Ask our staff which two Custom-series tubs New Brunswick families cross-shop most and you will hear the same pair: Yukon and Tundra. Same series, same winter engineering, same salt water option — but genuinely different tubs to sit in. The comparison really turns on one old hot tub question: do you want a lounge?
TL;DR
- Both are Custom-series tubs with the same cold-climate platform and salt water option.
- Yukon: 6 seats, 40 jets, with a full-body lounge — the recliner of the pair.
- Tundra: 7 seats, 60 jets, upright seating — more places and more jet coverage in a similar class.
- Lounges are polarizing: people either use them nightly or never — wet test before you commit.
- Floaters and shorter soakers sometimes slide in lounges; upright seats hold position better for everyone.
The Real Question: Lounge or Not
The Yukon's defining feature is its full-body lounge — lie back, and jets work you from shoulders to calves in one position. Lounge lovers use it every single soak and would not buy a tub without one. Lounge skeptics point out that buoyancy floats lighter bathers out of position, and that a lounge spends part of its footprint on one person's recline.
The Tundra answers with all-upright seating: seven distinct places, 60 jets spread across them, and nobody fighting buoyancy. It is the more social layout and the safer choice when household heights and preferences vary widely.
| Yukon | Tundra | |
|---|---|---|
| Series | Custom | Custom |
| Seats | 6 | 7 |
| Jets | 40 | 60 |
| Full-body lounge | Yes | No — all upright |
| Salt water option | Yes | Yes |
| Best for | Deep one-person therapy, couples | Social soaks, larger families |
Hydrotherapy: Coverage vs Immersion
Jet counts mislead if read alone: the Yukon's 40 jets concentrate on delivering a complete lying-down massage plus strong upright seats, while the Tundra's 60 spread coverage across every position. If your therapy priority is one deep, full-body session at a time, the Yukon's lounge is the tool. If it is several people getting good jets simultaneously, the Tundra wins the night.
Capacity and Everyday Fit
On paper the Tundra seats one more (7 vs 6). In practice the gap widens on busy nights, because the Yukon's lounge occupies the space of nearly two upright seats. Families of five-plus who soak together lean Tundra; couples and families of four who treasure the recline lean Yukon. Footprints are close enough that siting rarely decides this pair.
Costs and Options
Same series, similar class, similar running profile — this comparison will not be settled on the utility bill. Both take the salt water system, premium covers and the full accessory list. Configure both identically when you get quotes, then let the seats decide.
Our Verdict
Buy the Yukon if the first thing you will do every evening is lie back — no upright seat replaces a good lounge for full-body decompression. Buy the Tundra if soaks at your place are social, seats fill up, or anyone in the family slides out of lounges. And truly: wet test. Ten minutes in each answers this question better than a thousand words — read the full Yukon and Tundra reviews for layouts and specs, then come sit in both.
New Brunswick Perspective
A pattern from our New Brunswick showrooms: visitors who have never owned a tub assume they want the lounge; owners replacing a tub already know — decisively — whether they are lounge people. If this is your first spa, weight the wet test double. It is exactly the ten minutes that prevents a five-figure seating regret.
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