Build or Buy - 010
The Sauna Trail - A podcast by The Sauna Trail
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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
https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail
https://www.facebook.com/thesaunatrail
TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaunatrail
Locals
https://thesaunatrail.locals.com
(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