Taking the plunge in troughs originally used to feed farm animals. Andrew Rowland, seen here with his daughter, and Caitlin Wallace-Rowland of New Orleans, who recently added a propane-heated stock tank hot tub to their backyard so that they could enjoy the area’s extended outdoor season.Credit...Caitlin Wallace-Rowland By Hannah Selinger Dec. 12, 2020 If you happened to find yourself scouring the internet in search of an Intex inflatable pool last spring, only to come up empty-handed, you had company. According to Sabeena Hickman, the president and chief executive of the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance, pool sales skyrocketed as Americans faced a quarantined season at home.