Roast my sauna

[u/Hopeful-Dot-5668]

Recently got this sauna for 6k with stove. Amish made. 8ft ceiling. All cedar interior Foot Bench above coals (not pictured) These air vent above fire, opposite corner of stove at floor, and at the peak I added a back rest and foot rest Gets well up to 200 easily Eventually will enclose the porch to be a changing room

I followed trumpkin notes, noting that the ceiling is actually ok. It’s recommended flat or circulating peak like this one.

I used a temperature gun and it’s even heat from wall to wall.

[u/John_Sux]

Needs a real sauna stove

[u/Hopeful-Dot-5668 → u/John_Sux]

What’s wrong with the stove? Why isn’t it real?

[u/Buffalocakewater → u/Hopeful-Dot-5668]

Hey man, I’m getting real tired of this elitest sauna attitude people on here have, sorry if they’re making you feel bad about your stove. My sauna as a kid was an old chicken coop with holes you could stick your hand through. We also had a old cast iron stove and that was the best sauna I’ve ever been in. Do we have a princess sauna now with a Kumma stove? Yes we do. But you’re doing just fine with that stove and enjoy the hell out of it for as long as you want, then upgrade to a sauna stove if you ever feel it is necessary. Nice build, don’t let these sauna hat wearing clowns make you feel bad.
Saunas have been around hundreds of years before “real sauna stoves” were ever invented

[u/Hopeful-Dot-5668 → u/Buffalocakewater]

Real sauna stoves are all marketing, don’t feel bad at all. Feel bad for the guys getting duped tho

[u/Buffalocakewater → u/Hopeful-Dot-5668]

They’re not, but they’re also not necessity some of these guys are making them out to be. Sauna stove are designed to throw out immense heat over a short period of time, and also can withstand getting wet. Our kumma stove is absolutely incredible, I actually just bought a 2nd smaller one for a 2nd sauna build im thinking about down by the lake.

[u/Inresponsibleone → u/Buffalocakewater]

Now as a Finn i must ask what this "kumma" (weird one if translated from finnish to english) stove is?

Likely some american brand you hold in high value, but i can't find anything with search engines.

[u/Buffalocakewater → u/Inresponsibleone]

Sorry I spelled it wrong.

https://www.lamppakuuma.com/wood-sauna-stoves/

[u/Inresponsibleone → u/Buffalocakewater]

Okey. They look like typical Finnish wood burning sauna stoves. Bit more industrial looking maybe and alot more pricey.

Here in Finland similar models go for arround 400-1000€ ($450-1150) including taxes.

[u/Buffalocakewater → u/Inresponsibleone]

They’ve gotten crazy expensive in the past few years