Traditional saunas heat the air with a heater surrounded by heated stones. Traditional saunas run hot, with typical air temperatures ranging from 160°to 230° Fahrenheit. Water laddled onto the hot stones creates steam and a more immersive sauna experience. Traditional saunas have been around for thousands of years and were used in the famous Finnish longitudinal study reporting that those who sauna 4 to 7 times per week had a 40% reduction in risk of death from all cause mortality.

In contrast, infrared saunas heat the body by penetrating it with infrared rays. There are no stones or steam. The air temperature only gets to 120°-150° Fahrenheit. This makes for a gentler, less visceral experience. While infrared saunas have also been shown to have many health benefits, they have only been in use for a few decades.

Honey Hut only offers traditional saunas — the time-tested, hot, and steamy sauna experience.

Saunas offer an amazing array of health benefits including elevated mood, stress relief, better sleep, detoxification through sweat, improved circulation, better skin tone, and much more.

For more details, dig our Sweet Benefits of Saunas page.

For an incredible deep dive with doctors on the scientifically backed benefits of saunas, give this Sauna Benefits Deep Dive with Dr. Rhonda Patrick on MedCram a listen.

While the average traditional sauna temperature usually lies between 150°-175°, we like it hot! Every heater we offer with our saunas is specifically paired based on size and power to get your sauna cooking. Our Harvia heaters reach up to 190° Fahrenheit, and if you like it really hot, our HUUM heaters reach up to 230°.

The time it takes to heat up our saunas is weather-dependent, but pre-heating our saunas generally takes about half an hour, give or take ten minutes.This is a great reason to add a Wi-Fi controller to your heater, so you can start your sauna pre-heating from anywhere via mobile app.

Every sauna, based upon size, is automatically paired with the three heater options. All three are specifically chosen to ensure a sweet, hot experience. With each sauna, we offer a Harvia, a Huum, and a wood-fired heater option.

For simplicity, we recommend the Harvia. For style and if you like it really hot, we recommend the Huum. For convenience, we recommend adding a Wifi-enabled heater control to either so you can start your sauna from anywhere via mobile app.

If you’re in a rural forested area, nothing beats the fiery glow of a wood-fired heater.

We’re here to hook you up with a sweet sauna experience. Every Honey Hut sauna comes with comes with:

• Flat flooring kit
• Bucket & ladle
• LED lighting
• Thermometer
• 2 backrests
• All our heaters include a controller and stones

It generally takes two or three people two or three hours to assemble a sauna. We include a manual in the box and you can find our assembly videos here.

We strive to make assembly as easy as possible. Our saunas are carefully assembled and disassembled before shipping, so all the holes for screws are pre-drilled and panels and benches ship pre-assembled.

We highly recommend hiring a licensed electrician to wire your heater. Similar to jacuzzis, sauna heaters require 220-240v of power and wiring based on maximum amperage of your circuit breaker is essential.

Each heater has specific requirements, let your electrician know the make, model, and kW-size of your heater. They can then wire based on the manufacturer's specific instructions for your heater.

Based on the average cost of electricity in the USA, a two hour sauna session (30-40 minutes to pre-heat) costs about $1 - $2 depending on the kW-size of the heater. Used every other day, that’s $15 to $30 per month.

Saunas require surprisingly little maintenance.

Initially, our outdoor saunas may require additional tightening of their bands after the first few months as the wood adjusts to the temperature and humidity in your area.

Both our Heated-Treated Pine and Red Cedar woods are highly weather resistant, however, if your sauna is exposed to the elements, it is also a good idea to stain the exterior (not the interior) of your sauna with a UV protective stain to preserve the color of the wood over time. We recommend no VOC stains and speaking with someone at your local hardware store for recommendations based on the climate in your area.

For the interior, you can periodically pressure wash or scrub the floor and benches with soap and water and then give them a good rinse, but this is hardly necessary. The best way to maintain your sauna is simply to use it!

Place your sauna somewhere flat. We generally don’t recommend placing your sauna on grass or dirt. For longevity, the best surfaces are level decking, concrete, or gravel.

Also, if your outdoor sauna is in direct exposure to the elements, we recommend adding shingles to protect the sauna from sun and rain. 

Yep! We’re happy to work with you on a custom sauna order. You can contact us here.

Cold plunges offer an amazing array of health benefits including better mood, more energy, mental clarity, reduced inflammation, stress relief, boosted metabolism, faster recovery, better sleep, and more.

For more details, dig our Sweet Benefits of Cold Plunges page.

Cold plunging is considered safe, however, there are potential risks to anything and minimizing potential risk makes sense. We recommend the following:

• Consult with your primary care provider before you cold plunge. They know you best and can advise you based on your medical history.
• Start at a more comfortable temperature and with less time. You can work your way colder and longer as your body gets used to cold plunging regularly.
• If you feel very uncomfortable, dizzy, or otherwise feel unwell during your ice bath, get out slowly but immediately.
• Non-slip mats and slow entry and exit of your cold plunge are good ideas.
• If you’re nervous or want to take extra precautions starting out, have a friend or family member hang nearby while you plunge.

We love our saunas hot and plunges cold, our cold plunges can be set as low as 39° Fahrenheit.

Your cold plunge will arrive in a shipping crate with curbside delivery to your address. It takes about half an hour to get your cold plunge from the box to setup and chilling.

Our cold plunges weigh 200-500 lbs. Filling with water will add an additional ~1,000 lbs. Wherever you place your cold plunge should be strong enough to support the weight of the filled tub ~1,500 lbs.

We recommend placing the tub on a concrete pad or wooden deck that is engineered to support the weight of the filled tub.

We do not recommend placing the tub directly on dirt as it can sink into the ground.

Our cold plunges can be plugged into a standard 110V outlet. We highly recommend operating your cold plunge on a dedicated circuit.

Your cold plunge’s pump and filter circulate and clean the water, but changing the water periodically is important. We generally recommend changing the water once a month, but this depends on how frequently you use the cold plunge.

A filter cartridge typically lasts one year, however, the cartridge must be cleaned regularly to last this lifespan.

We recommend cleaning the filter once per month (this pairs well with a monthly change of the water).

To clean the filter cartridge, remove it from the filter and put it in a bucket of water. Add a cleaning agent, swish around to mix, and let the cartridge sit in the bucket for 24 hours. After 24 hours, remove the cartridge, rinse, and leave it out to dry. Once the filter is dry, it is again ready for use.

We recommend having a pair of  filter cartridges. When it's time to clean one filter cartridge, then use the second. This way filter cleaning never puts your cold plunge out of commission.

While our cold plunges have both cooling and heating functions and will stay at a set temperature as long as they’re on and operating, we highly recommend draining the water from your cold plunge if freezing temperatures are expected. 

If water is left in your cold plunge when the temperature drops below freezing, the water pipes inside the chiller can freeze (which causes water to expand), potentially damaging or destroying the machine.

Any damage to a cold plunge due to frozen water is not covered under our product warranty or 3rd party equipment warranties.

You can find all our warranty information here.

All our saunas and cold plunges ship freight in crates and include curbside delivery to your address.

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We offer free curbside delivery anywhere in the continental United States. Shipping to Alaska and Hawaii costs an extra $1,000. If you live outside of the United States, contact us for a custom quote.

While we’re confident you’ll love our saunas and cold plunges, as long as they’re unused and undamaged you’re free to return either. You’ll just have to pay return shipping (we’re happy to help coordinate) and a 15% restocking fee.

More info can be found in our warranty info.