Cold Plunge Report is edited by Kim and Steven Hess. We made it for small business owners and people bringing a cold plunge home: a clear guide to how the equipment works, what to compare before you buy and what owning one involves, with free tools and the sources behind our research.
Where it comes from
We were early adopters of cold plunges in a commercial setting at Revolve Wellness + Recovery Studio in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We learned by doing: choosing equipment, caring for it every day, planning a buildout and working through health regulations. This site is how we share those lessons with other owners and with anyone deciding whether a cold plunge is right for them.
How we work
We read what makers publish (specifications, manuals, warranties and support pages) and compare them on the same terms. Each research page identifies its sources and the date we read them, and each calculator shows its method on the page. AI tools help us organize research, write and build calculation methods; the editors decide what is published.
For a detailed owner account, the owner approves the exact public version before it appears. Short reviews are moderated and present the owner’s words, with brackets marking any editor-added connecting words or omissions. Where a fact-specific label appears, it explains the limited check behind that fact; it does not verify the whole account.
Correction, October 19, 2026: Owner approval, moderation and fact-specific labels have different jobs. The site does not promise that every fact in an owner account was checked.
Independence
We choose what to cover and how. Makers do not pay for placement or sponsor the site, and we do not earn referral fees or run affiliate rankings. If that ever changes, we will say so here and on the page where it applies.
Corrections and feedback
Spot something wrong? Send it through the corrections page. For questions and suggestions, contact the editors.