Warm water baths have been shown to work wonders on plenty of musculoskeletal issues, including fibromyalgia, arthritis, and low back pain. Cold water immersion, on the other hand, is highly touted as an effective recovery tool, especially after high-intensity workouts. While it’s easy enough to get hot water into a tub, making it cold is a bit more challenging, with most people actually dumping a ton of ice in order to get it to the correct temperatures. The Edge Tub Elite offers a way to make that easier.
A portable tub, this man-sized water vessel can cool its water contents down to 37 degrees using its accompanying chiller, sparing you from having to buy a ton of ice from the local mini-mart and manually dragging them to your tub’s location. If you enjoy cold water therapy and want to make it a regular thing, this just might be your best option at making it a daily ritual without the typical hassles of filling your entire freezer with an ungodly amount of ice.
The Edge Tub Elite isn’t just for ice baths, by the way. Instead, the inflatable tub system is for both cold and hot water therapies, with the included machine also able to heat the water to 105 degrees apart from chilling it down to 37 degrees. That means, you can change things up with the same equipment, allowing you to enjoy ice baths one day and warm soaks the next. Do note, this doesn’t chill or heat instantly. Instead, it’s a gradual process that takes three hours in either direction, so you’ll have to wait that long before you can enjoy those temperatures. Of course, if you don’t mind the power usage, you can always just keep it running, so it’s ready any time you feel like freezing yourself (or cooking yourself, whichever the case may be).
It comes with its own two-step filtration system, so the water actually stays clean while you wait for it to cool or heat up. They also include a bromine- and chlorine-free sanitizer kit, so the water stays clean far longer than your usual tub water. To make sure it efficiently heats and cools, the tub comes with an insulated cover that you should put on to keep the ambient temperature from affecting the water.
The Edge Tub Elite is actually a portable system, so you can set it up in the backyard, in the campsite, or right on the floor of your commercial gym. Will the owners call the police? Probably, but you can try anyway. Both setup and takedown take around 15 minutes, so it won’t take you long to properly set it up. It’s outdoor-compatible, by the way, with the system actually boasting an IPX4 rating, so you should have no problems setting this up at the beach, the lake, or the parking lot during the tailgate party. Hey… soaking in hot or cold water when you’re drunk sounds like absolute fun. According to the outfit, it can fit individuals for full body immersion up to seven feet tall.
The Edge Tub Elite is available now, priced at $5,490.