Redwood Outdoors Cold Plunges

Redwood Outdoors took their well-reviewed Thermowood-clad Alaskan tub — the one GearJunkie called 'artisan backyard therapy at a reasonable price' — and integrated a dual chiller-heater system with a digital control panel ($6,999, or $7,999 for the Wi-Fi panel version). The result is the best-looking powered plunge under $10K if your aesthetic is Scandinavian sauna rather than sci-fi appliance: heat-treated spruce outside, a hard plastic liner inside, 130 gallons, wooden lid and steps included. The 1.8kW (~3/4HP) chiller pulls to 37°F and the heater enables contrast soaking. Owner caveats: Redwood's stock swings hard — the standalone tub shows out-of-stock regularly — the 1-year warranty is short for the price, and wood-clad tubs need periodic exterior oiling that acrylic owners never think about. Freight to your curb, assembly is yours.

The manual version of Redwood's Thermowood plunge: heat-treated Scandinavian spruce cladding over a hard plastic liner, 130 gallons, with wooden lid and steps included at $2,999. This is the tub for people building a backyard sauna-and-plunge corner who find plastic barrels and stock tanks aesthetically unacceptable — GearJunkie's reviewer called the value proposition 'artisan backyard therapy at a reasonable price.' It's chiller-ready, so the popular path is buying the tub now, hauling ice for a season, then adding Redwood's chiller or a third-party unit when the novelty of 40-lb ice bags wears off. Honest notes: at $2,999 it's twelve stock tanks' worth of aesthetics, Redwood's inventory chronically sells out (the tub showed out-of-stock at review time), the linseed-oiled exterior wants periodic re-treatment, and the 1-year warranty is modest for furniture-grade pricing.

Redwood Outdoors' inflatable: a drop-stitch, double-walled PVC oval built like a paddleboard that inflates rigid in 10-30 minutes, packs into an included backpack at about 35 lbs, and fit testers up to 6'5" lying back with room to spare. Important buying note: as of August 2026 the Yukon has quietly disappeared from Redwood Outdoors' own site - the cold plunge collection and FAQ now list only the Alaskan and Denali lines - so treat it as a clearance or used-market find rather than a current product. When sold new it ran $899 (XL $1,099), with chiller packages pushing $3,600-$4,700. Owners loved the setup speed and comfort; the recurring complaint was that the long sidewalls bulge unless you drain roughly every 48 hours, and with no dedicated drain port that chore is manual. If you want the concept with current support, Redwood's Alaskan tub or a soft-sided pod like the Cold Pod are the living alternatives.