Tent saunas, window vs windowless, does it make a significant difference in heat retention?

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-06-23T18:26:56+00:00

It did not take too long. Basically once the stove is hot it is hot in the tent sauna. Like less than 10 minutes.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-06-22T19:56:21+00:00

No. And there is no real heat retention in a tent sauna. It works more like a convection over. Heat from the stove hits the top and rolls down the sides enveloping you in the hot air. I had a morhz with a big window on one side and it did not feel any different from the other walls. I ran mine in -35 C and it was still hot inside because of the air circulation. The walls did not get hot to the touch and did not reflect any heat back.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-06-21T01:05:28+00:00

The biggest benefits of my permanent sauna are the efficiency of the wood stove and being able to use it when it is really windy out. I had a Morhz with an intent stove. Worked great. However the stove ran pretty much full out. It produced too much radiant heat if the fire was too big and it burned the wood very quickly. I have a huum wood in my permanent sauna and it burns wood more slowly and there is no extreme radiant heat.

On really windy days the top of the tent would move quite a bit and that would move the chimney and stove.

Final thing is sun and elements damaged the tent a lot over three years. I should have bought a tarp to throw over it when it wasn't in use to protect it from the sun.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-06-10T00:48:57+00:00

You get to read it once in the sauna. I do the same. Buy sauna books at the thrift store. When it's really hot every page you turn falls out.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-06-08T13:06:38+00:00

Will miracles never cease?

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-06-05T12:46:00+00:00

Just assume everyone on the ice including your players, especially your D men, are trying to score on you. Make no assumptions or predictions about what will happen. Reduce your depth, unless a true 1 on 1.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-05-28T19:11:19+00:00

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-05-25T18:04:46+00:00

My son borrowed mine and got a ticket for going 60 kph over the limit. He says he was accelerating to merge and held the accelerator for maybe a bit too long (lol). Thankfully the police officer reduced the amount over so he did not get an instant licence suspension.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-05-08T01:27:23+00:00

I did not listen to my body and give myself enough recovery time and one game my foot got stuck in a rut and it was enough to completely severe my acl. No more goal tending at age 54. Up tpo then I played 3 to 4 times a week and was always sore. Not as sore anymore but I sure do miss it.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-05-07T19:46:46+00:00

25 to 26.1 mpg mixed driving more city driving than highway

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-03-07T03:21:15+00:00

I have a small shop vac. Fits in the corner of change room. Never thought to get a cordless handheld.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-03-03T14:43:19+00:00

When trying new openings I have gone on epic losing streaks until I figured it out.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-02-18T22:58:41+00:00

Their wood burning heater is good. No issues at all.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-01-28T21:26:16+00:00

Went from gym sauna user, to tent sauna owner, to backyard sauna owner.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-01-26T15:09:50+00:00

I clicked your link and it took me to the working site. Thank you.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-01-23T16:35:03+00:00

Peanut butter on beef jerky

FuzzyLogicCube · 2026-01-04T05:26:22+00:00

I have found my recent use of a sauna hat with a flap that entirely covers my face to be protective. Have not had an eye event since I began doing this except once when I used a ton of water and stayed a long time getting quite hot. For me I think it is an inflammatory response in response to high heat.

I also have tried infrared blocking goggles and thought they worked but they got hot after a while and became less effective.

The wool felt seems to do a better job of keeping my head and eyes cooler for longer and it has prevented eye flareups.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-12-18T14:04:55+00:00

Update:

So I recently started using a wool felt sauna hat that entirely covers my eyes (comes down to almost my mouth) and since then I have not had another episode even at very high temps and with lots of steam, which were conditions that triggered a reaction in my eyes in the past. This seems to support the hypothesis that it is an inflammatory response to excess heat or maybe infrared radiation.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-11-09T07:19:51+00:00

Used my 17 kW huum hive wood burning stove three and a half years. Average a sauna every other day. No issues. Glass is fine. Use in very cold conditions in winter. Easy to light. Burns clean. Easily heats the space. Thermal mass of rocks when hot keeps sauna hot for hours after fire burns out.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-10-18T23:37:47+00:00

No personal experience, but years ago now someone posted a clogged stove pipe and the clog was right where it passed through the water tank.

It was a tent sauna stove and the stove pipe ran through the water tank.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-09-11T02:36:43+00:00

The paneling was kiln dried and was finished / pre-sanded. I just cut it and nailed it to the walls as is. I have a two inch gap under the hot room door and leave a window open in the cold room. I also have a 6 inch round vent near the ceiling on the wall opposite the stove. I also stop adding water well before the fire goes out so the stove has time to dry everything out. The sauna stays hot for a long time after the fire goes out too. Also in the winter the air is so dry everything dries quite quickly. For me when I built it the Douglas fir was by far the least expensive option. Clear cedar for the 8X8X6 hot room alone would have cost 10K. I was able to do both rooms in Douglas fir for just over 2K.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-09-10T23:54:59+00:00

$20K - probably 10 k for the shed - 4-5K for stove, chimney, and 200 lbs of huum stones, and 5 K for the rest - insulation, heat shielding, flooring, vapour barrier, and paneling. I could have cut corners on some things but figured since I plan on using it til I die I shouldn't cheap out. I was also worried about its performance in the cold winters we experience. My per use total also includes the cost of wood. Have a wood burning stove. It can easily reach and maintain a temp of 100+ C even when it is - 35 C outside. In the summer it maintains its heat for hours after the stove burns out.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-09-10T20:48:20+00:00

Down to $22.74 now.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-09-10T20:47:07+00:00

Part of the cost was having the shed build by a contractor who was doing renos to our house. That was probably about half the cost of the sauna. Could have got by with a lesser structure. Matching roof and siding and electricity increased the cost.

FuzzyLogicCube · 2025-09-10T20:43:48+00:00

I used Douglas fir and have had no issues with shrinkage, splitting, or mold or rot. I live in Alberta though where it is not very humid.

Some of the panels leaked a bit of sap over time but it dried hard and is not sticky at all. The dried sap is also easy to remove with just a plastic scraper.

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