I want to set up a wood stove sauna in my back yard but I’m concerned about bothering my neighbors with smoke. I think if I use kiln dried hardwood and keep my fire nice and hot, it shouldn’t be any worse than when I’m using my big green egg. With the egg I only have smoke when I’m lighting it up or opening it to adjust something.
Can anyone with experience validate my hopes here?
With a good stove you will only get smoke for a little while when you start the fire. After that there is pretty much no smoke at all.
As long as you have decent firewood.
Longer chimney reduces the problem even more. Use dry firewood and don’t burn trash/etc and you should be fine.
It shouldn’t bother neighbours more than grilling does.
I’ve got a Kuuma, and the smoke sounds similar to your Egg. Light whispy white smoke when I’m starting it, but once it’s going (after 15-20 minutes) the exhaust out of the chimney is basically clear. When I add wood or stoke it, it’ll be a little white for a few minutes before settling back down.
