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How to Look After an Outdoor Sauna in the Thai Climate
People often ask me if a timber sauna will just rot in Thailand. With forty-degree afternoons, ninety per…
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People often ask me if a timber sauna will just rot in Thailand. With forty-degree afternoons, ninety per cent humidity, and monsoon rains that feel relentless, it’s easy to think a wooden sauna wouldn’t survive here. But here’s the surprising truth: a sauna actually dries itself from the inside several times a week. Each session […]
I take care of ice baths for a living, so I’ve made just about every maintenance mistake you can imagine. I’ve left the lid off overnight under a frangipani tree, run a chiller with the filter only halfway in and heard it make unhappy noises, and let the water sit a week too long in […]
Most companies in this industry won’t tell you the price up front. You’ll usually see a nice photo, some words about wellness, and a button asking you to contact them for a quote. In other words, they want to know your budget before sharing the price. So here are the real numbers for three sizes […]
The install is the easy part. It’s the two weeks before it that catch people out. We show up, build the sauna, and finish up in a day for most cabins. Whether that day goes smoothly depends on what’s ready when we arrive. In my experience, every delayed install has come down to three things […]
Almost everyone has the same first question, but few say it out loud. People ask about the temperature, how long to stay in, or what to bring. But what they really want to know is if they’ll embarrass themselves. You won’t. No one is watching. That’s the main thing, and the rest of this page […]
Most articles on this topic are written by people who only sell one type of sauna. Infrared sauna companies often claim that traditional saunas are outdated and uncomfortable. Traditional sauna companies, on the other hand, say infrared is just a fancy heat lamp. Both sides are selling their products and not telling the whole story. […]
I started cold plunging in an inflatable. Most people do. Mine was a black drop-stitch tub on the concrete out the back, filled with tap water and bags of ice I drove to the shop to buy. It worked. I got in, I hated the first forty seconds, and I got the recovery I was […]
For the first few weeks, I used bagged ice for my ice bath. I drove to the shop, brought the bags home, poured them in, and saw much of the ice melt before I even got changed. By the time I finished, the water was already warming up again. The next morning, it was the […]
The first time I saw a sauna fall apart in Thailand, it was only three years old. The bench tops had warped like surfboards, the wall joints had opened enough to let in daylight, and termites were quietly making their way up one corner. The owner had bought it based on a European spec sheet, […]
I lost 42kg a few years ago. It didn’t happen in a sauna; it took diet, walking, and a long period of being honest with myself about how I reached 130kg in the first place. Still, the sauna was part of the routine that helped me stay sane, and I had to figure out what […]
I’ll be honest about my first real ice bath. It wasn’t a cold shower or a chilly pool, but an actual cold plunge at about 10°C. I only lasted forty seconds before I got out. I told myself it was a smart move, but really, I just wasn’t ready. The second session was better. The […]
Whenever someone asks about a chiller, the first thing they want to know is the running cost. People ask this before anything else—before talking about temperature range, compatibility, or even size. The main question is always: what will this cost me each month? That’s a fair question. A chiller is a big investment, and nobody […]
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