Red neck Soaking Tub

Three years ago I cut a hole in our deck and built a outside soaking tub. I had worked at a home and had seen what I thought was a hot tub but it was  a soaking tub. Call it what you want I decided that I had to have one at our house. Becky is more refined and polite than me but she suffers from Alabama's summer heat as much as me so this project was not a hard sale. Most people would have bought a hot tub or a above ground pool but because of our small back yard and a small lake a pool would not fit. Hot tubs are nice but not what you want after a long 100 degree day and we have a lot of them. Outdoor soaking tubs can be bought if you are willing to spend several thousand dollars but they often look out of place and don't get used.When I build stuff I try to think out side the box and that often requires using things not as they were intended. If you go to Tractor Supply and look at their stuff in the gated storage area you will water storage tanks used to water livestock. These tanks are built to take the weight of 1500 pound animals standing near or in while they get a drink of water. Built tough of black plastic the oval 300 gallon Rubbermate pool is six by five feet and has a smooth rolled edge. Cost $210.
Three hundred gallons of water can be kept clean using standard hot tub bromide and can be bought any were pool stuff is sold. Cost $50.
Water must be filtered and that required a pump and skimmer box. Bought a spa pump and built a skimmer out of pvc pipe and tub drain. Cost $250. Cool soak total $510.I build stuff!