Fire Powered Hot Tubs and Tomb Stoning 

Angus here. So I thought it would be good to talk about some of the things we like to do through the winter months. I grew up on the west coast and was always in the sea. My favourite place is a spot where you can jump off some cliffs into the sea. Although “tomb stoning” as its known gets pretty bad press, if you are sensible and check out your landing site before jumping I think its pretty safe. Its the perfect cure for a hang over, you always feel brand new afterwards. 

The trek out to the spot, making a camp fire and cooking lunch is the perfect way to spend the day with friends. It gets you out into the fresh air and you never know what you might see. Theres an osprey nest just round the corner, I’ve seen otters, seals and carpets of moon jelly fish. 

Obviously if you’re going in winter I would advise a wetsuit. The first time I took Vivian she borrowed one which didn’t fit well and as you can see she got a wee bit chilly. Be sure to bring a “chittery bite” as my mum calls it. Thats just something sweet to chew on after you have been in the cold water to stop you teeth chittering and give you a energy boost. 

You may be wondering where you can go give this a try? Well I’m not going to give away my favourite spot, even though all the locals know of it anyway. Go exploring and find one, thats half the adventure.

Sometimes not even a chittery bite can get you properly warmed up. Fortunately for us Dougie built a Fire Powered Hot tub. Its big enough to for 7 or 8 at a push and it gets crazy warm. Too hot to stand actually, after a while we had to pour more cold water in or we would be stewed alive. His design kept the fire practically inside the hot tub, meaning you can fry some sausages while you are in the tub.

The only downside to the design is that it can get a wee bit smokey but I think its pretty inspired. He has built a chimney to help with this and the seats are made from upturned fish boxes. My brother and I have been looking at building a design of our own but that will have to wait until we have time and money.

Has anyone else seen anything fire Powered Hot tubs before? If so how did they heat their tub? If you are interested in a project like this then give us a shout!

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