Hot Tub Journal

What a cedar hot tub actually is, the genuine upsides of the material, the drawbacks worth knowing before you buy, and the one construction decision that shapes the whole ownership experience.

Stainless is not a better hot tub material than aluminum; it is a different one. Neither corrodes in a tub kept in range. Aluminum is a third the weight, conducts heat better, is riveted like an aircraft and takes sea water; stainless tolerates chlorine, which matters only where chlorine is required. Fourteen buyer questions, one at a time.

Built once, kept for life. The Evermore Standard is the promise behind every AlumiTub: enduring materials, made to move, built to evolve alongside you, every part within reach, and proven everywhere since 2001.

Cedar is the outside; what holds the water is the question. An all-wood barrel tub has to stay full. Heating is not one decision. Depth matters more than diameter. And the cedar looks after itself. Five things that decide whether a cedar hot tub is still in use in twenty years.

A marine-grade aluminum interior solves every structural problem that has always limited traditional cedar hot tubs: leaking, bacterial growth, poor heat retention, and difficulty getting to remote locations. It does this while keeping everything worth keeping about the wood fired soaking experience, including the Canadian Western Red Cedar exterior, the firebox, and the simplicity of use.

This guide covers where AlumiTubs came from, why marine-grade aluminum was the right material choice, and how that decision shapes the tub's performance in practice.