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October 21
shooshee: lickystickypickyme: Those bloody clever Dutch: You may have heard the term flashpacking, the act of traveling in the spirit of a backpacker but with the budget of one more monied. Well, from the Netherlands comes what might be the ultimate in flashcamping—a portable, wood-burning spa. The Dutchtub is a personal hot-springs-to-go. If you have a tub-sized patch of flat ground, wood and 200 gallons (750 liters) worth of water or snow you can have your own spa virtually anywhere.Here’s how it works: Fill your tub with water via a suction hose, bucket brigade or whatever other means you can. Next, attach the included convection unit to the side of the Dutchtub and build a three-to-four log fire within its coil. Then cover your tub and wait for the water within to get toasty warm. source Genius is still a job somewhere on the planet. Yes, yes this is clever. But it doesn’t look that portable. “Okay, you carry the sleeping bags, the tent, the food, the cooking supplies, the first aid kit, the backpacks, and 200 gallons of water, and I’ll carry the Dutchtub!”

shooshee:

lickystickypickyme:

Those bloody clever Dutch:

You may have heard the term flashpacking, the act of traveling in the spirit of a backpacker but with the budget of one more monied. Well, from the Netherlands comes what might be the ultimate in flashcamping—a portable, wood-burning spa.

The Dutchtub is a personal hot-springs-to-go. If you have a tub-sized patch of flat ground, wood and 200 gallons (750 liters) worth of water or snow you can have your own spa virtually anywhere.

Here’s how it works:

Fill your tub with water via a suction hose, bucket brigade or whatever other means you can.

Next, attach the included convection unit to the side of the Dutchtub and build a three-to-four log fire within its coil. Then cover your tub and wait for the water within to get toasty warm.

source

Genius is still a job somewhere on the planet.

Yes, yes this is clever. But it doesn’t look that portable.

“Okay, you carry the sleeping bags, the tent, the food, the cooking supplies, the first aid kit, the backpacks, and 200 gallons of water, and I’ll carry the Dutchtub!”