Hot Tub in Your Campsite

CKNSLS wrote:

marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
You would have to treat it depending on how long you will use it. A few days-probably not. A week or longer probably.

Treated is relative. For a temp spa I'd feed it nothing more than a Clorine tab. If it doesn't burn you it won't burn the grass.

It's amazing that someone showing off their new toy can result in 3 pages of complaints. And in the OP's case, who cares where he dumps the water. It's sand!

For short term 5-6 days, the little chlorine floater in the pic is good enough. The water isn't goint to harm the environment at the beach.

As others have said, it's something for fun at only selective sites. Heck you could set it up in your living room though!

Funny thing about Internet forums these days, and I have been active since forums started.........
You can post a thread about about finding 5 one hundred dollar bills on the street and 75% will say nice! or lucky you, have fun spending it.
25% will say turn it in, it's not yours, go door to door and ask if anyone is missing it, call the cops, etc.
You have to expect it, have a thick skin and understand that not everyone can just live and have a good time. ;)

If you don't think everybody bringing their own hot tubs to campgrounds would lead to ramifications your kidding yourself.

Mebbe I got here late. Are we complaining now about everyone bringing them to CG? Lets have a show of hands from "everybody" intending on buying these to take camping ? Geeeeze, let it go...

marcsbigfoot20b27 wrote:

SCVJeff wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
You would have to treat it depending on how long you will use it. A few days-probably not. A week or longer probably.

Treated is relative. For a temp spa I'd feed it nothing more than a Clorine tab. If it doesn't burn you it won't burn the grass.

It's amazing that someone showing off their new toy can result in 3 pages of complaints. And in the OP's case, who cares where he dumps the water. It's sand!

For short term 5-6 days, the little chlorine floater in the pic is good enough. The water isn't goint to harm the environment at the beach.

As others have said, it's something for fun at only selective sites. Heck you could set it up in your living room though!

Funny thing about Internet forums these days, and I have been active since forums started.........
You can post a thread about about finding 5 one hundred dollar bills on the street and 75% will say nice! or lucky you, have fun spending it.
25% will say turn it in, it's not yours, go door to door and ask if anyone is missing it, call the cops, etc.
You have to expect it, have a thick skin and understand that not everyone can just live and have a good time. ;)

If you don't think everybody bringing their own hot tubs to campgrounds would lead to ramifications your kidding yourself.

SCVJeff wrote:

It's amazing that someone showing off their new toy can result in 3 pages of complaints.

This seems to always be the case on rv.net.


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Actually, the folks who use this forum are usually pretty good about not flaming the poster, but every once in a while, we hear from a few grumpy trolls, just to keep it interesting. You've heard of "social media" -- some forums can become "anti-social media."

SCVJeff wrote:

CKNSLS wrote:
You would have to treat it depending on how long you will use it. A few days-probably not. A week or longer probably.

Treated is relative. For a temp spa I'd feed it nothing more than a Clorine tab. If it doesn't burn you it won't burn the grass.

It's amazing that someone showing off their new toy can result in 3 pages of complaints. And in the OP's case, who cares where he dumps the water. It's sand!

For short term 5-6 days, the little chlorine floater in the pic is good enough. The water isn't goint to harm the environment at the beach.

As others have said, it's something for fun at only selective sites. Heck you could set it up in your living room though!

Funny thing about Internet forums these days, and I have been active since forums started.........
You can post a thread about about finding 5 one hundred dollar bills on the street and 75% will say nice! or lucky you, have fun spending it.
25% will say turn it in, it's not yours, go door to door and ask if anyone is missing it, call the cops, etc.
You have to expect it, have a thick skin and understand that not everyone can just live and have a good time. ;)

CKNSLS wrote:
You would have to treat it depending on how long you will use it. A few days-probably not. A week or longer probably.

Treated is relative. For a temp spa I'd feed it nothing more than a Clorine tab. If it doesn't burn you it won't burn the grass.

It's amazing that someone showing off their new toy can result in 3 pages of complaints. And in the OP's case, who cares where he dumps the water. It's sand!

You would have to treat it depending on how long you will use it. A few days-probably not. A week or longer probably.

Think how great it would be to have one of these while boondocking in a really remote location! You could float around at night, looking up at the stars, even on a cold evening. Heavenly!

Unfortunately, I would not want to run my generator all the time to heat the water -- maybe a wood fired portable hot tub, filled with water from a mountain stream??

It'll never happen, at least not for me. Fun idea, though.

Why does it have to be treated water??? If you keep it covered and you move to different campgrounds now and then why can't it be normal city water?

krobbe wrote:
At a rate of 11cents kW/hr it'll cost about $4/day or $120/month if the heater ran constant. Your mileage may vary.

If hot tubs cost that much to heat they wouldn't sell any. Our 575 gallon hot tub raised our light bill $8.00 a month and we are in a cold climate.