooer) and MP3-ready stereo. Our ideal use for this tasteless tub is in the video after the jump. [Born Rich and Dimension One press release]
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I dream of a day that I can dock my iPod with anything, (although I think that the release of the iCarta toilet paper holder a couple of years ago pretty much made that dream a reality) and now Jacuzzi is doing their part with the J400 series line of iPod-compatible hot tubs. Thanks to the integrated AquaSound Audio System, you can listen to your favorite tunes without headphones while you relax. The music is pumped through waterproof micro-speakers that you can control with a sweet floating remote.
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New Jacuzzi J400 Hot Tub is All About the iPod
I dream of a day that I can dock my iPod with anything, (although I think that the release of the iCarta toilet paper holder a couple of years ago pretty much made that dream a reality) and now Jacuzzi is doing their part with the J400 series line of iPod-compatible hot tubs. Thanks to the integrated AquaSound Audio System, you can listen to your favorite tunes without headphones while you relax. The music is pumped through waterproof micro-speakers that you can control with a sweet floating remote.
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If we're ever rich enough to afford this hot tub/spa with a 61-inch HDTV built in, we can officially hang up our keyboards and retire from this blogging game. This spa from Catalina Spas seats four, has an extremely obscene amount of jets, and will instantly kill you in a few years when the wiring on the TV gets worn down. But hey, at least the four of you will go in the comfort of watching and/or listening to a DVD, CD, AM-FM radio on the 2 pop-up speakers and not on the toilet, as we've always feared. But if we remember our autopsy class, that tub's going to be a toilet soon after anyway. [Marketplace via Born Rich]
Hot Tub With 61-inch HDTV Built In
If we're ever rich enough to afford this hot tub/spa with a 61-inch HDTV built in, we can officially hang up our keyboards and retire from this blogging game. This spa from Catalina Spas seats four, has an extremely obscene amount of jets, and will instantly kill you in a few years when the wiring on the TV gets worn down. But hey, at least the four of you will go in the comfort of watching and/or listening to a DVD, CD, AM-FM radio on the 2 pop-up speakers and not on the toilet, as we've always feared. But if we remember our autopsy class, that tub's going to be a toilet soon after anyway. [Marketplace via Born Rich]
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CalSpas Hot Tubs and Spas
If you live in New York, unless you're incredibly rich or choose to live out in the boondocks an hour's train ride from Manhattan, chances are very high that your apartment is small small small. Most of us have combination living/dining spaces that don't really have room for living or dining, so I've been trying to convince people for years that we should give up on the idea of couches and tables once and for all and just all install hot tubs. More »
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Hot Tub for Arsonists
If you think you'd enjoy the extra work of building a fire before you hit your hot tub, then this Snorkel tub is for you. With stoves that are actually submerged in the tub, you'll have to work with paper, kindling and small logs to prepare a fire, that will then heat the water.Originally created to provide the luxury of hot tubbing in remote Alaskan areas without electricity, the resulting design, with the stove submerged in the tub, was simple and practical, eliminating the cost and power dependency of conventional systems.Um, ok. Whatever. But of course, because there's no electric or gas involved, you'll save some cash for sure (the company says between $3000-$3500). To adjust the temperature, you simply adjust the sliding door to the fire area, regulating the air flow to the flames. But this I love. If you accidentally make the water too hot, just start adding some cold water. Like a tub. In your house. Fun. The tub is made from kiln dried Western Red Cedar and can be assembled in just four hours! So, forget about luxury, you can go to the Ritz for that. This is the hot tub for the workin' man. More »
