Buddy I've seen a ton of ppl giving "instructional vids" about this topic. You REALLY know what you're doing. I'm pretty handy and often see where folks go wrong in various builds. Of course the don't show the eventual failure, but your design is rock solid. This thing would work for a good long time. Great job & thank you.

Thanks for the great idea. Also I still think you sing “Paradise “ better than anyone else. Hope to see you in R.F again playing your guitar.

We did this with a cast iron tub. We reduced the drain down to 5/8 garden hose, connected a small pump ran off car battery, then a copper coil, and back to tub fill spout. Had install pump due to water spurting out at boiling temp. The pump really helps, allot. Only issue we had was could turn off hot water without putting the fire out. One time we emptied our cooler water into tub to cool it down and extend our soaking time. Boy this brings back good memories.

Best DIY design I seen. Thanks for the video!

What a pro! Nicely done. If you can do a cold plunge version of this build I am willing to bet you will be getting tons of views.

@corybrown8196

3 ай бұрын

i feel like a cold plunge version would just be a tub with ice

Great job...thank you for sharing!

Wasn’t quite sure till I saw him drinking Hamm’s, then I knew he was the real deal.

Dude, yur a badass... The cedar is a great idea and looks awesome 👍

I followed every step and built it :) A big thanks for making this tutorial!

@peterfrisina4147

5 ай бұрын

Where do you get the stainless steel coil from?

@trevorkolesar

4 ай бұрын

It looks like a beer keg, I'm wondering myself

thx, im in Northern BC canada, Nisgaa Nation. I just picked up a tank and will have other parts soon.

Oh hell yeah. Crack open a Hamms and enjoy that tub, my guy!

Curve cuts?.

Looks great! Is there a reason you didn’t reduce the size of the base by 1/2-3/4” all around to account for the width of the cedar boards? Tucking the boards under the lip of the tub makes it so the boards aren’t plumb when using a base the same width as the outside of the lip. Were there clearance issues by doing it that way? Thanks!

Nice!!!

Nice built! How long does it take to reach desired temperature?

Would a tempered glass top keep it from freezing when not used. Could also drain it. Glass top might keep it hot in summer. Possibly too hot.

Where did you get the coiled heat exchanger - I cannot find it online or anywhere. Please include a link to where it can be purchased.

What do you think your total cost was?

Joe, in the Family Handyman print edition of this article, you gave a material list and cost of $550. Is that accurate? I can find the coil heat exchangers online, but they are more than $200. Could you comment on where to find this online?

So you run the fire all winter to keep it from freezing?

Anyway to regulate the temperature?

My grand pa makes moonshine. Could I use his heat coil from his still?

That was fun

Awesome! Question: how do you keep the water from freezing when not in use (for hours at a time) in the winter?

@MichaelTvardzik

8 ай бұрын

I don't think it's possible without using some type of stock tank heater. That would be the easiest (maintenance free) solution imo. Which defeats the purpose of no electricity. If you're in zone 8+ you can probably leave it for hours and be ok. Im in zone 4 and there's no way I could get away with that. If you're crafty enough you might be able to fashion the system in a way where the coil is inside your house with a pump near to a stove instead of an open flame outdoors, but I have not tried that.

@FoxandSparrowFilms

6 ай бұрын

I thought of potentially running a pump to my basement to a 55 gallon tank and storing the water there but honestly after doing the math it’s $8 to fill so might just fill it or reheat when I want

Where I can buy stainless steel 3/4 coil? Please...

Anyone know what size bead and cove bits would be used to router the staves for this build?

nice but I see wasted potential in the empty cavities. Throw some extra insulation in there, why not? This video gives me lots of ideas though... surrounded by cinder block? In-ground? Hmmm

thanks for this vidio gracias

Wow!

Wow

i wish they had bigger ones so two people can sit comfortably

@jonahqhollis

4 ай бұрын

They do, just buy a metal one.

Wow. Your cool dude. Thanks. But. I'm an idiot. I would mess it all up by trying to smoke a turkey on that fire. Haha. At least fry some eggs.haha. or try to make a chimney pipe running inside for heat. I just cannot leave things alone. Sorry. Probably because I'm jealous. Wish I had one. Great idea.

Great how-to and at least its not Bud Light!

Family Hamm's_man 🍺