Today is one of those days I’m examining yet another dubious company in the online sauna world. The store I’m referring to is Nordica Sauna that changed its name to SaunaKits.com in May 2026. This time I’m not only reporting what’s publicly available to any investigative sleuth out there but also showing how I was…
You may have noticed that sauna tents are one of the more popular sauna types out there. It’s no wonder either, considering their versatility: some sauna tents are only meant for temporary use, some can be almost permanently left outside, some are more easily portable than others, and so on. Then there’s the question whether…
Whether wood-burning or electric, sauna heaters are used with sauna rocks, but why? And how to ensure you’re choosing the best sauna stones to get the most out of your sauna? In this article I’m going to answer these questions while replacing old sauna rocks with new ones in my own sauna. I’ll also introduce the…
Maybe this is the year you finally get that outdoor sauna you’ve been dreaming of? “But they’re so expensive,” you might be telling yourself, “and I don’t have the skills to build it myself.” What if you bought an outdoor sauna kit? That way you’ll save money and don’t have to have a ton of…
Today I’m going to show you how my dad and I attached a sauna water tank to my sauna heater in my outdoor sauna. It didn’t fit initially, so we had to create our own DIY setup. But first, what does a sauna water heater even mean and why would you need one? This Reddit…
How a sauna foundation should be built is still one of the most misunderstood aspects in sauna understanding in North America. Previously, the most common practice was to place your sauna directly on the ground. Even if you weren’t to use any water in your “dry sauna” (it’s no sauna to begin with if your…
Whether you’ve just been eyeing a wood-burning stove for your home, already have it installed, or both installed and used for a while (and the drywall behind it has gotten super hot!), at some point many of us ask ourselves: what do you put behind a wood stove to protect the wall? The answer is…
Only few of us manage to sauna without needing sauna lights at some point, so what should you do when your sauna moments, literally, take a dark turn? The answer might seem obvious at first: you buy a sauna light fixture, a regular light bulb or LED light, and have the lamp installed on the…
Are IKI sauna heaters good, you ask. Too bad there are virtually no real reviews online about IKI sauna heaters; just an overview “created” by artificial intelligence, based on the few experiences expressed by people on Reddit claiming they either love or are disappointed in their IKI heater (that is most likely installed/used incorrectly in…
Once you’ve seen enough saunas, either in real life or online, it’s likely you’ve come across a tiny and often cute sauna elf. You may have seen this sauna elf (saunatonttu in Finnish) as a sauna stone placed on top of other sauna rocks, as a stand-alone figure – maybe holding a small cup where…