In today’s episode we'll be sharing our tips for building or buying a sauna. If you’ve been bitten by the löyly bug and want to get your own Finnish steam bath, this practical advice will get you headed in the right direction so you can hopefully avoid the most common pitfalls.

Jim Torolla’s sauna story: https://saunadigest.com/jims-sauna-4365ec6aeb03 

Wood-Burning Sauna group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WoodBurningSauna

Wood Fired Saunas group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/803801150047727 

Sauna Design, Construction, Use, and Enjoyment group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1023314014708398 

Randy Leppala's website: https://sites.google.com/view/our-sauna/

Sauna Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Sauna/

Trumpkin’s Notes on Building a Sauna: https://localmile.org/blog/2020/11/05/notes-on-building-a-sauna/

SaunaTimes: https://www.saunatimes.com

Finlandia Foundation: https://finlandiafoundation.org

Saunalogia: https://saunologia.fi/in-english/

Nils Shenholm's company: http://www.saunavermont.com/about.html

Music

Dirge of the Night by Tied With Twine

Website

https://www.thesaunatrail.com

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Locals

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(00:00) Introduction 

(02:20) Basic Principles 

(06:43) Principle #1: Heat 

(11:47) Principle #2: Ample Ventilation 

(14:30) Principle #3: Drainage 

(15:41) Principle #4: Cold 

(17:35) Principle #5: Consider the Space 

(18:59) Summary 

(22:08) Why Build?

(27:50) Why Buy?

(39:41) Recommended Kits and Heaters

(45:01) Common Myths and Mistakes 

(51:13) Recommended Resources 

(54:08) Outro