Comments on: Shopping for a Hot Tub http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/ Online Guide to Cottage Living Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:57:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Debb http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-902 Debb Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:31:23 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-902 I LOVE my hot tub. I'ts a 4-person Soft Tub. I've had it for coming up on 4 summers. Usually I am the only one who uses it, especially in winter. DH isn't too thrilled about the 'going outside' part! I recommend the Soft Tub for those who want to save a little money and who want a simple Hot Tub without all the extras. It suits me fine. I would love to get one for the camp one day. Only problem is we likely wouldn't be able to keep it running in winter. Our power goes off too often and I would have to get back to it and find everything has kicked off and frozen! Did I say I LOVE my hot tub?? I LOVE my hot tub. I’ts a 4-person Soft Tub. I’ve had it for coming up on 4 summers. Usually I am the only one who uses it, especially in winter. DH isn’t too thrilled about the ‘going outside’ part!
I recommend the Soft Tub for those who want to save a little money and who want a simple Hot Tub without all the extras. It suits me fine. I would love to get one for the camp one day. Only problem is we likely wouldn’t be able to keep it running in winter. Our power goes off too often and I would have to get back to it and find everything has kicked off and frozen!
Did I say I LOVE my hot tub??

]]> By: Heather http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-899 Heather Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:58:17 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-899 I agree with RC 100% on this one. On our first tub we didn't have the opener and used to drop the lid off the back. Picking it up and getting it back on in the snow was no fun. Now we can pull the cover half way across before we even get out. I agree with RC 100% on this one. On our first tub we didn’t have the opener and used to drop the lid off the back. Picking it up and getting it back on in the snow was no fun. Now we can pull the cover half way across before we even get out.

]]> By: RunningCar http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-898 RunningCar Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:00:31 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-898 Get a hinge for the lid. We flip ours open which flips it over the hinge. We then just fold the two halves over and the hinge lifts it out of the way. Way easier getting in and out when its frosty out. You're not manhandling the lid out of the way around the icey edges. Get a hinge for the lid. We flip ours open which flips it over the hinge. We then just fold the two halves over and the hinge lifts it out of the way. Way easier getting in and out when its frosty out. You’re not manhandling the lid out of the way around the icey edges.

]]> By: Julie http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-897 Julie Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:32:00 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-897 Thank you Heather, as it was your great blog that inspired mine. Cheers, Julie Thank you Heather, as it was your great blog that inspired mine.
Cheers,
Julie

]]> By: Heather http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-896 Heather Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:47:16 +0000 http://cottagedaily.com/2008/01/31/shopping-for-a-hot-tub/#comment-896 I think this is a great move Julie. Our place is nowhere near a ski resort but we still get great rentals in winter all because of the hot tub. I'm doing a seminar at the Cottage Life Show in March on adding value to your rental, and the hot tub is #1 on the list. I had not thought of adding in the purchase price of a submersible pump! We use one to draw the water from the tub from the river, so its a great idea. Quick for emptying too. I hadn't heard of Zorbies before so I am looking into that as well. I think this is a great move Julie. Our place is nowhere near a ski resort but we still get great rentals in winter all because of the hot tub. I’m doing a seminar at the Cottage Life Show in March on adding value to your rental, and the hot tub is #1 on the list.

I had not thought of adding in the purchase price of a submersible pump! We use one to draw the water from the tub from the river, so its a great idea. Quick for emptying too. I hadn’t heard of Zorbies before so I am looking into that as well.

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