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rayyy
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 18:52
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My sweetheart is asking me to put in a bath tub instead of a shower stall.I can fit it in but it will sacrefice a closet.What do you folks think?What's your verdict,tub or shower?
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hattie
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 19:04
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We just have a shower for two reasons: saves space and saves on electricity for hot water. A shower uses less hot water than a tub.
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bugs
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 19:19
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I agree with hattie a shower is way more economical....Even better is a good hot sponge bath.
I would consider storage space more valuable than shower space. But what do I know we solar shower out side.
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 19:42
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Definately a shower.
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islandguy
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 19:44
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We have a tub. We mostly shower, but sometimes the only thing that will do for the wife is a hot bath, with bubbles, candles, and a good book. (come to think of it, that doesnt sound to bad for me either...)
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smitty
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 19:49
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We are doing a tub with shower.
Because.. We can heat up a big pot of water on the stove, and dump it in the tub. We can also wash clothes in the tub, as gross as it sounds, we could also share bathwater. And wash other things in the dirty bathwater, for example tools, buckets, or whatever before we toss the water.
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bobrok
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 20:08
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With a shower you can be much more efficient with hot water use. Get wet...shut off the stream...lather...rinse and your done. If you have a tub you'll tend to want to linger and soak and refresh with more hot water. Nothing wrong with this but if conservation plays into your plans a shower is best IMHO.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 20:34
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s h o w e r !!!!!!! and lots of them...........
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hattie
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 20:39
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Quoting: smitty We can also wash clothes in the tub, as gross as it sounds, we could also share bathwater. And wash other things in the dirty bathwater, for example tools, buckets, or whatever before we toss the water.
That is a very good point Smitty. One of our neighbours does just that with his bath water. He uses it for doing laundry. Just be careful with putting tools in the tub though as they will destroy the finish of the bathtub.
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MtnDon
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 21:21
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For me that would depend on whether or not it was a part time cabin or full time residence. Full time needs both, IMO; part time a shower will do if space is tight.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 21:37
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Shower
Don't like stewing in my own juices
...and if a tub for other things is needed, I'd use a round galvanized tub w/handles and hang it up on an outside wall or tree to dry.
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Borrego
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2011 22:22
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I'm debating this as well..... Being in the desert I'm thinkin a tub would be good for water storage and a nice mid-day cool soak to relieve heatstroke. A shower is a lot cleaner looking and more modern, but tubs have a lot of other uses. Anyone thought of this? Remember Lethal Weapon 3, where they threw themselves into the tub as a shield against a bomb blast? What if I need to defuse a bomb????
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2011 00:00
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Quoting: Borrego where they threw themselves into the tub as a shield against a bomb blast?
Then you will need to make sure you have a cast iron tub. Fiberglass won't cut it.
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Borrego
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2011 15:54
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Hehehe - cast iron it is.
Actually we will have an outdoor shower a few feet away from the tub so i guess we are getting the best of both worlds!
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honusbam
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2011 16:20
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I prefer it standing up.
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rayyy
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2011 18:10
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I told her,forget having either.We'll just get naked,make a 100 yard dash down to the creek,jump right in,get wet, get washed up and 100 yard dash back up to the cabin befor we freeze to death.Just think how nice that toasty warm wood stove is gonna feel!(She didn't find that to amusing) :-)
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Erins#1Mom
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2011 18:29
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Question: What do you have in full time home and if it's combo bath and shower, which do you use most? I know that my husband and I when we gut our master bath will remove the garden tub and do shower only. We never take bath.
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Borrego
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# Posted: 31 Mar 2011 21:59
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I'm thinkin ahead to when we get old(er). A bath might be nice, plus in the desert a cool tub will soak out the heat nicely.
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Erins#1Mom
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# Posted: 2 Apr 2011 19:55
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Borrego,
Remember when you get older, it's harder to be in and out of the tub.
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Borrego
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# Posted: 2 Apr 2011 21:51
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I know, but that's a long way off - I think it'll pay off in the meantime.
Quoting: Erins#1Mom Borrego, Remember when you get older, it's harder to be in and out of the tub.
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2011 19:57 - Edited by: MikeOnBike
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Eventually a shower indoors and a wood fired hot tub outdoors. For the shed we build this year we will still have an outdoor shower but I will upgrad it with a propane tankless heater.
