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The Silverado: A Cedar Mobile Sauna That Seats Eight by Spindrift Homes

Beyond tiny houses, Spindrift Homes in Bend, Oregon also builds mobile saunas, and the Silverado is the larger of the two. It is a 12-foot, fully towable cedar sauna built for serious heat and good company, with stadium-style benches that seat six to eight, a remote-start electric stone heater, and a 5-by-5-foot picture window that opens the hot room to the view. Wrapped in cedar with a slanted metal roof, it is designed to be parked anywhere, ideally near cold water for hot-cold contrast therapy. It starts at $40,000. Here is a closer look.

The Silverado mobile sauna by Spindrift Homes with cedar shiplap siding and a slanted metal roof on a trailer in the pines

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A Cedar Sauna on Wheels

The Silverado is built like a tiny building, not a barrel. Rich cedar shiplap wraps the exterior, a slanted, heavy-duty corrugated metal roof sheds snow, and sustainable sheep’s wool insulation (R-13) holds the heat in. Because the whole thing rides on a trailer, you can position it wherever you want it, and the standout exterior feature is a big 5-by-5-foot window that frames the outdoors from inside the hot room.

The Silverado sauna's large 5-by-5-foot picture window set into its cedar end wall

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Inside the Hot Room

Step in and it is all warm, clear cedar, with tongue-and-groove walls and ceiling and tiered, stadium-style benches that comfortably seat six to eight. At the center sits a remote-start electric HUUM stone heater you can fire up from your phone over WiFi or cell service, so the sauna is hot by the time you arrive, and it can be converted to a wood-fired setup if you prefer. Pour water over the stones to dial in the humidity.

Interior of the Silverado sauna with cedar tongue-and-groove walls, tiered benches, and a HUUM stone heater

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The Silverado sauna's tiered cedar benches, slat backrest, glass door, and a custom stained-glass accent window

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Light and a View

What sets the Silverado apart from a typical dark, boxed-in sauna is how much light it lets in. Beyond the big picture window, there is a slimmer window framing the trees, a customizable stained-glass accent, and dimmable lighting throughout, plus a built-in Bluetooth receiver for music. It is a hot room you actually want to linger in.

Cedar interior of the Silverado sauna with a window framing the surrounding forest

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The Changing Room

A separate changing room sits between the outdoors and the hot room, entered through a full glass door, so you have a place to transition, hang towels, and cool down between rounds. Slate-style tile flooring keeps it practical, and a second glass door leads into the sauna itself.

The Silverado sauna entry showing the changing room and glass door into the cedar hot room

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Design Details

  • Builder: Spindrift Homes, Bend, Oregon
  • Dimensions: 12′ x 8.5′, fully towable on a trailer
  • Price: starting at $40,000, fully customizable
  • Capacity: 6 to 8 people on tiered, stadium-style benches
  • Heater: remote-start electric HUUM stone heater (WiFi/cell), convertible to wood-fired
  • Windows: 5′ x 5′ picture window, a secondary window, and a customizable stained-glass accent
  • Materials: Grade-A cedar and pine tongue-and-groove inside, cedar shiplap outside, slate-style tile floor
  • Roof & insulation: slanted corrugated metal roof, sheep’s wool insulation (R-13)
  • Extras: dimmable lighting, Bluetooth receiver, full-glass changing-room door

What Makes the Silverado Special

  • It is hot when you are. A remote-start heater means you fire it up from your phone and walk into a ready sauna.
  • Light, not a dark box. A 5-foot picture window, a stained-glass accent, and dimmable lighting make it feel open.
  • It seats a crowd. Stadium benches for six to eight make it genuinely social.
  • Park it by the water. Being fully towable makes hot-cold contrast therapy, sauna then cold plunge, easy to set up anywhere.
  • Built to Spindrift standards. Cedar craftsmanship, sheep’s wool insulation, and full customization carry over from their tiny houses.

Learn More

See more of the Silverado or start a custom sauna build at spindrifthomes.com, or follow along on Instagram @spindrift_tinyhomes.

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Alex

Alex Pino is the founder of Tiny House Talk, a leading resource on tiny homes and simple living since 2009. He helps readers discover unique homes, connect with builders, and explore alternative living.
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