Staff guide
Spanish Banks:
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Before leaving to the beach checklist:
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firewood, firestarters and kindling. ( Make sure to start with dry stuff. Important to get Sauna hot with dry wood to avoid smoke. Start with small pieces)
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Battery bank for lights with charge
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lighter and axe
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Laddles , buckets , benches etc.
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jack for stabilizing.​
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Make sure trailer is attached properly with pin in and lights working.
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(2112 is the code to all sauna locks)
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Make sure to have customers contact info ideally phone number ( can be handy if anything changes)
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Arriving to the beach flow: ( arrive atleast 1 hour before first customers comes
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Park --> wheel chocks -> detach trailer and park car ->level trailer and add jack to the front
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set up lights --> take buckets and benches out of Sauna
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Empty ashes and make fire ( fire should be lit minimum 45min before first clients come)
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Fill water ( black bins, hot water tank atleast half full, Löyly water etc)
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After all water sorted I usally do final mop of floor ( mats out just quick one)
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Make sure fire is going and have small enough pieces
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On rainy days set up Canopy on the beach side of the road.
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During Sauna
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Feel the vibe and help customer with fire and water if needed.
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If dark make sure they have lantern to walk to the ocean
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make sure they know where to get more fresh water.
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Have fun while doing all that
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Session are 1 hr 50 min. Last 10 min is transition time. Give them 10 min warning.
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add good amount of wood 30 min before starting to pack. This allows good flow and Sauna dries.
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Packing checklist
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Tilt trailer from the front jack a bit, take mats out , rinse lightly and mop floor
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usually just rinse lower bench out of sand
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Make sure the water tank is not too full and empty whatever water is inside the Sauna in buckets
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Start loading ( watch that nothing can slide into stove)
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Avoid sand getting into sauna
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Usually once all hooked upped to car i close the doors so it can dry as much as possible.
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At this point usually hot ambers in stove still. This helps Sauna to dry.
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Make sure battery bank turned off. No lights on. AC button.
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Parking at 4164 Pine Cres
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Make a loop on cypress street to end up on our side of street.
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Park fairly early on the street around 1-2 house before mine usually has space
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put on wheel lock and leave it on side storage (2112 code)
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Make sure Sauna is fairly tight to curb.
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Rainy day hacks
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Make sure to have a canopy. One I have is pretty heavy so will order lighter one as well.
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Rubber boots ( remind me to buy extras)
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Rain jacket
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If really coming down hard I usually park near the big tree in the lot
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Parks , gates and other stuff
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They know what we do so no need to hide. I usually just make it sound more casual and that we are there just couple days a week
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People rent our Sauna and we deliver to different locations is what i Say.
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Avoid propane firepit if they come and only burn low flame and no unattended fire. Open flame is only complaints we get for these fires. ( yes its silly)
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If they wanna close gates early just communicate until when we plan to be there. I usually wanna be out by 930pm so less stress
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River is just for collecting water. Its protected so people should not have a bath or walk in there.
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Movie sets can sometimes take over lots. It sucks but then just quickly find plan B spot. I usually go Locarno beach park. Its rare but possible. Few lots earlier can work as well. Fresh water can create a problem.
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Make sure you have headlamp and enough warm clothes etc.
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MAP LINKS
Back up spot no fresh water in winter. ( Locarno beach park)
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Deliveries and pick-ups from private homes and venues:
Vancouver, Squamish & Whistler
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Drop off checklist:
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Make sure you have clients number and always text ETA and ask where to park in their driveway
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Make sure to park as level as possible and leave jack to stabilize trailer. Every Sauna should have also wooden plansk to but under the tyres for levelling.
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Make sure everything is available that one might need for epic Sauna journey.
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The front firewood storage should be 80% full.
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If they are home show how to run smooth ( 10 min)
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Every Sauna has guide poster. Lock code is 2112
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Empty ashes
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Make sure there is enough small wood and fire starters
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Lock the hitch or wheel. Hide key inside the storage or keep key if you do the pick up.( I will make hooks for that.)
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Pick up:
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Txt Eta to customer again ( you dont wanna arrive if they are still inside Sauna)
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Pour out extra waters and make sure we have everything coming pack.
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quick damage check
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Tow to next location or home.
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Community Sauna host guide:
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Good vibes, avoid covid talks and monologue
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Keep fire strong as its 8 ppl plus host usually so lots ins and outs
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Usually somebody will lead communal OM. Songs etc are welcomed.
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Its just we dont want 3 different conversations going on at the same time.
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Nudity is ok inside Sauna but people need to towel up outside (complaints)
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Pricing is between 22-25$. max 8 ppl plus host. We have a telegram feed where we post link to our shop when tickets become available. SHOP LINK
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INFO PAGE LINK you can share to friends.
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Please let Valtteri know anything that should be added or doesnt make sense. We are so stoked to share passion for Sauna culture.
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