Barrel sauna: Almost Heaven Salem and the Sweat Barrel
This page leads with the Almost Heaven Salem, sold by Select Saunas at $4,176 on 31 Oct 2026, with a Harvia KIP60B 6 kW heater for two people. The alternative is the Sweat Kingdom Sweat Barrel, Regular size, Harvia 6 kW with built-in controls and no roof kit, at $5,145 on the product feed the same day (compare-at $5,895). Neither figure includes a base, an electrician, or a roof.
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What the pages actually list
| Salem at Select Saunas | Sweat Barrel, Regular | |
|---|---|---|
| Price on 31 Oct 2026 | $4,176 | $5,145 (compare-at $5,895) |
| Heater | Harvia KIP60B, 6 kW, 240V, 30-amp, hard-wire | Harvia 6 kW, built-in controls, on the Regular variant with no roof kit |
| Wood and place | Select says indoor or outdoor use. Almost Heaven’s Salem page says the interior is 75¼ in W × 39¼ in D × 69¼ in H. Select’s interior is 71 in W × 39 in D × 71 in H. | Sweat Kingdom says handcrafted in East Idaho, red cedar, traditional barrel |
| Heat, in the seller’s words | Select: the 6 kW heater should reach 180–200ºF in 45–60 minutes when properly installed | Sweat Kingdom: 110–230°F in about 45–90 minutes, depending on the target and the weather |
| Freight and time | Select’s Salem text: LTL truck, curbside, one pallet. Product-page timeline on that same shipping block: most saunas about 1–2 weeks; flatbed models 3–6 weeks. The Salem is described as LTL, not flatbed. | Product text: “Availability: 5 week lead time.” Shipping policy: modular saunas are a flat $750 in the contiguous US; large and custom orders are quoted. The Barrel overview we read did not name a freight dollar amount. |
| Returns | Unopened and unused, 30 days, 20% restocking fee on Almost Heaven. Shipping is not refunded. | Not copied from a Sweat Kingdom returns page on this check. |
Sweat Kingdom’s homepage on 31 Oct 2026 showed “BLACK FRIDAY SALE: SAVE UP TO $1,750 | ENDS NOVEMBER 30!” The $5,145 figure is the variant price already on the feed. Do not subtract the banner from it again.
How to choose from these two pages
- Lower sticker on 31 Oct 2026: Salem at $4,176, against $5,145 for the Sweat Barrel Regular with no roof kit.
- Same heater class on the lines above: 6 kW, hard-wired. Ask an electrician about the 30-amp line Select prints for the Salem. Sweat Kingdom’s older wiring note is not repeated here because it was not on the overview we read today.
- Salem’s dealer return rule is unopened only, with a 20% restocking fee. Read it on the dealer and maker page before you order.
- A larger Almost Heaven barrel on the same dealer list is the Pinnacle, four people, $5,303. Pinnacle at Select Saunas Anzeige · affiliate link
How we compared
Salem’s price and heater are from Select Saunas on 31 Oct 2026. The Sweat Barrel price is the Regular / Harvia 6 kW / no roof kit variant on sweatkingdom.com’s product feed the same day. Heat sentences are quoted from each seller. We did not assemble either sauna. Almost Heaven price table · 6 to 8 person barrels · Full Almost Heaven lineup · Side by side with Sweat Kingdom · Pod, Barrel and Cabin · Sauna electricity cost · How we make money.