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Sauna Trucks - Russian Banya On Wheels (GALLERY)
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A Russian inventor came up with a hot new way to relax on the go; he built a banya, or sauna, on wheels.
The bizarre four wheel drive cabin, built by Igor Chupin, has been spotted cruising around Russia’s Altai region this month. Chupin made the mobile sauna out of an old military vehicle, a GAZ-66 truck, and is charging people 1000 roubles (about $42.37) for ever hour. Judging from the photos, it looks like he was hitting up lumber yards filled with tired men in dire need of a relaxing sweat.
“What Russian guy doesn’t love his banya! One day I had the idea to put a bathhouse on wheels and to drive wherever I want!” said Chupin, a self-taught inventor from the Altai region of southern Siberia.
Since the army trucks can travel on just about any terrain, if these made it to mass production, they would be fantastic for backyard and tailgate parties!
Russians adore saunas, or banyas, spending hours in the steam rooms with friends, swapping stories over tea or vodka. Many hit themselves or others with dried birch leaves to improve the circulation.
Chupin said it took him months to build the traveling banya offers the real Russian experience. It has a 400-litre (88-gallon) water tank on top to provide the steam. It is heated with a wood-fired stove.
(reuters)
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Via: reuters
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