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River

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)

  • Battery bank for lights with charge

  • lighter and axe

  • Laddles , buckets , benches etc.

  • jack for stabilizing.​

  • Make sure trailer is attached properly with pin in and lights working.

  • (2112 is the code to all sauna locks)

  • 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

  • set up lights --> take buckets and benches out of Sauna

  • Empty ashes and make fire ( fire should be lit minimum 45min before first clients come)

  • Fill water ( black bins, hot water tank atleast half full, Löyly water etc)

  • After all water sorted I usally do final mop of floor ( mats out just quick one)

  • Make sure fire is going and have small enough pieces

  • 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. 

  • If dark make sure they have lantern to walk to the ocean

  • make sure they know where to get more fresh water.

  • Have fun while doing all that

  • Session are 1 hr 50 min. Last 10 min is transition time. Give them 10 min warning.

  • 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 

  • usually just rinse lower bench out of sand

  • Make sure the water tank is not too full and empty whatever water is inside the Sauna in buckets

  • Start loading ( watch that nothing can slide into stove)

  • Avoid sand getting into sauna

  • Usually once all hooked upped to car i close the doors so it can dry as much as possible.

  • At this point usually hot ambers in stove still. This helps Sauna to dry.

  • 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.

  • Park fairly early on the street around 1-2 house before mine usually has space

  • put on wheel lock  and leave it on side storage (2112 code)

  • 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.

  • Rubber boots ( remind me to buy extras)

  • Rain jacket

  • 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

  • People rent our Sauna and we deliver to different locations is what i Say. 

  • 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)

  • 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

  • River is just for collecting water. Its protected so people should not have a bath or walk in there.

  • 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.

  • Make sure you have headlamp and enough warm clothes etc.

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MAP LINKS

Normal spot with creek

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

  • 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.

  • Make sure everything is available that one might need for epic Sauna journey.

  • The front firewood storage should be 80% full.

  • If they are home show how to run smooth ( 10 min) 

  • Every Sauna has guide poster. Lock code is 2112

  • Empty ashes

  • Make sure there is enough small wood and fire starters

  • 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)

  • Pour out extra waters and make sure we have everything coming pack.

  • quick damage check

  • 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

  • Keep fire strong as its 8 ppl plus host usually so lots ins and outs

  • Usually somebody will lead communal OM. Songs etc are welcomed.

  • Its just we dont want 3 different conversations going on at the same time.

  • Nudity is ok inside Sauna but people need to towel up outside (complaints)

  • 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

  • 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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