Hot Tub Journal

The mechanism is temperature, not just relaxation: a warm soak raises core temperature, and the drop afterwards mirrors the body's own pre-sleep cooling. Fifteen to thirty minutes, sixty to ninety minutes before bed.

Three materials, one of them milled from a fallen cedar down the road. How AlumiTubs sources marine-grade aluminum, Canadian Western Red Cedar and stainless steel, and the design decisions that make a tub gentler on the planet across decades rather than years.

Alternating hot and cold does something neither temperature achieves alone. The mechanism, how to structure a session, four setup options from a second vessel to a cold hose, and who should take care.

Cleaning the tub itself, as opposed to balancing the water in it. What to use on marine-grade aluminum, how to look after the cedar, clearing the firebox, and the products and habits that will damage a surface if you let them.

The rituals that make an onsen an onsen, and how to borrow them: the pre-soak cleanse, silence over sound, seasonal aromatics beside the water, and the etiquette worth keeping at home.

A wood fired hot tub can be a premium Airbnb amenity that makes a stay feel more memorable and more bookable. This guide shares founder-led tips on guest safety, water care, winter use, and how to make hosting with a wood fired hot tub easier.

Heat-up time depends on size, starting water temperature and the weather. As a guide: around two hours for the Small, three for the Standard, and about five for the Large. What affects it, and how to get there faster.

Everything worth knowing before and after you buy: how wood fired hot tubs work, how to heat and hold temperature, sizing, siting, drainage, winter use, delivery, and the construction details that separate a tub you keep for decades from one you replace.

The size difference between AlumiTubs models is smaller than most people expect, and the practical differences in running costs, water use, and wood consumption are modest once the tub is at temperature. The main decision is how many people you want to soak with comfortably, and whether you want the option to host more. When in doubt, future-proof the decision.

This guide addresses the most common assumptions about hot tub sizing, sets the record straight, and gives you a clear framework for making the right call.

Two remote kayaking basecamps on the BC coast, and humpbacks passing at eye level. Breanne on why Spirit of the West chose AlumiTubs, and the modifications that made them accessible to every guest.