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The two saunas in the yard, smoke rising off the stove, loungers on the grass
Saturday, January 16, 2027 · Near Portland

Sauna, food, art. Repeat.

Two wood-fired saunas, a kitchen going all day, cold water, and a one of a kind wool hat you keep. Thirty people, eight hours, no schedule.

9am – 5pm30 seats$250 a seat
15 seats still left

Why Duration NW

Community is the focal point. It is the reason sauna is special. The other half of the therapy is duration, and community, to us, means good food.

We picked nine to five to signal a full work day. Eight hours devoted to hot sauna, cold water, restoration, community and good food.

Most places sell sauna in two hour blocks. It takes two hours just to settle in. The rest of the day is for going deeper — good food, good company, hot sauna, cold water, rest.

No clock. No next group.

Three people talking and laughing on the benches inside the sauna

Two saunas

The Cousin Eddie is a 1971 RV, gutted and rebuilt into a mobile sauna with a cold plunge inside. Big Red is our solo sauna.

The Cousin Eddie parked in the yard in late afternoon light
Inside The Cousin Eddie — cedar benches, wood stove and river rock floor
The cold plunge tub built into the bench inside The Cousin Eddie
Inside Big Red — weathered cedar, a bucket and a log stool
The Cousin Eddie lit from inside at night, cold plunge barrel alongside

Aroma and music therapy throughout the day, including venik — a bundle of leafy birch branches, soaked and used to work the heat into you.

Kenny up to his shoulders in a wine barrel of ice water
Cold water thrown back over the head in the plunge barrel
A truck bed loaded with split firewood and a wine barrel

Find your own

Food from morning on. Saunas going the whole time.

Eat when you're hungry. Lie down when you're done. Go again.

The only fixed thing is family meal at 3, and it closes out the day.

Four people talking on the deck of the sauna under string lights at dusk
Kenny in a robe in the doorway of the sauna at night

Thirty hats, no two alike

Elizabeth Bell makes each one by hand — felted wool and salvaged blankets, hand embroidered. One of a kind. Her hats alone sell for well over $100.

Thirty of them, made custom for this day. You choose yours when you arrive or as you settle in.

Cream wool sauna hat embroidered with a green fern
Tan wool sauna hat with a dark triangle pattern
Green shag wool sauna hat with an embroidered tiger
Blue and peach floral wool sauna hat
Maroon knit sauna hat with an embroidered lightning bolt
Striped knit sauna hat in warm colours
Close-up of hand embroidery on the brim of a wool hat

Food made to share

Cozy, family style, and pulled from everywhere we have cooked and eaten. Big dishes set in the middle of the table and passed around. It changes with the season and the group.

A January table might run antipasti, focaccia, salad, hand-crafted Sicilian pizzas, pasta, braised meat, tiramisu. Nothing is locked in. The menu goes out two weeks ahead, adjusted to the dietary needs of the group.

Beer and wine included, paired with your food. Restorative electrolyte drinks with or without a twist, all day.

Cooked on site, all day. Kenny and Jelli cook it. Family meal at 3 closes it out — everyone at one table.

Pizza dough proofing in a metal bowl
A Sicilian sheet pizza fresh out of the oven
Cucumber, tomato, corn and feta salad on a white plate
Tortellini in a butter sauce with parsley
Uni linguine in a butter sauce
Braised beef with spaetzle and red cabbage
Dumpling soup with tofu, bean sprouts and cilantro
A crepe with whipped cream, toasted almonds and powdered sugar

Somewhere to land

Spots to chill and restore. Beds, blankets, chairs by the fire, a quiet room if you want to sleep.

Someone lying back on a bench in low evening light

Who makes it

Jelli and Kenny on the beach
Jelli and Kenny.

Kenny Bavoso

Sauna and food

The rigs, the fire, the wood, and half the kitchen.

Jennifer Elliott

Food and logistics

Jelli. The other half of the kitchen, booking, and the running of the day.

Elizabeth Bell

Art and social

Thirty hats, every one by hand, no two alike. The look of the day, and everything you see from us online.

Two of the crew outside by the sauna at the end of a day
Jelli holding out a fistful of dollar bills, grinning

Grab a seat

$250a seat15 still left

Tell us how many seats. We'll send payment and the address once the location is set. Arrive at 9, leave at 5.

January 16 is full. Email hello@durationnw.com for the next one.