G Ganen Ice Bath Hot SPA Tub Unisex Portable Foldable Inflatable 3 Layer PVC Freestanding Bathtub, 29.5 Inch Blue

***UPDATE 10/2016***After about nine (9) months of use, the hard plastic drainage spout broke off of my tub. My husband was able to re-affix the spout to the broken piece remaining attached to the tub. He used some kind of thick, moldable plastic epoxy and tried several types of glue to make the fix.Almost exactly one year after purchase (a few months after the repair), the repaired drainage spout again broke off. We tried to fix it again, but it was harder to get a good seal with the now uneven surface from the former repair. I just purchased a new tub to replace the original.The same size tub is now a few dollars cheaper than when I made the initial purchase. I calculate my cost as $0.21 per day if I need to replace this tub once per year. I benefit enough from this product to make that worthwhile, though I wish I could purchase a similar tub with a metal drainage valve as that is the only part of my tub showing any wear and tear.***end UPDATE***I got exactly what I wanted with this item, and felt the price was reasonable for the utility of the tub and the fairly small market in the USA for this type of product.For many years, I have thought that I would prefer a deeper tub that was less oblong and more square. Sometime along the way I learned that the Japanese use tubs of this shape. I imagined that I might someday remodel an American bathroom to have such a tub for myself. Then I grew up, got a job, got married, bought a house, had kids, and realized that remodeling is a nightmare and I may never do a total reno job like I watched on home & garden television in my youth. We did move from our first home--with a peeling, badly refinished cast iron tub that was too gross to sit in--to a home of Barbie Dream House proportions with a beautiful master bathroom containing... a tub the size of the entire bathroom at my old house. I mean seriously, you could put 4 adults in this giant whirlpool tub. That's when I read up on the biofilm that lives inside whirlpool jets, and I lost most of my interest in soaking in my beautiful new home's bloated tub.(I'm prone to long stories, so I'll mention that the enormous whirlpool also leaked into our kitchen due to a dried out seal on the drain the one and only time we filled it 1/3 way full and ran the jets. The faucet was also clogged with a ball of sediment. Basically, a tub this size is too ridiculous for anyone to actually fill and use, so it dried up and died in the mausoleum that is our beautiful marble master bathroom...)Back to my folding, portable bathtub!Due to some health issues that are causing me aching joints, I got to thinking about my dream tub again. I read about a portable (fiberglass, like a "real" built-in tub) ofuro in someone's blog. That one was only $900! Oh wait, I've never actually used such a tub. I just THINK I want one. $900 is ridiculous for a whim. Finally searching Amazon for "ofuro" lead me to this product listing a few a like it.A two figure price tag (less than 10% of the one from the blog) made this purchase an easy one for me. I could afford it, and I really wanted to try it.The box arrived in fine condition, taped shut, with all expected parts inside, and carefully labeled in a language I don't understand. I actually think I saw Korean characters, but that's a guess, not a fact. It is true that the instruction sheet was also in an Asian language I don't read. That said, the "assembly" process consisted of:* unfold the wadded up plastic tub until it is tub shaped, like a wider, shorter trash can* insert white PVC tubes into plastic sheaths built onto tub shaped tub with the ends that look like feet on the OUTSIDE* inflate the ring around the top so it stops toppling over under its own weightI had a little fight with the cheap plastic pump included in the package. (My yoga balls and other fitness gear all came with the same style of cheap pump.) Then I realized this little ring of inflated stuff was not very big, so I just blew it up by mouth in about three breaths. The pump is NOT a deal break for assembly!Now I had a tub! It looked cheap. It smelled of stinky new plastic (and I am sensitive to such odors.) But it was in my bathroom, and it looked human sized. I let it air out by an open window for a couple of days before we filled it.Once again, I'm going to point out that my master bathroom is a little unusual in that it is the size of two bedrooms in my former 1910's home. The tub in its tiled surround is the size of New Jersey, there's lots of walking around room, the toilet has its own good-sized cubby, and the shower is a nice, extra deep, double-header. For my situation, employing the Folding Bathtub is very, VERY easy and I wasn't worried about leaks: the whole thing fits at one end of my shower enclosure and it doesn't even cover the center drain. (The 85 cm