Sand/rocks in bathtub?

Have you tried searching for "bathtub pillows" or "bathtub accessories"? You can get all sorts of accessories that can be used in the tub to reduce the amount of water in it.



You can even get rocks, like you want:


Those are just from a quick amazon search, I'm sure if you dig around you can find better stuff.

Yeh, that shell thing is what someone gave me... and I liked. A plastic air filled thing.

Thus my idea of water filled... how hard would that be, not at all for a manufacturer to adjust the insert thing. The shell needed to attached to the tub - otherwise it floated. Can't remember, probably velcro.

What about getting one of those inflatable air mattresses, but rather than filling it with air, fill it with some of those gardening granuals of gel that people mix into potting soil to retain moisture (the exact name is escaping me at the moment). When they get wet, they expand to three times their volume.

BBB sent me something like that a couple years ago she got from QVC. It was a small tubular mat filled with the stuff. The idea was to put it into the refrigerator overnight to chill it and then place the mat on your chair to help keep you cool in heat waves.

It worked great for the first season, but as soon as it wasn't in use over the winter months, the gel inside got hard as a rock and the mat became inflexible. I tried pricking the mat full of holes in an attempt to rehydrate the granuals but it didn't work. It lost the ability to be useful again, but it was great for that one season when we had 40 days of 100+ weather.


For that matter, why not just an inflatible air mattress full of air? It will displace water while it cushions your body, in fact it will conform to the shape of your body as your body forces it under the water and the floating portions of it will provide an automatic resting place for your legs and arms. It will be easily removed from the tub and you won't need to worry about broken bags of sand plugging drains.


Ha! I see a lot of others came up with similar ideas while I was typing.

Someone has already patented the idea.

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6357061/description.html

US Patent 6357061 - Bath air mattress cushion

polyacrylamide, I think.

I didn't like having to keep a pillow that wanted to float secure. Thus I keep mentioning water, thinking a one time fill.

As long as they don't float try multiple layers of Gel Soles in the tub with you.
Golf balls could also be used.

YES!!!!

And hasn't that been what I've been saying as a concept all this time?

Shewolf, wouldn't want a mattress velcroed to the bottom of the tub,then I'd be on top of it and not submerged completely.

mame, I want to be covered with water when I take the notion for a hot bath, so filling the tub 1/3 is just not satisfying. nor is a quickie.

parados has the idea..... what I was joking about filling soda bottles with molten lead....

but, putting sand or gravel in there, enough to make them sink, would displace a lot of water. Only I would bother with attaching them to the sides of the tub, I'd lay them on their sides down under my knees, which would feel good.

yes, plastic bags might leak, bottles wouldn't.

Simple ideas are the best.

I'll just bet a few of you try this out.

are you just skipping my posts, or what?

What about using buckwheat hulls?

I used to have a buckwheat pillow that was divine. You could heat it or freeze it and it would maintain the termperature for quite a while. They're also very comfortable.

Nuke the pillow for a bit, wrap it in something waterproof, stick it in the tub, relax.

Closed cell foam sleeping mat from a camping gear store (closed cell will not absorb water).



A couple of pool noodles to rest your arms on.

Or just fill the bottom of the tub with pool noodles.

no...I don't want to fill bags permanently with water. stuff will grow in it.

Here is the short summarized decription from all that technical narrative in the patent form:



You'd be able to customize the amount of air in each segment of the cushioning to allow the majority of your body to be submerged under water and the suction cups on the bottom and sides of the cushion would keep it in place while also insulating you against the coldness of the tub material.

funny how many of the ideas people have come up with are the same basic ideas that got me called lucy.

sand, rocks, buckwheat, in an airtight container.

suddenly all the problems of clogs, getting wet, and sucking the heat out of the water has gone away.

boy am I dumb (double rollie eye emoticon)

Well, I'm off to soak for awhile. Hope the plutonium I'm heating up in the microwave is ready.

You know that? You could add sterile water. Thanks for at least answering.

Watches Chai try to stay atop the floats. Or get comfortable on rocks or sand.

Hey Chai, that's a great idea you had!

Let us know how the baggies of sand work out for you.

Yes we can!

All this reminds me of a friend's shower. It was a square tub with a seat, thick walls to about 36" high, and then tile above, showerhead, etc. The drain could be closed and there was a seat in the lower square part. That was a long time ago and I assume such a seat could be made more comfortable today.

Ofuro..

We had a client with an interior bath area with the ofuro at the glassed in corner of the house facing a long meadow.

Sigh.

You know, the easy solution to this is to just have your husband take baths with you. He'll displace a load of water, help keep the water warm and provide lots of cushioning comfort and comes with his own conveniently located handrail.

OK, that's it.

Me, I'd set my hair on fire.