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Gabriola Sessions!!

If you read the newsletter last winter you’d know we were working on getting a mobile sauna over to Gabriola Island. One of our first pre-saunasessions saunasessions was on Gabriola Island back in 1997, so it seemed like a good place to continue with our island invasion plan. Remember our epic New Years mission to Vancouver Island?

Anyway with the beginning of sauna season in September, saunasessions auxiliaries Gabe, Sal and Lincoln hitched up Lincoln’s truck (which smokes almost as much as the Hino) to the trailer containing our original 2001 sauna. The new trailer jack got bent in the removal from yard (and the neighbour’s lawns got some tire treatments),during a a very tricky extraction procedure. A perilous and remarkable ride to Horseshoe Bay elicited many shouts and honks (of support and goodwill, we presume) before the truck and trailer made it on the ferry to Nanaimo and then the Quinsam to Gabriola. This location is fantastic, in the forest, outdoor shower under the moon and the stars. If some sunday you are on Gabriola, or plan to be, contact one of the crew for details on attending a session.

Posted on September 17th, 2012. Posted in Saunasessions | Comments Off

New Year Day Sweatacular!

New Years Day 2012

I have a dream. Every New Years Day there is a very popular polar bear swim at 2:30pm down in English Bay and I imagine getting all superheated in the sauna and stepping out steaming and casually walking into the ocean, no problem. What a hit the saunatruck would be at event like this!
The problem is we’re never awake or in any shape to drive a big truck at 2:30pm on January 1. Typically on a New Years day we’ve just gone to bed around noon, and the sauna is still hot and probably in use by a few leftover revelers. We actually did have it parked by the ocean one year, 2002 I believe, and I was standing in the ocean on New Years Day (at like 230am, not pm), but we never make it out to that polar bear swim.
This year is no exception. And like all new year’s days, we will be celebrating with a sweat. It’s also a sunday, which we also traditionally celebrate with a sweat. It’s also the Saunasessions 11th anniversary, which we will celebrate with a sweat. That’s three celebrations and three sweats, all in one evening.
We’ll be at our current location, the Hammock Residency, 1923 Gravely st, alley entrance. The box will be hot from 6pm-12. I have heard that Orkestar Slivovica is also having a super jam party next door, so since we’re all down for a good time this should be a new years day to (try to) remember. And if you can’t make the swim at least get in a good polar bear shower.
I hope you can wake up, come down and join us.

Posted on December 31st, 2011. Posted in Saunasessions | Comments Off

Back to the Banks 2011

Ok the two nights at the Two Kings 10 year sauna sweatacular were dope, but we’ve got one more: we’re going back to Spanish Banks tonight for another beach mission. Maybe you were there for the epic acid Laser Zepplin after party circa 2005? Maybe you biked in for our Spanish banks ice trilogy in December 2009? Or maybe you just heard how amazing it is to stand sipping cider steaming naked in the moonlight on the beach in winter with an epic view of Vancouver and the north shore mountains. You can’t rent beachfront moments like this in this city, you just have to own it. Like tonight. Second-to-last parking lot at Spanish Banks, 8 till late.

Posted on January 4th, 2011. Posted in Saunasessions | Tagged saunasessions | Comments Off

10 years of saunasessions

So 10 years ago we had this idea to build a sauna in a truck and drive it up to the Intention festival for new years eve. That sunday we had a few peeps over for a sweat. We did it again the next week. And every week since. 10 sweaty years. This saturday, Jan 1, and this sunday Jan 2 we’ll be trying to figure out what happened and celebrating all those buckets of persperation. Bring some tunes, some tea, any old sauna party photos, and of course, bring a towel. 2Kings estate, 4093 Dumphries, basically on Kingsway just east of Knight st, across from the Rona, 8 till late.

Posted on January 1st, 2011. Posted in Saunasessions | Tagged saunasessions | Comments Off

Creation Slayshun

OK that may have been the most epic saunasession ever (or at least “one of the. . .”). KLC was closing down the Creation Station in Whistler and we went up there to heat it up. The tension started building when the truck (of course) broke down before we even started moving, but you know we’re dope so we got that shit operational. Were we doing gung fu cha styles on a stove in the cab during a rainstorm on the way up? Oh yea. Epic sweats for two days in whistler jumping in the river at Function Junction? Check. 2 days of dressup with hot peeps and limitless wardrobe? Freestyling for 16 hours with a mic feed live from the sauna? Rapping in a real fucking bear’s face? Ride back to Van with CP and Professor Prawns and a blown transmission with only two gears? Fuck yaaaah.

