To really want a hot tub in our garden?

[dinny]

dh thinks I am mad but I love them! I want to sit and sup bubbly and look at the sky all evening. am I bonkers?

[KatieScarlett2833]

No, I want one too.

[dinny]

so relaxing - dh reckons they are manky and full of pubes etc lol

[poppy34]

no I'd like one too ...

[dinny]

let's start a petition with which to convince any disagreeing men it is a GOOD THING to have...

[KatieScarlett2833]

Count me in!

[myermay]

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[dinny]

wonder what a ballpark figure is for an OK one - am thinking 6-8k....?

[cadelaide]

naff
YABU

[snice]

Peple will think you are swingers -hot tubs are the new pampas grass you know

[dinny]

that's dh's opinion - why are they naff? nouveau?

[NutterlyUts]

You can get inflatable hot tubs eg here. Sounds like a compromise to me? My boss has one and raves about it!

[snice]

That would just imply you are an occasional swinger who isn't really committed enough to get a real hot tub

[dinny]

does it really scream swinger? can't you have one and not be a swinger?

[PrettyCandles]

From time to time we set up our BPIAB in the garden as a family-sized paddling pool, filling it with hot water from the kitchen tap. It is such fun! And every time it makes me want a hot-tub. So, IMO, no, YANBU. Crazy maybe, but definitely YANBU.

Why not buy a BPIAB and one of those over-the-side-of-the-bath portable spas, and try it out. Would be about 1/4 the price of the inflatable spa!

[snice]

You can- but people will wonder

[dinny]

BPIAB? sorry, prob being really stupid!

[southeastastra]

no you'll get legionnaire's disease

[Artichokes]

I used to live in California where everyone seemed to have outdoor hot tubs. As it was so common there was no perception of it being tacky as there is here. I used to love getting in them on a cold, cold night. Hot water bubbling round you. Stars out. When we were at high school it was quite normal to finish any night out with an hour in the hot tub with your mates (in a very innocent, non-swingeresque manner).

[seeker]

Our friends have one - it is seriously fab. Go for it!!!!!!!

[Merlin]

We have one and it is fantastic! People do sometimes give you weird looks though when you tell them and think if you invite them round it will be the keys in the fruitbowl scenario!!

We have put ours in a cabin though so we use it more even in bad weather. We just open the doors so can see a bit of sky and stars!

[dinny]

a friend of ours has one and that has got me seriously wanting one too! sooooo nice, am going to persuade dh - or just order one and not tell him, maybe as his next Chrismtas present, lol.... would always want a totally outdoor one though, to me that is the magic of it...

[llareggub]

We have one. We had membership at a gym where there was a lovely, relaxing outdoor tub. DH and I used to go every evening, just before closing time to use it. After 6 months or so we decided to cancel the gym membership and use the money to buy our own.

That was in our pre-baby days and we hardly use it now.

It is lovely in summer when you can turn down the heat a bit and use it to cool off. I used to read a magazine for ages in ours. Winter is best on a very cold night.

We ignore the references to swingers. Whenever I go skiing I try to book a hotel with an outdoor pool. I've always loved being in warm water when it is very cold outside.

Agree with others - the children love it.

[dinny]

what size one is best (fnarr fnarr)??

[Quattrocento]

Unreasonable, no

But I'm glad you didn't ask if we thought you'd had a taste bypass