North Shore Sauna

North Shore Sauna is a Duluth, Minnesota company that builds wood-fired sauna tents you pop up instead of assemble: the four-person Nova 4, the six-person Nova 6 and the eight-person Dome. The frame is hub style, with snap fittings that hold their shape off tension in the poles, so you lay the tent flat, pull the tie-downs, step inside and push the roof up. Double insulated quilted walls on the Novas, and thick insulated fabric on the Dome, let a fabric room hold sauna heat below freezing.

For a pop-up sauna, we recommend the SaunaLife SaunaTrekker, an insulated tent for up to four people, or the six-person SaunaTrekker XL, heated by the SaunaLife TITAN SL1 propane heater. Both tents are vented for TITAN, which runs on LP propane with a 44 lb stone basket and high and low settings, so there is no firewood to bring. See every tent we carry under sauna tents.

North Shore Sauna questions

How many people fit in each North Shore sauna tent?

The Nova 4 seats four on a pentagonal footprint of about 50 square feet with 6 feet 10 inches of headroom. The Nova 6 takes up to six. The Dome takes up to eight, measures roughly 5-foot sides and 10 feet point to point, and packs down to about 6 feet by 16 inches at 38 pounds.

How hot does the North Shore tent stove get, and how long does it take?

It reaches 200°F and above in about 20 minutes. The stainless firebox is 16 inches tall, 8 wide and 23 long, so it burns standard length firewood, and the stove ships with a complete chimney set of six 3.5-inch sections and a cap. It stands 25 inches tall with the legs extended.

Which sauna tent do you recommend?

The SaunaLife SaunaTrekker with the TITAN SL1 propane heater. TITAN is the only heater the SaunaTrekker tents take. The XL opens to about 13.1 by 13.8 feet outside, with six windows, one lower intake and two upper outlets. The stones, the propane cylinder and the folding cedar SaunaTrekker Bench are sold separately.