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Just remember, sometimes you can get Paralysis by Analysis. You'll find the right one. Good luck.
Parrothead, I'm surprised you thought that about Caldera. I'm wondering if someone had manually turned down some of the jets??? (That happened in my first wet test) because the jets were the strongest I felt in any tub. (i can't even use them today, I am sore!)
A question Josh, You mention that Dynasty is too far away to for testing and service but that you did wet test a Phoenix.Isn’t Black Pine Spas the dealer for both brands in Seattle? (According to Black Pines web www.blackpinespas.com they are however, maybe that info is out dated)
All of the brands I tested were in my thread "Starting the Search" at the bottom of the first page.
Next stop was Arctic, where I tested out the Klondiker... it was the least comfortable of all the tubs I tested today. One of the bucket seats actually hurt my lower back to sit in it for some reason and it was too shallow in all but two of the other seats. The air bubbler in this one was indeed nice, as were the foot jets. Problem was, they were only accessible from the most uncomfortable seat in the tub for me....the lounge just wasn't comfortable ... an easy one to cross off my list.
It just comes down to wet testing.....even though we all *hear* that here, if we do our research, we dont really GET how important it is until we try it.
I think Arctic's contoured seats are a love it or hate it sort of thing. I am a huge fan, but I'm a pretty small person, so I dont feel cramped, and yet I also feel like I'm not just going to slide all over the place. I have a 6'4" friend who was really only comfy in one seat. It just comes down to wet testing.....even though we all *hear* that here, if we do our research, we dont really GET how important it is until we try it.