We're on a mission to slow down the moments you don't want to miss
Small batch cedar hot tubs, handcrafted on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia and built on a marine-grade aluminum foundation. Pioneered for off-grid properties, now made with a heating system for every property: wood fired, electric, or both in one.
"The smell of the cedar, steam coming off the water, it really makes you connect with nature, and having that peace is really important to us. And that's why we put all the effort into making these tubs - for the enjoyment of others."
Made for more of the good stuff
An AlumiTub isn't your average cedar hot tub. Handcrafted on a marine-grade aluminum foundation and precision built to stand the test of time, it's designed to become a family heirloom: a gathering place for the people you care about and a standing invitation to be outside. Simple to own, and as enduring as the memories you'll make using it.
How we build
We design, engineer and build every tub ourselves, because that's the only way to hold the standard. Outsourcing would let us meet demand faster, but it would put distance between the drawing and the weld, and that distance is where quality goes. Every AlumiTub is handcrafted and pressure tested by real people before it leaves our shops, from locally sourced, 100% recyclable Canadian Western Red Cedar and marine-grade aluminum, in a community we live in.
Marine-grade aluminum is what aircraft fuselages, Airstream trailers and working boats are made from. Those industries settled on it for the same reasons we did. It's light enough to move, strong enough to take decades of weather, and it doesn't rot, crack or delaminate. An Airstream built in the sixties is still on the road. Set against a fuselage at altitude or a hull in salt water, a hot tub in a backyard is a gentle life for the material, which is precisely why it lasts.
Nothing on an AlumiTub is buried. The cedar, firebox, heater, pump, control board and filtration are bolted, banded or slotted onto the aluminum structure, so any component can be reached and replaced by hand. Owners can change heating system entirely as their property and their plans change. It's built to be adapted rather than replaced, and backed by a 25 year structural warranty.
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Shipped from the Sunshine Coast, across the globe
Every week we travel by ferry from the Sunshine Coast across the Strait of Georgia with a trailer full of tubs. They make their way to off-grid cabins, lake cottages, ocean dwellings, mountain retreats, homesteads, family homes, BnBs and wilderness resorts, on and off the map, in nine countries and counting.
It all started with good design
It started at a cabin on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, born of frustration with cedar hot tubs as they were: leaking, rotting, needing to swell before they'd hold water at all. Reinvented to outperform, outlast and out-function, built from materials known through decades of aircraft fabrication, AlumiTubs pioneered the first marine-grade aluminum cedar hot tub of its kind.
It stood up to marine environments. It held water without depending on the wood. It held heat where nothing else did. It quickly became the cornerstone of life at the cabin, then at the neighbours' cabin, and their friends' and family's cabins too. Today AlumiTubs are found in cottage country and on remote islands, rural towns and lakeshores across the continent and beyond. Those first tubs are still in use, and have become the family heirlooms they were built to be.
Our sustainability journey
Building a better way to hot tub
A hot tub is where memory making, laughter and adventure entwine for time well spent outdoors. It also lets us give back in a meaningful way, to create a better planet for our kids, both in the communities we operate in and the environment they'll inherit.
Zero waste production
Conservation is at the forefront of our design and operating principles. From zero-waste manufacturing and employing people rather than machinery, to building a wood fired hot tub with sustainably sourced and infinitely recyclable materials, the AlumiTub is built to be enduring for a lifetime of use.
Mindful giving
AlumiTubs is our business, Earth is our planet, the community is our home. Our family business is built on good values, providing us with the ability to give back. After reducing our carbon emissions as much as possible, we invest in additional offsets to neutralise our impact through certified environmental partners who we donate tens of thousands of dollars to as a member of 1% for the Planet.
Sustainable use
Designed and produced sustainably, we pass the torch to you to use responsibly. You can reduce your impact for an eco-friendly soak by filling your AlumiTub with recycled water from the ocean, lake or river, burning dry and responsibly sourced firewood to avoid smoke output, and use the lids between use to retain heat and burn less wood. Read our blog post on conservation.
Whether it helped bring your grandkids to the cabin, to warm you up after a day of ATVing, or you relaxed in it after a long days work, hearing hot tub stories and receiving pictures from our customers is the best part of our day.
There's no shortage of creative ways to pass the time in your AlumiTub! Learn more about our wood fired hot tubs, like how to get them to remote places, use it year round in extreme cold conditions, have it double as a cold tub, or enjoy it without chemicals.