The Plunge Pop-Up is an easy-setup, easy-takedown ice bath that’s travel-friendly, compact, and excellent for use anywhere. Add a Plunge chiller to keep it conveniently cold or throw some ice in the water — do it your way.
Without delving too deep into the science, a cold plunge or cold bath has several major benefits for the human body. The natural physiological response to sudden and prolonged cold water exposure increases chemicals like dopamine and noradrenaline. That can contribute to a boost in mental resilience, injury or exercise recovery, weight-management support, more alertness and better attention, and potentially improved moods. Even if you get none of that from the experience, some people just love to plunge. But you need a body-sized reservoir to make that happen. Like the Plunge Pop-up.
Plunge specializes in personal ice bath and sauna options for the home. While they do offer a wide variety of gear, including more premium ice bath systems, the Plunge Pop-Up offers a simple DIY setup and travel-friendly design you can use virtually anywhere. To chill out, you can pick up an optional chiller or just use ice, like you would with a more traditional ice bath. It can accommodate users up to 6’9″ in height and delivers a pretty impressive capacity for such a small profile. It’s durable, collapsible, and super easy to use.
What’s the point of a travel-friendly ice bath?
Plunge’s premium ice bath offerings are meant to have a more permanent space. You’d either set them up in a bathroom, outdoors on a patio or in your yard, or even in a workout room, garage, or small gym space. But the Plunge Pop-Up takes all that and tosses it on its head. As the name implies, you can pop-it-up anywhere thanks to its collapsible design.
Why can’t you just use an oversized bucket or trough instead? I mean, you could, but those don’t offer the same insulation and easy pop-up and take-down setup. No more waiting around until you get home or to your normal cold therapy spot. Use the Plunge Pop-Up to do it anywhere, anytime, on your terms. All you’ll need is an optional chiller, or for more accessible chill, you can toss in some ice.
The multi-layered and durable design of the Pop-Up means it will last through many, many ice dips. The inner layer is a BPA-free leakproof PVC, surrounded by a “military-grade” insulation — using sub-zero cooling technology — and an external layer of weatherproof, UV-resistant nylon fabric that seals and protects the entire system. It’s safe for use indoors, outdoors, and can withstand outdoor conditions. The weatherproof cover can keep it sealed up even better when not in use.
With it, you get the Pop-Up system, a cover, manual air pump, and manifold plugs to keep it all sealed when you’re not using a chiller. Plunge also offers a zero-risk plunging guarantee, which means if you add a chiller in the future, or upgrade to a larger tub, they’ll credit the cost of this system towards your new purchase. Badass.
Who is it for?
The Plunge Pop-Up isn’t just for plunging at home it’s for hopping in an ice-cold recovery bath anywhere. On vacation, outside your Crossfit gym, at a friend or family member’s home, heck, even at the local park.
Where to buy?
MSRP: $2,990
