Bathtub

A bathtub comprising:

• main body means comprising wood insulation means and an exposed exterior;
• the exterior comprising a water receiving well and an impervious surface;
• the well comprising opposed peanut-shaped generally vertical sidewalls and an area between the sidewalls, said region being continuous and comprising seriatim a substantially vertical front end wall, a generally horizontal but slightly crested front bottom area spanning on the order of one-third the horizontal length of the well contiguously receiving and supporting the calves and feet of any sized user in an elevated posture, an intermediate bottom area smoothly merging with the front bottom area and spanning on the order of about the middle one-third of the horizontal length of the well contiguously receiving and supporting the thighs of the user, the intermediate bottom area gradually increasing the depth of the well to its maximum, the maximum depth comprising a concave sitting site contiguously receiving and supporting the buttocks of the user and an inclining combination bottom and rear wall area spanning on the order of about one-third the horizontal length of the well and gradually decreasing the depth of the well from its maximum at the sitting site where the combination bottom and rear wall area joins the intermediate bottom area to a location having zero depth, the combination bottom and rear wall area contiguously receiving and supporting the back, shoulders and head of the user;
• wherein the front bottom are comprises a slightly crested standing region for showering, and the intermediate bottom and combination bottom and rear wall areas descending to from a concave region accommodating receipt of the massive part of the body of any sized person and further comprising exposed gravity drain means accommodating flow of water down shallow indentations or grooves near the sidewalls of the showering region into the concave region thus preventing puddling of water and the forming of slick spots, and wherein the sidewalls comprise elevated inwardly directed anti-splash lips.