Redwood Outdoors Barrel 8-Person

This is the extra-long version of Redwood's classic barrel, stretched to 92 1/2" L x 72 3/4" W x 76 1/2" H and rated for 6-8 people depending on seating arrangement and bather size. The 1,150 lb kit is Canadian Thermowood — hemlock heat-treated above 400°F for moisture resistance without chemical treatment — sitting on three cradles, with wall-mounted backrests, asphalt shingles, a tempered glass door, sauna rocks, and a bulkhead light all in the box. Unlike Redwood's cabins, the base heater here is already the 8kW Harvia KIP, sensibly matched to the larger volume, with upgrades limited to the 8kW KIP Wi-Fi, 8kW Spirit Wi-Fi, or a 9kW Homecraft H-Series.

The economics are the headline: at $6,899 this costs less than Redwood's own 4-person Cabin while seating up to twice as many, making it one of the cheapest per-seat routes into traditional outdoor sauna ownership. The compromises are known quantities. Barrel construction means outdoor stave-and-band assembly (Redwood provides manuals and videos and says common household tools suffice), curved interior walls, and no porch. Electrically it follows the house pattern — hardwired 240V at 40A for the 8kW heater, 120V lighting, certified electrician required — and Redwood publishes no maximum-temperature or warm-up figure for this model. The structural warranty runs one year, with Harvia's one-year element and five-year component coverage on the heater.