Sauna Buying Guide: 5 Key Considerations

get on to the next phase of this. All right, guys. Before we load this thing up, I'm going to jump in here because here are five things after doing my research that I realized the sauna industry does not want you to know. Number one, watch out for saunas that have been stained and sealed on the inside because those can release toxic gases. So once you climb into that thing and start heating it up, you can start breathing in all of those fumes. Number two, watch out for cheap heaters. They're the engine of the sauna, and a cheap heater can absolutely ruin your experience. You want to make sure that the heater you're getting is appropriately sized for that sauna, but is also completely sealed. The last thing you want to do is crawl into this little tiny hot box and then have this leaky stove billowing with fumes all over on the inside of the sauna. You've got to have a really good heater so that you can have a really good sauna experience. Number three, the choice of wood that the sauna is made out of is absolutely critical. You want a sauna wood choice. Good sauna choices are cedar, aspen, hemlock, wood that has been dried and chosen specifically for a sauna. Number four, a wood burner versus electrical. But if you do go with electrical, make sure that you get a really good electrical unit. This is where you can have issues with your insurance company because if you have a sauna fire and the rest of your house goes up along with the sauna and they trace it to that sauna, it may not be covered. You've got to be very careful to make sure that you understand whether your insurance is going to cover it and whether that sauna, if you're going with an electrical heater, is up to snuff and up to code and it's going to provide a safe environment for you guys. Remember, you're adding electricity and water in the sauna. So, you want to make sure that those things don't combine. And last but not least is do you want a traditional sauna or do you want an infrared sauna? Now you heard me earlier say that I have an infrared sauna and I freaking love that infrared sauna. It has absolutely changed my life but there is nothing that compares to a traditional woodf fired sauna. The intensity of crawling into a woodf fired sauna and pouring water on it and having that whoo of steam come up. It hits you so different than anything else. That's all I can say. They're both boxes of heat, but how you feel from those boxes of heat are completely different. They're not going to make…