Does anybody have any experiences with a floatation pod/hot tub?
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It's not a hot tub. It is a sensory deprivation tank.
I have been in them and they are cool. No lights, a boat load of Empson salt (way more than a salt pool) so you are very buoyant, and the water is kept at body temp.
You go in there, float, see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing, and then loose track of time and start seeing strange colors and auditory hallucinations.
The place I went to is UV sanitation. They put a client in, let them float around, and then have something like a 20 minute sanitation cycle the run before the next client.
They are definitely cool, but I would not own one. It is not something for multiple people at once, and it is not something you go in to soothe sore muscles, or enjoy like a hot tub. It is more of a mental meditation thing.
I have been in them and they are cool. No lights, a boat load of Empson salt (way more than a salt pool) so you are very buoyant, and the water is kept at body temp.
You go in there, float, see nothing, hear nothing, feel nothing, and then loose track of time and start seeing strange colors and auditory hallucinations.
The place I went to is UV sanitation. They put a client in, let them float around, and then have something like a 20 minute sanitation cycle the run before the next client.
They are definitely cool, but I would not own one. It is not something for multiple people at once, and it is not something you go in to soothe sore muscles, or enjoy like a hot tub. It is more of a mental meditation thing.
Yah our company was approached to bring them in our retail store (we sell hot tubs,saunas and above ground pools) but I agree I don’t think it would be an easy sale and the benefits don’t match tubs or saunas.I guess for the people who have all three and they are looking for another option but I don’t see them flying out the door.Thank you for your response appreciate your input.
Now that you brought it up, what's the approximate cost of one of those bad boys?
I could see you selling them to therapy practices (Both mental and physical) and relaxation/foot spa type places.
Once they're around, you might sell a few to individuals.
I could see you selling them to therapy practices (Both mental and physical) and relaxation/foot spa type places.
Once they're around, you might sell a few to individuals.
It depends how floofy and/or hollistic the business is. They could call them ionized mineral spiritual awakening chambers or such.
Sorry was selling a hot tub they are between 15,000-30,000 not cheap but you are right the right clientele which we cater to might impulse buy one
I remember they had them in the late seventies and early eighties for a short time and they never really took offIt depends how floofy and/or hollistic the business is. They could call them ionized mineral spiritual awakening chambers or such.
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There is one near my house. I've never done it or known anyone who has, but its an interesting concept. Looks like $50 for a 30 minute session. It kinda reminds me of that Tom Cruise movie from a few years back.
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Floating - The Float Spot
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It was called Minority Report a movie based on the book by Philip Richard.Interesting look at the police state only thirty years from the future now.I remember in the late seventies/early eighties the price was around the same.If I can find a place I may try it out but not sure they have them where I now live.There is one near my house. I've never done it or known anyone who has, but its an interesting concept. Looks like $50 for a 30 minute session. It kinda reminds me of that Tom Cruise movie from a few years back.
Floating - The Float Spot
They are also pretty large units that sit in the middle of a floor. You cannot really tuck them into the corner of a room like a sauna. I don't even know if they make outdoor ones.
I thought it was a pretty good business model. My town seems to have a good amount of residents with both free cash and time. Our town message boards have a lot of posts about :what are good spas, where can I get my nails done, waxing, etc). I though a day spa with 2 or 3 of these things would be a good business in this area. But for residential use, I am not so sure.
I think the price I paid was similar. The place I went to is no longer in business.
There is a book - Rasputin's B.a.s.t.a.r.d.s - where during the cold war the US and Russia have teams of people that use sensory deprivation to mentally project into pre-programed agents they have planted in various cities. It is a lot better book than I make it sound. They used tanks like these too.
“Part BioShock, part X-Files, part Sopranos—and 100%, uncut Nickle . . . a glorious, chaotic delight” from the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Volk (Peter Watts, author of Blindsight).
Post–Cold War, a group of Russians bred from childhood to be psychic spies are called from around the globe to achieve their true purpose: world domination. But some of them have flourished in the lives they have carved out for themselves—often in nefarious ways—and they will not give up their freedom without a fight, even as a new generation of telepathic children, the beautiful dreamers, are coming into power . . .
In Rasputin’s ********, David Nickle—the acclaimed author of Eutopia, Monstrous Affections, and Volk—offers readers “an enormous tale, bewilderingly complex, but with lots of twists and turns that reward close attention. It is grotesque, violent, and exciting, with a supernatural tinge that is his hallmark” (Cory Doctorow, BoingBoing).
“This novel is supernatural eeriness at its best, with intriguing characters, no clear heroes, and a dark passion at its heart. Horror aficionados and fans of Stephen King’s larger novels should appreciate this macabre look at the aftermath of the Cold War.” —Library Journal
“Stiffly compelling. Once you’re done, there’s no question: the hours spent enfolded in Nickle’s imagination are well spent. You won’t ever feel the desire to ask for them back.” —January Magazine
“A journey from the depths of the sea, the heart of Mother Russia, to the darkest corners of the soul.” —K. E. Bergdoll, The Crow’s Caw
Sounds intriguing will give it a look thank you for the information
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