We are pleased to welcome Travis Skinner to Sauna Talk! We’ve been following Travis’ work since 2017, starting with his Snail Shell sauna project. This sauna build project is a creative nod to
When designing and building our own saunas, hot room ceiling height is a key decision. Sauna bench height is defined and constrained by our hot room ceiling height. Whether we choose an 8′
When planning and designing our own saunas, consider that nice sauna benches are a place for attention and investment. Clear vs. knotty wood sauna benches Knots are imperfections from branches that cause living wood grain to
Can I use plastic foam to insulate my sauna? Yes, you can use polyurethane, polystyrene, or polyisocyanurate foam to insulate your sauna, but should you? Guest post series continues. Please welcome Nick who
I have taken well over 6,000 saunas, and most have begun with me firing up the Kuuma wood burning sauna stove. So, call me a “dedicated enthusiast.” I purchased my first Kuuma sauna
This holiday post is in spirit of and tribute to Kevin Kelly’s “Cool Tools.” Kevin Kelly is the co-founder of Wired magazine and a great DIY ethos dude who brings on guests to
Guest post series continues. Pleased to introduce Gordon, who undertook his own backyard sauna build with WIT (Will, Information and Time). You can check out this formula here, which has been an inspiration
Season 4 of Sauna Talk in the time of corona has been produced, like most all podcasts, via Zoom and teleconferencing. Yet this episode breaks that mold, where two people are gathered, once
Here are a few tips and realizations to help you get a good nights sleep during your sauna building process: We all know how great it is to empower ourselves to undertake our
As we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of sauna book “The Opposite of Cold”, we are pleased to visit with author Mike Nordskog, Mike was close to between sauna rounds at his home
With sauna in the time of coronavirus, here’s how those of us with our own saunas are navigating sauna shutdowns during the global pandemic.
Let’s review the cycles of a good sauna session: Hot room: Settling into the soft light and silence (or some ambient sauna music), we are brought right into the present moment. Cold plunge:
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