Portable Bathtub (Large) by Homefilos, Ice Bath and Cold Plunge for Athletes, Inflatable Adult Size Japanese Soaking Hot Tub for Shower Stall

I won’t put a photo or video as there are already loads on here but I absolutely love this bath. I’ve always wanted a Japanese soaking tub but can’t afford one so I thought I’d give this a try as a very cheap alternative. It’s so comfy. I can soak in it with the water up to my neck. You have to sit upright, semi crossed legged but that’s fine for me and is way more comfortable than being stretched out in a normal bath. It’s really easy to assemble and feels well made. Takes a little long than a standard bath to empty but again it’s hardly an issue. So far I am made up with this item and wish I’d got one years ago.

I can move it around use it outside or inside the shower have had it for over a year with no problems

I wish they made an XL or a Large wide oval with a CENTER drain. I had to blow the top ring up by mouth bc I couldn't get the foot pump to work properly. NBD bc it literally took all of 3 breaths. I really would love to NOT have to sit with my knees up. That being said, the CENTER DRAIN makes this a keeper! I've tried others and it was exhausting trying to figure out how to drain the tub from its side drain when the shower drain is under the tub! Ugh what a nightmare that was! I had to rig channels with pool noodles etc & it never worked. Now comes this beauty. I'm 5'8" 140#. I purchased the large size & it gave more room than my old oval, possibly bc of the extra side room. This was sturdy enough & the plastic material used has very thick side walls. This was very easy to set up and deep enough so that the top of my shoulders and neck were submerged while also covering the top of my knees. Bonus for that. The big winner of this is the center drain. It worked perfectly, drained fairly fast. I put it over a shower chair to dry overnight so it didn't collapse on itself. Unfortunately my shower is only 1/2 the size of a regular tub conversion, otherwise I would have purchased a compacted full size tub with fold out legs. My bathroom is not large enough to sit one of those on the floor, so my choices are limited to what fits inside the width of the shower floor. This will work for now, but how I wish people would stop taking tubs out of apartments. Someone needs to make a high wall with a door just like they have for walk in tubs, to be able to convert them back into a usable tub space. For now, get this. It will work. Especially if you have chronic pain, arthritis, Fibromyalgia, etc. You must soak in Epsom salt baths just to make life worth living. This wipes out easily, is easy to clean, folding & storing back in the bad is quite a chore. Thank you Thank you Thank you for putting a CENTER DRAIN, from those of us with center shower drains. Game changer. Bravo. Now just make one larger & oval keeping the center drain so that we can straighten our legs out more please!

Very nice bathtub. It fits in my small garden

I bought this tub because I needed to take Epsom Salt baths as part of my medical treatment and didn’t have a bathtub in my apartment. I was concerned about the PVC but couldn’t find a tub that wasn’t made of PVC plastic so I purchased this one. I have now purchased two of them. The first one I didn’t take care of very well and it still lasted over 2 years with heavy use. The second one I took very good care of and it ripped at the seam around the bottom of the tub after a couple of months of use. The large tub is quite large. I’m 5’8, 160lbs and it was roomy for me. It would not fit in a small stand-up shower stall like the ones you find in many apartments in the U.S. My shower is very large and I had just enough space for it. Check the dimensions before you purchase it. The small one works as well, and although it is not quite as comfortable, it’s still pretty good. I believe the small one would fit in a stand-up shower, although it might be a tight squeeze. If you are a tall person, the small tub will probably be tight for you. It fits me perfectly but if it were any smaller, I wouldn’t be comfortable enough to sit in it for the hour that I need. The tub is very easy to use and I think the construction is actually quite smart. Essentially, you put in the legs some slits and then blow up a thin tub that runs around the top of the tub. The air in the tub holds the tub up while you fill it, at which point, the water takes over. The tube on top loses its air relatively quickly, so you have to be careful not to over-fill the tub otherwise, you might have a tsunami on your hands, which has happened to me more than once! I used the first one I bought a lot - every single day for years. The plastic started start to wear out in slips that hold the legs after about 6 months but only a bit and it never impacted my ability to use the tub. The tub did eventually wear out but I believe it had to do with user error. The trick to maintaining it is that you have to open the plug on the bottom of the tub as well as the valve on the side when you’re draining it. That way, all the water drains out and you don’t have to flip the tub on its side to drain it - lifting the tub when there’s water in it damages the plastic. That was my mistake. With the second one, I was very careful to only lift it when it was completely empty but it developed a rip in the seam. I successfully patched it but the glue I had to use was toxic. I called the company and they were fantastic. They offered me a full refund or a replacement. Very happy customer.

I live in an old ranch house that has all showers. I love taking baths and have missed it so much. I have been looking at portable baths since I moved into this house 2.5 years ago and researched reviews and ratings and ultimately kept talking myself out of it, convinced it was a ridiculous thing to buy. I was wrong!! I ended up deciding to "treat yo self" and bought it as a birthday present for myself. IT IS INCREDIBLE! I would actually prefer it over a normal bathtub. I bought the large size, even though I am 5'3", it is HUGE. It fits almost perfectly in my box style shower. The bottom is cushioned which is unexpected luxury and with the top rim being inflated it gives you the perfect built in pillow. It retains the heat better than bathtubs, that could be because my tiled enclosed shower creates a sauna effect, but regardless, I love it. I did have a learning curve with draining it. You have to make sure if you are using the drain at the bottom that it aligns with your shower drain or it will create a suction to the bottom of the shower floor and it is difficult to move with the weight of the water. But by my second use, I aligned it properly and drained perfectly. In short, this tub is well made, inexpensive, enormous in size, holds heat well, comfortable and absolute luxury if you have been living without a bathtub. 10/10 would recommend.