Originally posted by clingwrapped on the old forum:
I had the chance to try out one of those floatation tanks, sometimes referred to as sensory deprivation chambers. These aren't kinky things, but legitimate options with a massage therapist. It's kind of interesting to lie in the tank, floating, with nothing touching your body. The idea is that you enter a state of mind that sounds to me a lot like the "sub space" we talk about while mummified. I couldn't help but think how cool it'd be to be in the tank in a sleepsack. The only thing you'd be feeling is the compression of the sack but not the weight of your body on a surface. I don't know how you could make that happen. I'm sure the facility wouldn't mind you taking a partner into the room with the tank, but it would be difficult to get into a sleepsack in the chamber unless your partner was strong enough to lift you and slide you in, but that isn't likely in my case. The solution is a high concentration of epson salts to give you floatation and you can't get it in your eyes or they will burn so thrashing about is not a good idea, plus you wouldn't want to roll over and wind up face down - bad for business. This has the makings for some new fictional stories; sorry I'm not a good writer.
