Barrel Outdoor Sauna w/ Porch - 6 Person

A 6-seat thermowood barrel with a porch at $6,499, 18 percent under the barrel median per seat, with a 1-year warranty.

The porch version of the Barrel 6 costs $1,200 more than the plain one and adds 21.5 inches of length, 92.5 by 72.8 inches, about 47 square feet, and 250 pounds, to 1,150. At $1,083 per seat it is eighth of 37 barrels. The 6 kW heater is 1 kW per seat.

The Almost Heaven Huntington is the obvious rival: $6,252, 8 kW, a canopy and a lifetime warranty, $247 less. Redwood Outdoors offers 1 year. Dimensions and weight match the Horizon, which has no recorded shape and costs $600 more, so if you want this footprint the barrel is the cheaper route. It is a reasonable pick for a family that wants a covered entry in thermowood. Redwood Outdoors is the only store.