The appropiate chest freezer cold plunge size will depend on your height and how much space have you got to install it in. These are 3D rendeings of the different sizes of chest freezers. This will avoid you from having to go into Homedepot or Best Buy and physiscally get inside the chest freezer for sale in order to evaluate wether or not that deep freezer size will fit your body. Please understand that you’ll only be inisde for a few minutes, perhaps 3 or 5 minutes so while been comfortable is important it is not as essential as the comfort of your sofa or airplane seat.
The following are chest freezer cold plunge size and dimensions:
Model Dimensions:
Chest freezer size 8.8 cu.ft.:
Typical brands: Premium levella, Kenmore. “Magic chef” brand is wider than the one shown below.
Chest freezer size 10 cu.ft.:
Typical brands: Avanti and Premium levella
Chest freezer size 12.3 cu.ft.:
Typical brands: Premium levella
Chest freezer size 14.8 cu.ft.:
Typical brands: Fridgidaire
Chest freezer cold plunge size 19 cu.ft.:
Typical brands: Fridgidaire
These are represent the external dimensions of the deep freezers. If you would like to know the internal dimensions, then you’ll need to subtract 3″ from each of the sides because the deep freezer insulation is 3″ thick. By performing this, you may notice that the width of the chest freezer actually about 22″ and not 29″. If your shoulders touch thewalls of the freezer (which is highly unlikely) it is completely OK. For context, I’m 5′ 11″ and own Box 10 which corresponds to a chest freezer of size 9.8cu.ft.. At the end, comfort in a cold plunge is relative, as most people only last a few minutes (2 to 3 minutes) at freezing cold water. Even if you last more, the befits that are shown in most studies all consider that 3 minutes is the optimal time.
Ultimately, the best cold plunge size depends on you. If you have the space and you belong to the average american height I would suggest the 14.8cuft chest freeze will be best. But if you want to save space I would suggest going for a smaller size. Always keep in mind, a cold plunge is not a hot tub. Looking for comfort should not be your priority when purchasing a cold plunge, you should rather be looking for a system that always keeps it self clean and cold and that obviously is not so small that you’ll be tight.