***Official Spa Thread***

[maybe]

Staying with the home spa topic -

I have been considering a 2-person home spa and need to research further. Are infrared really that safe? And would I need a dedicated 15 or 20 amp to power the spa? I am leaning towards a Finnish-style spa with steam - and they appear "safer" from an uneducated vantage point.

 

[r32]

Barrel saunas have become very popular lately.

 

[Subway]

I swear by my infrared sauna, use it nearly every day
I have this one. You just plug it into a normal outlet. no steam, just infrared heat

 

[sdsrfr]

Be careful buying used. I know two people who bought tubs that were supposed to work, spent a fortune moving it, to find out it needed considerable work. the wives were not happy. In the end barely saved compared to the cost new. Some hold your breath gremlins pop up every so often, too.

I know someone else who wasn’t afraid to spend on new, loves his setup. Swears by the standalone hot tub over in ground (he has both now) etc.

id like to add a sauna one day but given we are in San Diego, the wife will just tell me to sit outside July-November.

its a bit of a learning curve how to keep these things clean. Any trunks that have been in the ocean better stay out of your tub unless you want to regularly chem it hard like a community pool.

 

[npsp]

When I was at Poly, the hot tubs at Sycamore Springs in Avila were very popular place to take a girl on a date for some frolicking. Grossed me out so I never went, but incredible location for some fun.



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We stay there at least twice a year. Their mineral water is great and you get a private tub with your room so you can fill it with fresh non bodily fluid contaminated water. Place is showing it's age but still a nice place to stay on the Central Coast.

 

[npsp]

Saunas are awesome. We bought a used barrel sauna with an electric stove off a guy on Craigslist a few years back and love it. Not a big fan of the IR saunas as it is a different heat but can see the usefulness if you have a tight space.

 

[stringcheese]

I swear by my infrared sauna, use it nearly every day
I have this one. You just plug it into a normal outlet. no steam, just infrared heat
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lol @Subway bought a person microwave

 

[Subway]

wait, i thought infrared is safe? Have i been cooking myself?

I'm probably delicious

 

[sushipop]

wait, i thought infrared is safe? Have i been cooking myself?

I'm probably delicious

 

[casa_mugrienta]

If you're in the Bay Area and are interested in doing the sauna or spa thing this place might be worth your while:

Berkeley Home Page | SteamworksBath

www.steamworksbaths.com

 

[byoda]

got a 4 person hot springs $5K new 3yrs ago
like its been said
maintain the water clean it 4 times yr
and its good
need it up here
its 37 degrees, raining, and all around miserable right now

 

[sushipop]

a spa thread would not be complete without...

 

[$kully]

I thought this was gonna be a thread about Nuru massages.

 

[gbg]

I used to fuck Dirty Diane in all her holes in our hot tub. Its alot of work to keep them clean regardless of how much fucking you are doing in it.

 

[stringcheese]

If you’re doing enough fvcking in them it should be pretty easy to keep all the holes clean

 

[keenfish]

I porked a Spanish foreign exchange student in the jacuzzi at my parents house when I was home from college for the summer.
I thought everything was going great but found out the next day that the folks were peaking out the curtains and saw everything.
My Dad wasn't even giving me high fives. He was "concerned" about my behavior. LOL.

edit: worth mentioning is that she didn't speak any english and my spanish was for sh!t at that time. Good times.

 

[r32]

 

[SrPato]

We've had hot tubs for about 30 years now and I've learned a few things during this time. Never buy a used tub. Period. Always keep up the maintenence. Shock, chems, and always rinse off before entering. Especially if you've excercised or surfed. That ocean residue mixed with your own body oils will fVck with the balance. Switch out the water every six months if used regularly and don't forget to clean the filter either. After a while you'll get into a rythym and it becomes easy to stay on top of it.
We have a four person Marquis and it's a little tempermental when used by more than 2 people. Our last spa was a six person and it was really easy to keep balanced. I've hear that bromine is easy to keep balanced and even easier on your skin so I've decided to switch the next time we empty it.