Will a Sauna Tent Fit in Your Car? We Tested a VW ID. Buzz and a VW Polo at Peter Cooper Volkswagen!

Will a sauna tent fit in your car? It's one of the questions we get asked the most. So we went to find out, with our biggest sauna tent and the full kit, in two very different cars.

Thanks to our friends at Peter Cooper Volkswagen in Hilsea, we borrowed a VW ID. Buzz and a VW Polo Black Edition for the day. Here's how it went, plus the packing tricks we learned in the early days of PortaSauna, when all our kit travelled in small cars.

The kit we packed

We didn't make it easy for ourselves. We brought the biggest setup we could:

• The KABINXL tent, the largest of our four sauna tents
• Four benches, the most that fit in any of our saunas
• The stove, with the flue pieces packed inside it
• 20kg of sauna stones
• Our events accessories box, with fire lighters, a bucket, ladle, thermometer and gloves

The rest of the kit is the same whichever tent you choose. So if our biggest tent fits, you've got a good idea of how the rest of the range travels too.

Car one: VW ID. Buzz

We started with the big one. The benches went in first, stacked on top of each other, with the fourth placed alongside. The stove went in next, holding the benches nice and tight, with the sauna stones sitting in front. Then the accessories box, and last of all, the KABINXL tent.

Everything sat nicely, with space left over for your logs or any other bits you're taking along. And you could still fold down another seat for even more space, depending on how many people you're taking.

The verdict: the ID. Buzz is a yes.

Car two: VW Polo

Now for the real test. The smallest car of the day, with a 350 litre boot with the seats up and 1,125 litres with the seats down. Could the full KABINXL Enterprise kit fit inside?

This is where the packing order really matters. Here's how we did it:

1. Take out the parcel shelf. It's the first thing we always did with smaller cars.
2. Slide the front passenger seat forward as far as it will go, to give yourself more space.
3. Load two benches down the left-hand side, leaving space for the tent.
4. Put the tent in next, alongside the benches.
5. Add the third bench.
6. Stones go in low, with the accessories box tucked in beside them.
7. The stove goes in through the passenger door, into the space in front of the passenger seat.The final bench goes in last.

So, can a KABINXL Enterprise kit fit in a Polo? You'll have to watch the video for the moment the boot closes, but we'll just say there was a lot of celebrating.

Handy tips for travelling with your sauna

• Everything has its own bag, so it's tidy, quick to load and nothing rattles around.
• Make sure the stove is completely cool and the ash is out before it goes in the car.
• Pack the heavy kit low, like the stones and the stove, so it stays put on the journey.
• Leave the tent until later in a smaller car, so you can fit it around the benches.

Your sauna goes wherever you do

Whether you drive a van, an estate or a little hatchback, your PortaSauna can come with you. The beach, a friend's garden, a festival or your next event. Just pack it up and go.

Huge thanks to Peter Cooper Volkswagen, Hilsea, for lending us the cars if you are interested in either of the vehicles you saw in the video, please visit their website.

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