Quote Originally Posted by OhhWatALoser View Post
Different situation might make someone favor one over the other. For example if a room is cold, you might need belly heat since you can get more surface area heated, compared to back heat. If getting your ambient temps up is not an issue, I have found back heat to be more consistent because there is no substrate on top of it ( I use cypress), just the back of the tub. Also it doesn't get worn out from a sliding.
Ok cool. Thanks for the knowledgable response. I've never used back heat before so this will be interesting. I like that I won't have to worry about tubs rubbing on the heat tape. That's the one thing I don't like about my other rack