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 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesaunatrail Facebook 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