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Cajun_Mike:
Anyone here have a debate over which to buy... a pool or a spa?   If you have both which do you get more use out of?  

The only thing I wonder is if I will not want to get in the spa during the extremely brutal summer months because it is so hot and humid here in south Louisiana.  

doodoo:
We have both. Our pool is heated (86) and is intended mainly for the kids and is used by them the most. Adults do go in but to frolic about and generally splash that environment is meant for the kids.

The spa is an adult thing. Although the kids do use it and can have a tendency to go in and out of the pool and hot tub, the adults use the hot tub more frenquently.

If you have the space and the $$ we find that that works very well for us.  Our kids are still young and that means friends and play dates. If you can only afford the one then I would say that you need to think about who, when, and to what nth degree will it be used by.  If you have seasonal weather like here in Ottawa, The pool is a 5 month thing with the hot tub year round. If you are more south than us and the pool can be a year roun thing that may also be a good answer.

Cajun_Mike:
Well, I am 37 and divorced with no kids... so my spa is strictly an adult thing...    hopefully very adult if you get my drift..   :o

autoplay:
My wife and I have both.  As far as purchasing,a pool here in FL....will cost ya anywhere from 25,000 on up......dependant of size and style of pool etc. A pool will also take up some space. A pool is easier to maintain,and is refreshing as far as cooling off.

As doodoo said,the kids use the pool moreso than my wife and I.

My thoughts....you have to consider space,money,and warm water verses hot water....if you are making a choice between the 2.

Brewman:
We went thru this very debate last year.  We live in a place where outdoor pools are closed much of the year.
The cost of installing an in ground pool was just too much dollar wise, and giving up too much yard wise.  Also, built in pools in this area can hamper the sale of the property.  I don't like the look of above ground pools, so that was eliminated.

If I lived in a climate where it was warm year around, I'd give a pool more consideration, assuming cost was no object.

Brewman  

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