James and Dan join us to share their stories of growing up Finnish-American in Maine, saunaing as kids, and building their own saunas.

The Sauna: A Gift from the Finns bookhttp://www.finnheritage.org/FHH/styled-5/FHH/book_ordertwo.html

CONTENT

00:00 Introductions

03:00 Finns in Maine

11:38 Sharing sauna with others... one person at a time

14:03 The sauna they grew up with

19:09 Water heaters, buckets, washing in the sauna

25:33 Dan's sauna build

29:30 Changing rooms

31:41 James' sauna build

35:45 What to do about HOT benches

38:37 Propane outdoor shower

39:38 Cold plunges and Sam's big fan

41:59 Drainage

44:46 The beauty of DIY saunas

47:04 Ventilation

51:31 Dan's trip to the U.P.

54:59 James and Dan's normal sauna proceedure