Vol. 1 · No. 4 · October 2026
The current issueThe monthly read on heat, cold & recovery
Department · 12 listings
The unglamorous gear doesn't cost much, and it has a lot to do with whether you're still bathing four times a week in February. A felt hat insulates your head from the ceiling heat, and a thermometer at bench height reads the temperature where you sit. Add a bucket and ladle for löyly, plus a timer that isn't your phone.
List prices across 12 models, from the Sauna Price Index.
PetriStor Accessories
Natural Textile Accessories
Northwood Sauna Accessories
Field NotesJuly 2026
The unglamorous gear keeps a sauna in use long after the purchase. We chose four cheap items that decide if you'll keep bathing four times a week once February comes.
“The air at your ears can be 15–20°C hotter than at your shoulders, and a thick wool felt hat lets you finish the round.”
InsideA felt hat lets you finish full rounds · Water from a bucket and ladle makes the löyly
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Fischer Accessories
Dementia risk
−66%
Men who took a sauna 4–7 times a week had a 66% lower risk of dementia than once-a-week bathers over two decades of follow-up.
The fix: Start with a felt hat and a backrest, then add a timer, because comfort gear takes you from one session a week to five.
Fischer Accessories
SuLiao Accessories
HSE Accessories
What helps
The accessories worth buying keep you in the heat long enough for the protocol to count. Start with a felt hat and a bench-height gauge, and keep water within reach.
Northwood Sauna Accessories
Field NotesJuly 2026
Sauna wood takes no finish, so care comes down to drying the room and scrubbing the benches, plus careful stone-stacking. Twenty minutes a season buys decades.
“Sauna wood that dries completely after every session barely ages, so the routine starts with airflow.”
InsideDry the room fully after every session · Each quarter, scrub the benches and restack the stones · Give the structure a once-over every year
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STPgoods Accessories
Harvia Accessories
SaunaLife Accessories
Harvia Accessories
The science
The unglamorous gear doesn't cost much, and it has a lot to do with whether you're still bathing four times a week in February. A felt hat insulates your head from the ceiling heat, and a thermometer at bench height reads the temperature where you sit. Add a bucket and ladle for löyly, plus a timer that isn't your phone.
The benefits in the cohort data scale with frequency and duration, and comfort gear helps you bathe more often and stay in longer. · JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015
Reviewed protocols describe 80–100°C at head level with 10–20% relative humidity, and you need a proper gauge to know you've reached it. · Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2018
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