Heat & Cold

Building a Wood-Fired Barrel Sauna

Will Szal

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For the past decade, I’ve been in love with extreme heat and extreme cold in combination. Some of my friends over the years have had wood-fired saunas that I would use in the winter, followed by rolling in the snow. I’ve also experimented with similar traditions: steam rooms, sweat lodges, hot springs in Iceland (followed by swimming in the 28º F ocean), and submerging myself in…

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Will Szal

Regenerative agriculture, alternative economics, gift culture, friendship.