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Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
Used the Goya in studio today to redo a short solo. Mainly cause it plays so well, was handy and has newish strings! Sounded great with the Mesa Mark V 35 combo. Loud little bugger!!
aon
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Right there with both of you. Wet land about a 200ft east of our house. House surrounded by timber. Been really dry so far this spring/summer. So not too many issues with mosquitos….. yet. In a normal year, you don’t go outside after dusk. And we did finally get some honest rainfall the last few days, so mosquitos are gonna be an issue. Anyway, step out my back door to this scenery.
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
I have beavers in my swamp. I had a heck of a time with tiny black gnats this weekend. They are so small they can go right through the screen. Once it gets dark they come in and gnaw on me.
I bet @aon Has a sauna. I'll trade you a pair of beavers for a sauna stove.
Had to come home this morning. Blower motor shorted out in the furnace down here, so no AC.
I bet @aon Has a sauna. I'll trade you a pair of beavers for a sauna stove.
Had to come home this morning. Blower motor shorted out in the furnace down here, so no AC.
SG John
Ambassador of Cool Guitars and Amps.
I saw a beaver sitting at the side of the road along the Ipswich River on Friday. He was a small one. I hope he stayed out of the road, and went back in the river. On the same stretch of road about a mile north, I saved a spotted turtle from getting run over. He was crossing the street, and I pulled over to grab him and carry him across the road.
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
Yeah, the roadkill here is terrible. Lots of deer, raccoons (southern part of the state), porcupines, turkeys, coyotes and the occasional wolf. A few moose get hit every year. That's an automatic ambulance ride.
aon
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Oh yes. I'm back from the cabin and don't have pictures but it's a rather nice one there. Wood burning stove with an integrated water tank (as there is no running water). I believe it's this one:
At home it's a bog standard electric one, probably closest to this but from 1987:
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Wood burning ones are almost always almost better (the steam feels "softer"), but for an electric one ours isn't too bad. Probably because the room is sufficiently large and there's a proper amount of airflow. Had to replace the heaters a few years ago as 2/3 of them had failed. No wonder it had problems reaching the set temperature...
Cadorman
Ambassador of the Catocaster
Cool! Seeing as I have no shortage of wood that will be the way I eventually go.Oh yes. I'm back from the cabin and don't have pictures but it's a rather nice one there. Wood burning stove with an integrated water tank (as there is no running water). I believe it's this one:
At home it's a bog standard electric one, probably closest to this but from 1987:
Cup Graphite
Wall mounted Cup electric heater is a real classic of electric heaters. The secret of its enduring popularity is its timeless appearance, durability, and ease of use. With its basic functions, it is an ideal choice for small and normal-sized sauna rooms.<br /><br />Cup electric heater has 23kg...
Wood burning ones are almost always almost better (the steam feels "softer"), but for an electric one ours isn't too bad. Probably because the room is sufficiently large and there's a proper amount of airflow. Had to replace the heaters a few years ago as 2/3 of them had failed. No wonder it had problems reaching the set temperature...
aon
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Yeah, that's the way to go, especially if you're making a separate building / extension for it (or have other means of piping out the chimney).
Once you start designing it, here's a couple of tidbits off the top of my head that make it proper:
- The room height should be no more than probably ~2.3 metres (otherwise you're wasting heat) and your head should be quite close to the top (but not hit the roof obviously). So the top bench should be maybe 1.2 metres from the roof? If you're sitting too low relative to the roof it's hard to get the right temperature and the "steam response" becomes too slow.
- The lower rows of seats are for getting up to the top row and small children who can't take a comfortable amount of heat.
- The temperature at head level should be 70 - 100 °C, depending on taste. I like a rather low temperature but anything below 60 is definitely way too cold.
- There should be some airflow to the room. For a detached wood burning sauna I think a single vent vent on top of the door or on top of the roof and some way to get enough replacement air is sufficient...The vents should be adjustable.
- Water should be thrown on the stones as that's at least 80% of the point of the whole thing. The water shouldn't be ice cold (so you don't split the stones) but also not too warm. Maybe so that it's comfortable to pour on top of your head once you're in there...
- Showers should be taken both before going in and coming out
- The stove stones should be either olivine diabase or ceramic. I don't think there is a huge difference as long as they're properly laid out (not too tight but not too loose either). I think the natural stones are slightly easier to lay out in the stove because of the random shape.
- Especially in the summer you can make a broom out of birch branches and hit yourself (and others) with it: Bath broom - Wikipedia
- To achieve the optimal result, cheap lager should be consumed while in the sauna and going in and out. How much depends on the occasion but at least a single can / small bottle. There is no upper limit but too much will probably negate any of the claimed "health benefits". It can be non-alcoholic if that's preferred.
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