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hattie
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2011 21:25
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Quoting: MikeOnBike shower indoors and a wood fired hot tub outdoors.
Yuppers, gotta love a hot tub. We have a salt water one.
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MikeOnBike
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2011 22:06
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Quoting: hattie We have a salt water one.
What? Never heard of this. We are a bit past April Fool's Hattie.
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hattie
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# Posted: 3 Apr 2011 23:46
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Quoting: MikeOnBike Never heard of this.
Really??? Yes our hot tub is salt water. Hey, we might be hillbillies, but that doesn't mean we can't have some fancy schmancy things. *S* We justified it because we don't take trips, so the hot tub and our rhino are in place of vacations. *S* No need to go anywhere else because we have it all here in our compact, little home and business. *S* The hot tub is for our personal use, however, and not for our guests. We actually have it "hidden" in the backyard behind a fence. The fence has a "hidden" gate that you can't actually see from the backyard side. The gate opens from hot tub area out (it can't be opened from the backyard into the hot tub area). We access it through our greenhouse. It always blows people away when we show them it is there. *grin*
The salt water hot tub means no chlorine to add. We use special dead sea salt in the tub instead of chemicals. The salt is only added if you drain the tub. There is a "salt cell" which uses electrolysis to produce sanitizer (chlorine compounds). The "salt cell" produces sanitizer and ozone. The tub was made by Arctic Spas in Alberta.
The tub is insulated differently from regular hot tubs. The insulation is designed for cold areas. Instead of the tub being insulated, the cabinet that the tub sits in is insulated. This holds the heat of the tub in the area where all the pipes and pumps are. In addition, it has a structural cover made of aluminum with a foam core to retain heat. The cover is so strong you can actually stand on it.
We really love our hot tub. *S* Since it is salt water, we have special weights that we put on our laps to hold us down from floating. The hot tub pillows are also weighted down.
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larryh
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# Posted: 4 Apr 2011 17:42
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Interesting topic. I have had both a gravity run shower powered by a tank in the attic and heater by the wood range, plus a small cast iron bath tub. However for many years, in fact probably going on 55 years, I have owned this little primitive styles bath that works great on limited water. It all takes getting used to I guess. But a small kettle of hot water and then enough to fill the lower portion with cold will provide water that when you sit in it come up near your waist area. Its wonderful next to the wood stove in winter when I want to pour some hot water on the back and lean back a read a book or listen to a radio program. Once you get used to the routine you can easily wash most of your bod in the tub, then sit in front of it on a chair and wash your feet, or lean over it and wash your hair. Its all very efficient and uses very little water. I don't know that anyone still produces these, I kind of think they may have been a south american product when I got it.
Vintage style sitting bath tub.
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ranchboss
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2012 14:02
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Larry h
Is that tub just to wash your butt may make a nice flower pot.
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Rifraf
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2012 14:11 - Edited by: Rifraf
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If she wants a bath give her a bath, and everyone stays happy. Women in my experience need to soak and relax now and again or soak and read. And really a relaxed happy woman is better for everyone :)
I wanted a shower stall to save space too, but my wife wanted a bath, I was able to compromise. I found an old 4 foot claw tub that didnt take quite as much space as a newer tub would, can easily attach a shower kit to it. The claw foot tub after I stripped and repainted it will look great in the cabin.
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Montanan
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2012 15:40
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Quoting: Rifraf I found an old 4 foot claw tub that didnt take quite as much space as a newer tub would, can easily attach a shower kit to it. The claw foot tub after I stripped and repainted it will look great in the cabin.
Ditto! We bought an old claw foot tub off of craigslist and its smaller than a standard tub. We bought a shower conversion kit on eBay that came with the shower curtain surround, too. We love how it looks. I generally prefer showers but our 3 children like baths.
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trollbridge
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2012 16:08
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Quoting: Rifraf And really a relaxed happy woman is better for everyone :)
Amen to that!!!!
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wakeslayer
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# Posted: 25 Jan 2012 16:19
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Quoting: trollbridge Quoting: Rifraf And really a relaxed happy woman is better for everyone :) Amen to that!!!!
I can attest to that.
A really, relaxed, happy woman !
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