Photo: Alejandra Matos With the right tools and equipment, a converted stock tank can keep you cool at home for less than the cost of a single vacation. Here’s everything I used to build my ...

DIY stock tank pools come primarily in galvanized steel, or lighter plastic versions.You can pick either one of these based on whether you want a semi-permanent pool or a temporary, summertime ...

An in-ground pool typically takes months to build and comes with a price tag of about $35,000, whereas stock tanks can be ready to go within a matter of hours and only cost a few thousand.

To install a stock tank pool, you’ll need a level area with no rocks or tree roots protruding. While some people will have a deck that’s built to support the weight of a tank filled with water ...

They include influencers Savannah McNeill and Casey Freeman, of the Instagram page Hey Wanderer, who have an 8-foot-diameter stock tank pool in their yard in Nashville, Tennessee. “We love it ...

But to give these pools staying power, and avoid the need to regularly dump and refill the water, you'll want a filter. Many stock-tank acolytes use a 2,500 gallon-per-hour model from Intex ($125 ...

Considering that these stock tank pools can hold up to 700 gallons of water while costing less than $400, it's easy to see how this ingenious idea is growing — and capturing the attention of ...

Of course, there are always plastic tanks, which are easier to find. But Matocha said they aren’t much in demand by sweltering Texans dreaming of lazing about in their own social-media-ready pool.

As the temperatures rise, installing a pool in your backyard probably sounds like a really good idea — until you learn that the average cost of a backyard pool is $20,000 to $30,000.

The stock tank pool rose in popularity early in the pandemic, said Jovana Johnson and Janice Luna, the owners of H20 Tank Avenue in Santa Clarita, Calif., which delivers stock tanks to customers ...