How far 3.17 gallons goes
Heater makers put a limit on each throw. Harvia’s heater manuals cap a sauna ladle at 0.05 gal, which is 6.4 fl oz, and Saunum’s manuals give the same 6.4 fl oz: the stones can only turn so much water to steam at once, and the rest splashes off boiling. Pour at that limit and a full XL bucket gives you more than 60 throws. That is the case for the size: several people taking turns on the ladle through a long session, and nobody getting up to refill.
Wood, inside and out
Plenty of sauna buckets hide a plastic tub inside. The XL does not. The water sits against the staves, and wood that holds water moves with heat and humidity. ProSaunas’s warranty counts that shrinkage and swelling, and moderate deformation, as normal behavior of wood rather than a defect. If you would rather the wood never touch the water, the ProSaunas lined wood sauna bucket has a removable plastic liner and holds 1.1 gal.
Spruce or thermo-aspen
Spruce is the pale one, natural wood with a smooth texture. Thermo-aspen is aspen taken through a thermal process that removes moisture from the wood, which leaves it a warm brown and light to carry. ProSaunas says both resist warping.
For the ladle, the ProSaunas oiled birch ladle is 14.5 in long and, like this bucket, a ProSaunas design from Estonia.
| Capacity | 3.17 gal |
|---|---|
| Length | 14.5 in |
| Width | 13.5 in |
| Height | 8.5 in at the rim, 12 in to the top of the handle tabs |
| Wood | Spruce or thermo-aspen |
| Liner | None |
| Weight | 3.75 lb |
| In the box | 1 bucket (ladle sold separately) |
| Origin | Designed and engineered in Estonia |
| Warranty | 2 years, residential use |
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