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Show Highlights

Graham and Jake tackle the difficulties of draining float tanks and how that process can differ based on different municipalities, different water treatment systems, or whether you’re using a septic system or not.

Water treatment typically involves whole contained ecosystems and highly concentrated epsom salt water can impact that pretty drastically. The guys provide good tips for each type of system and what to be prepared for if you’re operating in a rural area with a septic system.

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Recent Podcast Episodes

Getting Salty with Speakers: John Turner – DSP 249

Ashkahn takes the reigns on the show to talk to John Turner, a professor at the Medical University of Toledo and one of the original researchers into the benefits of float tanks. 

They discuss some of the surprising benefits of floating, mindfulness, and just good ways to live a positive life. A very heartwarming and lovely chat. 

Good Float Center T-Shirt Designs – DSP 248

What makes a good float center t-shirt? Is it about branding and being informative? Should it look cool or simple? Or does it have to do with comfort over design?

Graham and Ashkahn have some capital O Opinions about this so strap in and listen to them discuss all about the t-shirts they sell for Float On and the evolution of that process. 

All the Float Conference Questions – DSP 247

The Float Conference is an exciting time and the way the rest of the industry talks about it sometimes borders on reverence. If you’ve never been before, then it can be simultaneously exciting and overwhelming trying to anticipate exactly what this event is going to be like.

Fortunately, Graham and Ashkahn are here to walk you through what to expect from the Conference and how to prepare for the wildest weekend of the year for the entire float industry. 

What’s a Good Cancellation Policy for Float Centers? – DSP 246

There are few things more frustrating than having customers schedule early and then having them cancel, or worse, just fail to show. So how does Float On handle it? 

Well, Graham and Ashkahn share their thoughts on this as well as commiserate with every float center our there that has a problem with cancellations. They share some tips, tricks, and advice on how to properly lie to customers for the best result.  

Why Do Float Centers use Child Sized Earplugs? – DSP 245

When shopping around for earplugs for float tanks, there’s only a few that actually work well in the float solution. One of these is the Mack’s wax earplugs, basically the standard for swimmers as well. But why do so many float centers buy the child sized ones when stocking their float center?

Ashkahn “Big Ears” Jahromi let’s all of us know what he thinks is going on and that many people may be using these earplugs incorrectly. Graham “Normal Ears” Talley, backs him up with some facts and important reminders.

Latest Blog Posts

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #13

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #13

Passing through Virginia and Maryland, we thought that if all serving politicians, lobbyists, Supreme Court justices, and the President of the United States of America floated on a regular basis, it’d be easy to imagine that the world would be a better place.

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #11

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #11

This issue of The Float Tour Blog focuses on our exploration into floating in the Deep South. Graham, Ashkahn, and JT tours centers in Louisiana and Georgia while also visiting the largest cryotherapy manufacturer in the USA.

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #10

The Float Tour Blog – Issue #10

Floating has definitely found a home here in the big cities: Dallas, Austin, and Houston.

Texas has several centers that started as holdouts of floating from before 2010, but new centers are popping up on a regular basis.