This article is part of our Kuuma Radiant Heat series, where we explain how stove design affects heat, airflow, rock temperature, löyly, and the overall sauna experience. There is a lot of discussion in the sauna world about radiant heat. Some of it is valid. Harsh, direct radiant heat can make a sauna uncomfortable. Anyone … Read more
Wood-fired sauna is growing fast. That is a good thing. More people are discovering what many of us have known for a long time: real wood heat is different. The fire. The sound. The smell. The feel. The way a sauna comes alive when it is heated by wood. There is nothing quite like it. But … Read more
***After a ton of teamwork, we were back in production on 11.11.24. As of 11.15.24, we are down one weld station and will be for the foreseeable future. This should only have a minimal effect on production. 🚨 Important Update 🚨 We experienced a fire in our weld shop on 11.4.24. First and foremost, we … Read more
Thank you to the City of Tower and former Mayor Josh Carlson, along with his Council, for renaming the Civic Center after our father, Herbert R. Lamppa. Special thanks and praise to Nancy Larson for her design work on the signs and the beautiful pedestal display at the Civic Center garden, and most importantly, for … Read more
Sauna Days 2022 Wow- a fantastic event with great weather (1st nice weekend of the year up here in Northern MN). There was something for everyone (Sauna, Social Hour/Apps, Venik Treatment, Blacksmithing, Live Music, Saturday AM Cold Plunge, Breakfast Buffet, Presentations, Yoga, Live Podcast, Finnish Smorgasbord Buffet, Wood Fired Hot tub, Stargazing, and more Sauna)! … Read more
6.21.21 This makes me love my job! Many of you are aware that we gave away a #kuuma sauna stove back in December. Well, the winner, Gerhard, reached out via e-mail a few weeks ago wondering if he could come up from Minneapolis and host a BBQ for our employees as a token of gratitude … Read more
Shared from the 1/10/2021 Star Tribune eEdition Tower tinkerer toys with wood-burning perfection Four decades of work produces a most innovative product By REID FORGRAVE reid.forgrave@startribune.com Daryl Lamppa, a 71-year-old tinkerer born and raised in Tower, Minn., invited his son and daughter for Thanksgiving dinner a couple of months ago. Lamppa had something to show them: … Read more
Sauna Trailer: From Rusty Horse Trailer to Mobile Banya “click here” Highly recommend watching it if you are planning on your own mobile sauna build. He receives his #kuuma sauna stove at the 2:21 mark. Warning this is 4.5 hours long, but the best sauna build documentary I’ve personally seen. “A Sergei Boutenko Production”
8/20/2020 I know many of you have reached out to us inquiring about how our competitor was able to certify to EPA Phase 2, especially with many of the issues that have been raised on this forum. We’ve been trying to be patient with the EPA during this process, but will no longer stay silent. … Read more
Clean-burning wood furnace maker on Iron Range growing faster than expected Dee DePass, Star Tribune 10/20/2019 About a week after Lamppa Manufacturing moved into a new plant, the owners realized the Iron Range company needed even more space. The city of Tower, 90 miles north of Duluth, had built the new space and was looking … Read more
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