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Here in Cleveland, we get some weather at times. My wife and I have a couple things we've done to help out: Our tub is on a raised deck and is exposed to the open on 3 sides including the west where most of the wind/storms blow in. I've made a small "fence" that consists of 3 2x2's and some heavy plastic sheeting attached. When winter hits I screw the contraption to the deck on the west side. It is tall enough to just cover our heads as we soak and it also helps out with energy consumption as it blocks that icy wind from hitting the tub.When its raining, really cold and/or snowing like crazy, we'll wear hats. The type of hat depends on the weather. Sunday it was raining and 38*. We soaked like normal only we wore ball caps. In snow storms, we've worn winter hats. Hey, not much gets in the way of our soaks! Dave
If MY wife can soak in the cold (our tub is same distance from the sliding glass doors as yours is) then ANY WIFE can! She's a freeze baby for sure. For Christmas, get her a real nice long terry robe and buy or build a nice free-standing hanger to put next to the tub. We slip out of the tub and into our robes and our flip flops.....you're in the house before you know it! Enjoy...
I've heard you can put towels in the dryer, transfer them to a cooler, and take them out to the hot tub. Supposedly they stay warm that way. I've not personally tried it though.Re: the wind...we use ear warmers if it's windy out. Works like a charm. We also built a wind-break on the NW side of the tub, so that helps. Right now we're struggling with keeping the tub full (from normal water loss). When it's nice out, we can just hook up the hose to top it off every month or so. But it's been negative temps for several weeks here. Hopefully it goes above freezing soon we we can add some water. Today it's 19 degrees and feels heavenly outside compared to what we've had. I guess it's all perspective.