Posted on September 27th, 2010. Posted in Saunasessions | Tagged saunasessions | Comments Off

Seshin in Whistler

So don’t come to my house in East Van Sunday night cause I’m in Whister closing out KLC’s infamous Creation Station (at Function Junction) in some serious saunasession style. You know the deets, bring a towel! What I hear is that Prawnsie and CP will be out too so you know there’s gonna be something freestyle serious

Posted on September 25th, 2010. Posted in Saunasessions | Tagged saunasessions | Comments Off

Basscoast Saunasessions & Woodhead live at Slay Bay!

We just rolled the truck back from Squamish! Holy fuck, Basscoast!

The police were so stoked about the saunatruck they insisted we get a tow from Lions Bay up to Squamish after we hung out with them for an hour or two on the highway. By the time we got to the festival our special agents had our riverfront site marked out ready for 4 days of sweaty nights and icewater plunges. The truck was made for this. We were made for this.

Woodhead slayed the Slay Bay for his signature 4am set

01. Redlight feat. Roses Gabor – Stupid
02. Sony – Sugar Rush
03. Suncylcle – No More Feat. Mavado (Redlight & Toddla T Remix)
04. DJ Zinc – Killa Sound feat No Lay
05. Footsteps – Tip Toe
06. Jack Beats – Out Of Body
07. Drop The Lime – Set Me Free (Harvard Bass remix)
08. Warrior One – Bad Like Jimmy Cliff
09. MJ Cole Feat. Serocee – AO (Mj’s Open Your Gob Dubb)
10. Spoonface – Wine Pon Dem
11. The Partysquad – Murderer
12. Malente & ManroX – Spend Ur Cash
13. Neighbour and Spilt Milk – Get With This (Sofalumpkins remix)
14. Crookers – Put Your Hands On Me (Solo Remix)
15. Bobby & Klein – Get That Bass
16. Roska – In Your Handbag
17. Zombie Disco Squad – Vie
18. Buraka Som Sistema – Yah! (feat_Petty)
19. NB Funky – Nutz
20. Gregor Salto – Just For Fun

Big thanks to the Basscoast girls and crew!

Posted on July 28th, 2010. Posted in Saunasessions | Tagged Podcast, saunasessions, Woodhead | Comments Off

Sauna Champions

Relaxing after a great sauna victory. Everyone’s a winner!

We can’t call it “Sauna Olympics” because they made that illegal. So the Vancouver Sauna Champions Invitational 2010 kicked off tonight with some demonstration qualifying heats. Our first event, the casual form sauna sitting was a thilling event with Megan “Sauna Hero” representing Thunder Bay besting all contenders. For sauna freestyle we had some amazing players in a exhibition round, with Khari Wendell McClelland emerging as the judges favourite. Get ready for the next set of heats . . .

Posted on February 11th, 2010. Posted in Saunasessions | Tagged saunasessions | Comments Off

The Sauna Truck is alive and Festivus was sweaty!

festivus-2008-sauna

The Sauna truck made it up to Festivus this weekend. Karlis has successfully fixed the sauna truck clutch by hand. The sauna got well used during the 24 hour dj marathon during the chilly night. The sun made us sweat and the river water was glacier cold on the beach during the day. Thank you warmm.ca, Brad, Sarah and Mike for doing the work. The djs slayed, the sound was excellent and the vibe was killer. We enjoyed!
(Woodhead doesn’t mention here that the sweatification got so intense we broke the top bench in the sauna, something that last happened a few years ago at the same location . . . have no fear, repairs are almost complete) The sauna truck is now available for your event. Contact us and let us know when you want a sauna to roll up at your polar bear swim or birthday party. Who doesn’t love to sweat?

Posted on August 19th, 2008. Posted in Saunasessions | Comments Off

The Oasis Lives!

Oasis Express in Oregon

The westcoast mobile sauna fleet has a new flagship, the Oasis! Built by Ryan from the crafters collective in Portland, this one is built in an airstream trailer and powered by a wood fired Harvia stove. We’re still waiting for the full details from Ryan, but saunasessions veteran Max Ulis had a chance to sweat it up in the Oasis at Emrg+n+see! His review? Great woodwork, could be hotter. Max is a hardcore sauna pro, though; from other reports on the web, this box is blowing people’s minds as it heats up the west coast this summer. Stay tuned for more photos!c

Posted on August 14th, 2008. Posted in Saunasessions | Comments Off