Diy wooden hot tub

Chris Martini gives us the basics for installing a wood-fired tub in your backyard that can be completely off-grid.

After a long day of working on the homestead, nothing beats a warm soak in a rustic cedar hot tub that was built for under $1000.

For a while my friend Doug and I had discussed how best to create a simple wood-fired hot tub. Stressful jobs require drastic measures to help maintain one's health and happiness. Doug took action and created a truly wonderful soaking tub. Conventional acrylic hot tubs work fine but, frankly, I find them a little stupid. They are expensive to purchase and maintain. It's a little offensive how much energy is consumed maintaining hot tubs at regular operating temperature 24 hours a day. Such a…

As a new feature for our homestead my partner is currently working on a wood-fired hottub. His design is based on a combination of cedar tubs from out West that are fired up with a chofu heater, ancient soaking tubs from Japan, and small Dutch wood-fired tubs (www.dutchtub.com). The plan is to build an efficient, beautiful, and inexpensive tub, using materials we have on hand. The basic idea is to start with the size of tub you want - either build one (from cob, cement, metal), retrofit an…

How we built a diy hot tub that's wood fired and made from cedar. This was a huge cost savings and very easy to build!

Some are taking the plunge in trendy troughs originally used to feed farm animals.

We're sharing some things to consider when choosing where to place your hot tub and giving some advice on how to beautify your space.

Here's how to build a cedar hot tub using DIY skills. Follow these step-by-step instructions to build the perfect wooden hot tub!

Main steps explained of how to build a wood fired hot tub with a snorkel heater