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Reinforced PVC build
Max 10 PSI inflation. Ultra-durable walls hold their shape full of water and ice.
Capacity
498 L
Dry weight
18 kg
Build
Reinforced PVC
Packs to
Carry bag
01 / What three minutes does
Minute by minute,
inside the body.
Cold immersion at 2–5 °C is the shortest, most metabolically expensive of the three modalities, and the one with the longest tail. A pharmacological-scale catecholamine release with none of the pharmacology.
0:00
Vasoconstriction kicks in within 5 seconds; peripheral blood retreats to the core.
0:30
Cold-shock response reaches a peak: sharp inhale, elevated heart rate. With practice the gasp reduces; response changes after a week or two.
1:30
Norepinephrine — focus, mood and pain modulation — rises to roughly 5× baseline. It stays elevated for hours.
3:00
Exit. Re-warming triggers a slow flood of dopamine that holds for 4–6 hours and shows up subjectively as clarity and an uplifted mood.
CHILL TUBS ESSENTIAL BATH
Product details
Description
The newest member of the Chill Tubs collection — an inflatable bath built to the same brand standard as the rigid range, just travel-light. Sturdy reinforced PVC walls give it a real structure. The insulated build plus thermal lid shields the water from warm air; add ice for colder sessions.
No chiller, no plug socket needed. Fill it, ice it when you want, fold it away when you don't. The right call if you're new to cold-water therapy, or want a portable option to take with you.
498 L
Water capacity
18 kg
Dry weight
No chiller, no plumbing
The Essentials sit outside the chiller-equipped range. There's no electrical hookup, no compressor, no scheduling. You inflate, fill from a garden hose, add ice when you want a colder session, drop the thermal lid on between sessions.
When the daily practice sticks and the ice runs become a chore, the chiller-equipped tubs take over — see the cross-sell at the bottom of the page.
CHILL TUBS ESSENTIAL BATH
Features
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Insulated + thermal lid
Walls and lid both insulated — slows the water warming back up between sessions.
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Pack-down portable
Folds into the supplied carry bag. 18 kg dry weight, fits in a car boot.
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Hose-pipe drain
Standard hose connection — drain straight onto the lawn or into a drain.
Free with every Essential
Everything that turns up
in the carry bag.
Six pieces, one bag. Unbox, inflate with the supplied pump, fill from a hose, drop the lid on. The kit is everything you need to start a daily cold-water practice — no extras, no upsells.
- 01Essential Bath tubReinforced PVC, max 10 PSI, insulated walls
- 02Insulated thermal lidSlows the water warming back up between sessions
- 03High-pressure floor pumpInflates to working pressure in a few minutes
- 04Carry bag + strapFolds the tub down for storage or travel
- 05Puncture repair kitPatches and adhesive — keep it in the carry bag
- 06Digital user manualSetup, first plunge, care, and warranty terms
CHILL TUBS ESSENTIAL BATH
Specifications
| Build | Reinforced PVC, max 10 PSI |
|---|---|
| Length | 1,550 mm |
| Width | 850 mm |
| Height | 650 mm |
| Water capacity | 498 litres |
| Dry weight | 18 kg |
| Insulation | Insulated walls + thermal lid |
| Drainage | Hose-pipe connection |
05 / What the research says
The numbers behind
cold therapy.
A short, controlled stress that triggers a health and wellbeing-boosting recovery response. The literature on cold immersion (peer-reviewed, replicated) is consistent for cold immersion intervention.
5×
Norepinephrine (alertness, focus, attention, heart rate, and blood pressure) elevation during a 3-min, 4 °C plunge
European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2000
250%
Increase in dopamine sustained for several hours post-exit
Šrámek et al., 2000
+15%
Resting metabolic rate elevation linked to brown-fat activation
Journal of Clinical Investigation
−29%
Reduction in upper-respiratory infections in regular cold-shower group
PLOS ONE, 2016
When you outgrow the ice bag
Ready for set-and-forget?
The chiller-equipped range.
Most owners start here. Some upgrade. The rigid Chill Tubs swap the ice bag for a sealed refrigerant chiller — sets the water to 3 °C overnight and holds it there, with heat mode standard up to 40 °C. Ozone purification, weeks between water changes, plug into a 13 A socket.
- Built-in chiller — 3 °C without ice
- Heat mode standard, up to 40 °C
- Ozone + cartridge filtration
- Schedule + auto modes
Better together
Pair with heat for the
full kontrastbad protocol.
Heat dilates. Cold constricts. Cycling between the two — what the Nordic countries call kontrastbad — pumps blood through your vasculature in a way neither does alone.
Chill Tubs Essential Bath
£529