The Ice Pod

My daughter purchased my Ice Pod for my birthday 2 years ago because I was interested in cold plunging, and I was doing it in the shower. I decided to purchase the chiller, and it made all the difference in the world. We have brutal winters here in Utah and tons of snow. My pod was getting beat up, so I decided to treat myself to a new one this year when they went on sale, especially since I'm in it once or twice a day, every day. The help I received from the support team, especially Alex, in ordering Universal hoses was outstanding. Great product, great support service.

I’ve had the Ice Pod Pro for a little over a week and have been happy with it so far. I lift three days a week and run twice a week, so I wanted an affordable way to add cold plunging to my recovery routine without spending thousands on a permanent setup. Assembly was quick, and at 5'9" and around 180 pounds, I have plenty of room inside while it still maintains a fairly small footprint. Once the water is chilled, the insulated pod and cover do a decent job holding the temperature. Keeping it consistently cold during hot summer weather does require a fair amount of ice without a chiller, but that’s expected with any setup like this. The biggest learning curve was water maintenance. If you plan to reuse the water, I recommend adding a small circulation pump and an appropriate sanitizer rather than letting it sit untreated. I added a 300 GPH pump and started using bromine, which makes the setup much more practical. Overall, it’s sturdy, comfortable, easy to drain and clean, and a great value for getting started with cold plunging at home. A chiller would be the ideal next upgrade, but I would definitely recommend the pod itself.

Works great - pretty straightforward to put together and use. Requires a lot of ice / ice packs if you don't go the chiller route (also depends on the outside temperature), but overall the value cannot be beat!