diameter top works out to about 33" across, so this tub would definitely fit in a 36" square shower stall, but that would be a very different experience for drainage, etc., than exists in my large shower.) If it had leaked or self-destructed once filled, all the water would've been contained in my case, making the experiment very easy for me. If I were using this outside of a "wet room" (room with a drain in the floor) or outdoors, I WOULD TEST IT OUTSIDE WITH THE HOSE before filling it on my living room carpet!That said, this tub is made of thick, sturdy plastic. The strong odor took about a week and a half to dissipate in a large bathroom at a time of year that windows could be left open most of the time. I also ran the shower exhaust fan for several hours at a time to aid in sucking the stink out of it. It does stink when new. The smell does decrease over time.My little son took the first bath in the tub. 1) He's been dying for a tub bath most of his life, and rarely got one after outgrowing his inflatable baby tub. 2) We didn't fill it very full in case it leaked, but that was plenty of water for a young grade-schooler. 3) I wasn't sure I would easily get in and out of this tall new tub with my joint issues, whereas the little guy can be lifted out by me (in a pinch) or my husband (no pinching required.)We've learned to fill the tub to about the user's knee level to have a nice, but not neck-level fill upon sitting down. Whomever is about to use the tub can stand in the shower stall and eyeball the water level, using the "knee high" test to decide when to shut off the shower flow. The little guy is impatient and usually gets in before the water is even at his knees. This gives him a bath level much like a standard Western tub. He has one boat that he takes in with him, and he has a good time. He uses water set at about 90 F. (Yeah, our fancy new house has showers that you turn on with the desired temp pre-set, too. It's really cool!)I make the little guy wash with soap on the other side of the shower (double-headed shower, see above) before taking his soak. When he's done, I turn the temp up to 110 F and fill the tub up to the tops of my knees to get the soaking temperature I've been dreaming of all these years. I am feeling really, REALLY much happier about our water usage knowing that we're at least getting two soaks out of a fill up of this tub, and also that the total volume of water is so much more reasonable than our giant built in one.The highest I've filled the water was at "thigh high stocking" level on my leg. (I got distracted.) I actually thought the tub would overflow when I sat down, but the water came up right under my lower lip. I will say, the sensation of weightlessness was vastly increased by this higher water level, but I didn't feel quite as relaxed as I do with water just above my shoulders. I highly recommend performing the experiment to see which water level relaxes you the most.Emptying the tub is really easy. There is an exterior valve with a twistable on-off handle that lets you drain all but the last few inches of water out the side. After that, we have room in our tub to tip it over and dump the last few inches. When I'm feeling normal to well, I can do this myself. If my joints are flaring, I ask my husband to do it. A normal woman (not physically challenged) should be able to dump the last bit of water. It isn't that heavy. IF YOUR SHOWER STALL IS VERY SMALL this might get tricky, and then the little plug in the bottom of the tub might be called for. I've never even opened that plug on my tub. (It is exactly like the one in all inflatable wading pools. Clear plastic, round, about the size of a US quarter and 1/4-1/2" deep, pressing into a same-size open hole...)I want to speak to two very important aspects of this tub that concerned me before purchase in case my experience can help you decide:1) GETTING IN AND OUTI'm fortunate to have this in a tiled shower enclosure. If I need to, I can lean my weight on the adjoining wall when getting in and out. I don't have grab bars, however. Those would make this experience MORE SAFE. I do have an autoimmune disorder (although mild) and many tricky joints (pain, weakness.) Before my sickness, I was relatively fit and flexible, however, and I can rise up from sitting cross legged to standing without any support when my joints aren't too inflamed. Before using this tub, it would be wise to attempt this maneuver (rising from cross-legged without support) on a regular floor to see how you do. THE WATER PROVIDES ASSISTANCE with its buoyancy, so I find it very easy to stand up from the bottom of the tub, even when mildly inflamed, but I was able to do so very well within the past year or so without any outside help. Getting out of the tub is easier than getting up from the floor due to the water's buoyancy assist.All this said, I did have my husband stay nearby for my first few baths, just