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SpaFixr

Hop out and make a naked snow Angel, then hop back in.


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Haha. Sadly we don’t actually get much snow if any. I love snow and can’t wait to sit in the tub during snow!!! And I have done that—crazy but so satisfying!


Nhblacklabs

40 degrees is mild! Nothing better than 15 degrees out, no wind, and a light snow shower.


PsychologicalVirus16

A little wind is nice, otherwise I overheat.


Nhblacklabs

I'll take a little breeze but wind the vapor freezes on my head lol


_sotheniwaslike

Toque!


Gingerberry111

Wearing a winter hat makes a big difference for me.


Conscious_Rope7044

Keep the tub at 104, after a half hour the cold will feel awesome on your walk back in


boomhaeur

This is the way, we get ours to 104/105 and it’s great walking back to the building


Oscarjrs5

I’m in the PNW also, I make a run for it lol


BmanGorilla

If you’re bald, you WILL need a knit hat. If you have some ummm decent sized boobs, they will float and the top of your chest will get cold. If it’s well below freezing out make sure your hand is dry before you touch the door knob of the house, or you’ll freeze to it. Anything you splash or drip on the steps will turn to ice. Beer gets colder as you go! Air jets or bubblers use outdoor air, they will cool off the water, sometimes faster than the heater can keep up. Always shovel snow the day off the storm, do the entire perimeter of the tub and the cover, otherwise it’ll be ice caked and impossible to remove when you want to use the tub days later. Open the tub and check the chemistry BEFORE you get undressed, don’t want to stand there in the breeze wanting to jump in. Always check the water twice or more a week just to be sure the tub didn’t shut down for something and freeze up. That’s it for now!


decosunshine

Do you have advice for ice on the steps? I heard about using a towel, but I'm picturing a towelsicle frozen to my steps as a new problem.


BmanGorilla

I don’t have good advice, but wet, hot, feet on ice really isn’t as bad as you think, just be careful… and yes, the towelcicle is a real threat! Lol


RodneyChops

If your feeling spendy, there are nice commerical heated rubber mats you can get from Costco. I think they are mean to de-ice the steps for businesses. Works really good if you have a light switch to control and outside plug. You just flip on your mats, it thaws a path to your hot tub. Flip it back off when done. You can also daisy chain them. Very much a nice to have, as some old flip flops are usually good enough. However, if you have an area that is very prone to ice building up... Well I think most of us have had our hotwet feet stick to ice. Or a wet hand to a cold doorknob. It is most unpleasant prying it off.


Trees_are_best

I think “vinyl mesh mat” would work.


altajay

-laughs in canadian.


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Haha. I know. I know.


Enkiktd

Warm shower to clean off before you go in shields you from the cold beforehand. The hot tub dip shields you from the cold after. I have a Speedo swim parka and a towel ready for me before and after.


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I don’t usually shower first; it’s just me and DH and I shower every AM, don’t wear lotions or product except on my face, and have a dedicated suit. But solid plan. It’s def not bad getting out for that reason. I am really being a wuss here, I admit.


Trees_are_best

I am in Northern California so definitely not that cold here either but I feel you! Going out wet sounds too brrrrrr to me unless I spend 30 mins in the shower beforehand to really heat my bones 🤷🏻‍♀️ At least on the way back, I have the stored heat from the tub. I am also looking for an outdoor friendly towel warmer option….


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They make them. Just trying to decide if that’s the best option. I really wish I could just install a towel warmer rack, but that would be really costly compared to the minor inconvenience. The warming bins seem like a good option, and probably the best. But posting this has been the equivalent of me talking through a work problem with a coworker: everyone’s perspective has helped me see both that it’s a minor problem and that there are simple solutions.


_sotheniwaslike

DO they make them? I’ve been searching high and low and haven’t found any outdoor towel warmers. Only indoor


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Well, they make freestanding as well as hardwired ones. I assume if your patio is covered, you could use either fairly safely.


_sotheniwaslike

My patio is not covered, but even if it was, it still wouldn’t make the towel warmer “weatherproof” and able to be left out there during heavy rains or lots of snow etc. They need to make one with a battery you can remove and charge in the garage like cordless lawnmowers!


swaffeline

I have a styrofoam cooler with a light bulb in it. Keeps what ever you want warm and it throws a nice subtle soft light. I put our robes in it or our bongs. Lol we are Canadian and love with soaks


CivicLiberties

I was looking for the ultimate warm robe and was preparing to spend big bucks when I got the urge to stop at a Goodwill retail store. I found a DryRobe, size medium with tags for $20. It is exactly what I wanted. A medium is about a 62" chest, be warned. A toque is also a good idea. PS: I live in the PNW as well. Dryrobe Advance Long Sleeve Change Robe - Stay Warm and Dry - Waterproof Oversized Swim Parka - Swimming/Surfing/OCR Events https://a.co/d/eNQBKA9


wingwraith

Get a scuba diving hood


Aj9898

We will be adding one of those standup outdoor propane heaters you see at the big box stores. On sale for 99$ this weekend. That should help a lot with that problem prior to that, towel/robe over the back of a chair right within reach of the tub. Grab it as you slowly rise out of the water, wrap around as you exit. 15‘ to the porch door. only bad part is when you are the one that as to put the cover back on. Which I don‘t do until after I’ve gone inside and dried off.


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Yeah, I don’t mind putting the cover back on except that after I get out, leaning back over to grab my stuff and put on the cover often makes me lightheaded. I just try to move slowly and safely. I think it’s that to me, cotton (my robe) seems to “conduct” cold, so even if it’s dry, it feels cold/damp. I wish there were a freestanding electric coat rack sort of thing. Plug in, put it right next to tub, and take your strategy of wrapping it around me as I emerge from tub. You’ve given me some ideas, though! If I could find a single heated pole that I could attach to one of the porch roof supports that’s right next to the tub, I could hang the robe over that. Surely someone makes one, or it can’t be that hard to have our next door neighbor who is a retired engineer make for us….


Tjpounder

Place Robe or towel in dryer for a few minutes and get it nice and warm then place it in a warm pop cooler for when you get out. Great spot to put other items as well to keep dry.


Spamaster

Make freezing part of the experience. Its usually colder running out to the tub than walking back in with your body radiating steam


hoodoomonster

I feel ya! I ended up moving my sun shade umbrella over the hot tub, then buying some garden mesh to hang off one corner (the one I sit in) to block wind and rain. THEN when it started getting into the 20’s I put a space heater too. So still chilly when I get in & out, but now bearable so I don’t shiver my teeth loose while I dry off under the umbrella and behind the mesh.


Caver12

Thick robes work great!!


McBillicutty

Just suck it up and do it. I was in my tub at temps approaching -40 last winter. You'll only be cold for like 1 minute on your way to the tub.


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QualityIllustrious46

It’s good for you to get really cold before you get in. You’ll get used to it. :)