For all you proud owners and users of portable spas and hot tubs: do you know the history of spas and where they originated from? Back in the day, hot tubs and spas were made out of wood, which were extremely relaxing to sit in, but they soon became a troublesome health risk; infections and bacteria proliferated from the damp wood.  But technology has advanced and the spas of today are much different, much easier to take care of.

Today, you can get portable spas that are made with acrylics, plastics and steel. Plus, you can get a wide variety of spas with shapes like a heart or get a size as small as a table or big as an entire room. Spas were created back in the day with only one shape and only one size. Back then, the technology of the powerful jets, nozzles, heaters, wave generators and filters weren’t even a consideration. So, the atmosphere created with innovative technology, which we have today, wasn’t even possible back then. Try to imagine sitting in a spa without the massaging jets aimed at your entire body. Doesn’t seem so desirable.

They had to have attendants constantly running in and out to fill the spa with hot water. Spas were probably more expensive to maintain than what they cost today. The chemicals we use today, to keep the water microorganism free, wasn’t available back then, so they frequently had to change the water, which meant all spas had to be near a large water source and spas were for the elite only. Today, we can put a portable spa in our backyard and not have attendants running around disturbing our peace of mind. Today, we have the luxuries that was reserved for select few back in the ancient world. Modern times has afforded us the pleasures once known only by the very wealthy. We can relax in the comfort of our own backyard spa and feel like royalty without the court.