Wood Fired Hot Tubs vs Electric Spas: A practical guide for homes and cabins

Both wood fired hot tubs and electric spas can be brilliant. They just suit different ways of living, in the same way that wood stoves compare to electric heating. The experience is fundamentally different, and...

Best Firewood Types for Heating Your Wood Fired Hot Tub

Want faster heat with less smoke from your wood fired hot tub? This guide covers the best hardwoods for long burns, when to use softwood to get the fire going, how dry your logs should be, and what to avoid for cleaner, easier soaks. 

The Cedar Tub That Stays Hot: Quiet Electric Heat Built for Real Winters

Most people assume an electric hot tub means plastic shells, humming motors, and that unmistakable chlorine-spa smell. An electric cedar hot tub flips that script entirely—natural Western Red Cedar on the outside, quiet electric heat...

What Is a Hybrid Hot Tub? A Flexible Way to Soak Year-Round

A hybrid hot tub brings together the elemental ritual of wood fired heating with the ease of electric heating and built in filtration. Use wood for the full sensory soak, or let electricity maintain temperature, protect against freezing, and keep water clean between uses all year round. The very best of both worlds!

Can You Use a Wood Fired Hot Tub in Winter? What Actually Matters

Can You Use a Wood Fired Hot Tub in Winter? What Actually Matters

Yes, you can use a wood fired hot tub in winter. Learn what design, insulation, and setup details truly matter in cold climates.

Top Tips for Summer Wood Fired Hot Tubbing

Wood fired hot tub summer tips - use your AlumiTub as a cold plunge or splash pool by day and a classic wood burning hot tub at night.

WATER: How to Fill your Salt Water Wood Fired Hot Tub, Conserve and Clean it

When it comes to your AlumiTubs wood-fired hot tub, here's our tips for water use — how often to change your salt water hot tub, how to clean your water, and more. 

Why An Aluminum Foundation for Your Wood-Fired Hot Tub?

The benefits of an aluminum liner are unique to AlumiTubs, and they're plenty. Learn why we use this highly durable, marine-grade material in our wood-fired hot tubs.

Should You Treat Your Wood Fired Hot Tub With Chemicals?

  Chemical-free hot tubbing can be safe and effective through regular water changes, natural hot tubbing cleaning products, the use of built-in automatic filtration, and by following good hygiene practices.  Following these tips can help extend...

Your 5 Most Commonly Asked Questions About Wood-Fired Hot Tubs, Answered

Your five most commonly asked questions about owning an AlumiTubs' wood-fired hot tub, answered.