Using a large stock tank for a pool is a novel idea that is certainly cheaper and far more hip than a generally less attractive above ground pool or a wildly expensive in-ground pool. Large stock tanks can be had for a few thousand when new (or less when found used and cleaned up). Island Hot Tub has a great write up on where to find new stock tanks, as well as what to look for (all tanks are not created equal) when purchasing a tank to be made into a hot tub or pool.
Alternatively, if you dont' care to swim in the pool yourself, and would rather plant it with aquatics or make a fish home, check out Pam Penick's how to on stock tank pond gardening.
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I'll take just the pool! And wow, that is one deep pool!
Oh man. This has been on my wish list for a long time! This is sort of the list of things I want to do in my backyard (although the deck has been ruled out in favor of a patio).
PS- I want the Corgi, too.
Hah, we used to swim in the cow tank when I was a kid. I thought we were just country. I guess we're trendy now.
No ladyofrohan7, it just means you're a hippie. Hippie houses have had stock tank pools forever.
I really want one for a cold plunge. That will be the next house, when I build a sauna.
Where can you buy a stock tank that deep?
luv it
Sussu- I'm pretty sure ladyofrohan7 is talking about growing up in some sort of rural setting. I swam in a stock tank growing up too, and it's because my parents were ranchers, not hippies.