A family sauna business from northern Minnesota

Cedar Sense is a family-owned company in Waubun, Minnesota. We help homeowners, cabin owners, Airbnb hosts and sauna businesses across the U.S. choose, buy and set up the right sauna, cold plunge or wood-fired hot tub. Since 2019 we've sold and delivered hundreds of saunas to more than 40 states.

Mike Vail, owner of Cedar Sense, in front of a completed barrel sauna

It started with hand-cut cedar and grew into saunas.

Cedar Sense started in 2019 with hand-cut cedar hang-ups made here in Waubun. It grew into saunas, and today saunas are the heart of what we do. We're a distributor for brands like SaunaLife, Setri, Harvia, Scandia, Canadian Timber and NW Immersion, and we build custom saunas for customers close to home.

We're still a family business, and our kids have been part of it for years, from local parades to delivery runs as far as New York. When you call, you talk to Mike, the owner. He'll ask about your space, your power, your winters and your budget, and tell you straight which sauna makes sense.

A family business, for real

Our kids grew up around saunas. They help with deliveries, events and everything in between, and you'll see them in a lot of our videos.

The Cedar Sense family in Cedar Sense shirts on a mobile barrel sauna before a parade
The crew, ready to ride one of our mobile saunas in a local parade
Two girls sitting on a Cedar Sense mobile barrel sauna after delivery in New York
Delivery done: a mobile sauna dropped off in New York

How we work

Hands-on, not just a catalog

We deliver, assemble and use the saunas we carry, and we build custom saunas for local customers. Our advice on foundations, electrical, heaters and assembly comes from doing it, not from a spec sheet.

A real delivered price

Send us the sauna and your zip code and you get a price with shipping included, usually within 1 business day. No pressure and no runaround.

One person start to finish

The same person who quotes your sauna answers your questions after it arrives. Call or text 218-760-2041 anytime.

On the job

From backyard barrels to mobile sauna businesses, here's some of the work we've done. See more on our projects page and YouTube channel.

Mike from Cedar Sense in front of a cabin sauna project
A finished cabin sauna project
Mike from Cedar Sense in front of a cube sauna he built
A cube sauna we built
Cedar Sense hauling a mobile sauna for delivery
Hauling a mobile sauna to its new owner
★★★★★
"Mike delivered it and set it up perfectly on our back deck. The whole process was seamless and his communication was great." Brian U., Google review. Cedar Sense is rated 4.8 from 139 Google reviews.

Brands we carry

We're a distributor for many of the best-known sauna brands. If you're looking at a sauna from a brand not listed here, ask us. There's a good chance we can get it.

  • SetriBarrel saunas
  • SaunaLifeSaunas and hot tubs
  • Canadian TimberCedar saunas and tubs
  • AuroomModern saunas
  • IglucraftPod saunas and hot tubs
  • FinnmarkInfrared and hybrid saunas
  • Golden DesignsIndoor and infrared saunas
  • HUUMSauna heaters
  • HarviaSauna heaters
  • SaunumSauna heaters
  • NarviWood-burning heaters
  • ScandiaSauna heaters
  • NW ImmersionLuxury saunas and cold plunges
  • Cozy HeatWood-burning heaters
  • And many moreAsk about any brand

Giving back: the S.A.V.E. Initiative

S.A.V.E. stands for Sauna Anishinaabe Vitality Enhancement. It's a Native-led health project that brings cedar saunas to Native elders to support their health and tradition.

Learn about the S.A.V.E. Initiative

Get in touch

Where
Waubun, Minnesota. We ship across the continental U.S.
Call or text
218-760-2041
Email
[email protected]
Listen
The Cedar Sense podcast

Let's find your sauna

Tell us what you're looking at and where it's going. We'll send back a delivered price and an honest recommendation.