The upside down fire: right side up thinking for firing up our sauna stoves
November 27, 2019
How crazy is it that it has taken this stubborn mule decades to learn the best way to start a fire? Having lit well over
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Sauna Talk with Daryl Lamppa, third generation Finnish sauna stove maker
August 19, 2016
It was a warm day in Northern Minnesota. I hopped into my fishing boat and headed about 5 miles across Lake Vermilion into the river inlet
Sauna Talk: Four Sauna enthusiasts are “drawn to the steam” for National Sauna Day in Northern Minnesota
June 13, 2016
It was a perfectly rainy early June afternoon for this Sauna Talk session at my cabin. We road tripped together to experience National Sauna Day in Embarrass,
Sympathy for the Devils: Zoning and Planning & the Building Inspector
January 30, 2016
Some municipalities don’t give a damn In rural places like Montana, Alaska, even Northern Minnesota, you pay your taxes and if you build a sauna,
More chatter about wood burning sauna stoves, gasification, chimney smoke, hot room efficiency
December 24, 2015
In follow up to a post about installing a wood burning sauna stove with a feed from inside the hot room or outside, here’s some
Wood burning sauna stove review and comparison
April 27, 2014
Guest Post series continues. Thanks Christian for your oneness and candor in reviewing wood stove options, below. Christian is in the midst of his own
From the mailbag: wood stoves, municipalities, neighbors, and gasification.
April 19, 2014
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The Kuuma Sauna Stove
October 13, 2012
3rd generation Daryl Lamppa has spent countless hours and many years refining the design of Lamppa’s wood burning sauna stove, called, simply, The Kuuma (Finnish word for hot).
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