Shower Shoes

A lot of first timers to the schvitz want to know what to bring. "Do I need a swim suit? A towel?" The answer is no.

All you ever really need to bring to a bania is a pair of shower shoes.

I prefer the thong type flip flop (mine are actually white and branded by VeeV liquors) but any will do. Be aware that in some urban schivtizs, the popular Okabashi-style sandal may be recognized as a "prison slip," short for "prison slipper."

As you grow in your enjoyment of the sauna, so too will your list of equipment. Your out the door checklist may look something like this:

• Sauna hat
• Leaf-broom
• Bucket
• Robe
• Shower shoes
• Shaving kit
  
• Jojoba or Almond Oil
• Jazz cigarette

But the point is all you really need are the shoes.