in case. Getting up out of a steamy tub can make me dizzy. My joints can surprise me (and not in that good, breakfast in bed way...) It hasn't been an issue for me, thank God, but I would strongly recommend considering safety if you try this tub and you have health issues.2) TUB SIZEI'm a plump but not obese, short (5' 3") and short-torsoed woman. I bought this larger size because I wanted more room at the bottom for my (ahem) bottom. With the 85 cm diameter (at the top) tub, no part of me needs to touch the plastic sides of the tub. I was grossed out by the idea of touching slimy plastic, though, thus far, my tub isn't slimy. :) Sitting cross legged, I have about an inch of clearance around me on all sides in the bottom of the tub.The HEIGHT of this tub (I think 70cm? = 27.5 inch) is just a smidge higher than I'd prefer. I CAN (and usually do) pull down a bit on the inflated upper edge and use it as a neck pillow, leaning back slightly so that the tiled tub enclosure supports me with the inflated ring softening the experience. I can be claustrophobic, and would like this tub better if it were about 3" shorter so my eyes were peeping out instead of just the top of my head being above the rim. It is big enough that I don't freak out. (Also, I dim the lights and take my baths in a fairly dark room, so that eases my visual discomfort.)IF I WERE TO BUY ANOTHER PORTABLE TUB, I might opt for a slightly longer, OVAL shape tub so I could opt to have my knees bent in front of me but not folded. I think a somewhat smaller radius for the end of the oval would be fine, but about another 10-12 inches in length, and almost as much depth, would be my ideal tub. I haven't had a major joint flare since I started using the tub, but I can imagine being in such bad shape that I couldn't bend enough to get cross-legged (criss cross applesauce sitting, known as "Indian style" when I was a child.)SHOULD YOU TRY THIS TUB?* If you've always thought you'd like a Japanese style, deep soaking tub (or ofuro) but never had a chance to experience one, this is good way to try it out.* If you crave a soak that gets your shoulders fully submerged and have no joint or balance issues that could make it tricky to get in or out, try this.* If you find it difficult to get in and out of a standard, built-in Western tub, this product is probably not safe for your use as it is at least as hard to enter or exit, and possibly harder, than a built-in tub.

YOU NEED THIS TUB.I waited over a year, trying to decide if a portable tub was really worth it. "There are two tubs in the house" my family and friends would say. But neither tub would let you be submerged up to your neck if you were lying down. In one, I couldn't even get my toes under the surface unless I contorted my body. In the other, a family member suggested to "use wet towels for warmth". Even if I did use them, the water would quickly cool off and I would have to add hot water. It was not great.I longed for European tubs. Tubs like they had in France and Sweden, where I had spent a significant amount of time. Tubs where the water went up to your neck, and it was luxurious.But alas, I just had a shower. And the too small tubs if I wanted to use a tub in a strange part of the house.After reading many reviews, trying to find videos on the Internet, and trying to cut back my spending, I finally decided that what I wanted in the cold winter was to take a bath. Because of COVID, a hot tub was not an option, and really, who wants to buy a hot tub or use a public one? So much chlorine and yuckness.So I ordered this tub.Set up time took 6 minutes and 40 seconds on my first try. I am confident that could be decreased to under 5 minutes.Fill time took an hour using my shower head. I filled the tub up 2/3 of the way with the hottest water I could just to see how it would work.Once the tub was full, I had to wait 45 minutes for a meeting. I finally got in and the water was TOO HOT. That's right, after 45 minutes the water was too hot. I ended up adding some ice cold water to cool it down a little.But once I finally got inside? It was everything I had hoped for! Finally- a tub in my home where I can comfortably sit and be submerged up to my neck. I added epsom salts, turned on Netflix, grabbed a beverage, and relaxed.Oh and did I mention this was only $60 at the time of purchase? That's cheaper than a gym membership AND I don't have to worry about being exposed to COVID!Buy the tub. Even if it breaks eventually, I will be buying another. The material is high quality and it works better than both bathtubs in my home. The price is simply unbeatable.PROS:- stays warm for a long time- lightweight material- easy and fast to put together- cushioned bottom- better than the actual tubs I ownCONS:- I would love some sort of cover where I could place a beverage or iPad.- Slow to fill, but that all depends on your water.That is all. Seriously. I love this tub.