wood fueled hot tob

greatest hippy invention i ever saw in my entire life, a hot tub fueled by a wood fire underneath

 

http://sandradodd.com/hottub There is a link to the company that sells kits too but this one was homemade.

 

Now if someone could rig up a wood stove or a fireplace to heat a tank of water, and then pipe the water into the hot tub, mixing it with cold water of course to get the right temperature, then we could go hot-tubbing and have a nice fire to look at too.

 

these guys near me in new york actually make wood fueled hot water heaters, i just found out recently

 

tis easy,, wrap copper tubing around yer stove pipe,, all the hot water ya could ever need.. in fact it could be WAY TO HOT!!

 

yeah, but they always make me think of cartoon canibals or elmer fudd cookin bugs bunny in a pot. keep waiting for some jokester to start throwin in carrots and potatoes.

 

my neighbor in the city told me him and his brother used to make hot tubs, where the fire was in the middle of the tub heating the water and people would be sitting around it, if you wanted more heat you needed to put more logs on the fire... they said that it had a fairly high rim to stop the water from going into it and that it was a huge pain to get the ashes out and the fire started... but apparently it was great.

 

it would be great to utilize on a daily, personal basis

 

it is SO nice to be able to take a hot bath when you live outside!
sometimes the cold hose just doesnt do it.

if you can get ahold of an old cast iron bathtub, you can elevate it
and make a fire directly underneath after you fill it. then you need to
put some boards in the bottom so you dont cook your ass.

also, if you get an old hot water heater, you can light a fire under most
of those too, or use a fifty gallon drum. (make sure its not coated with paint on the inside though)

even if you live in a house and hot water comes out magically from the walls,
its still nice to take a bath outside!

 

yah, my water comes out of a wall... its really the best place for it, i still like to swim in the sewage water we call a lake around here for fun though...especially in the winter, at night, with sharks

 

Very pretty!!!!!

We have a hottub but it doesnt look as nice as that does!


I think when you make stuff yourself,THE RESULT IS BETTER QUALITY (Especially now)

 

Im pretty sure i could make my own hot tub from a round stock tank.
And a wood fired stock tank heater. You can find a great article on this at backwoodshome.com
look up "jackie clay" she is a great homesteader.
I cant really afford a hot tub unless its at a flea market for $50.00