Backyard Discovery Rylan 2 Person Infrared Sauna Review (Sam's Club)

The verdict

What you are buying

How it scores

Solid. Cedar, double-wall panels and eight carbon heaters on an ordinary 120V circuit are a sound indoor build.³ Owners describe the boards as sturdy and the assembly as straightforward.⁵ It stays at Solid because the maker publishes a relative claim ("33% thicker") but no actual thickness, no heater wattage and no inside dimensions, and because the safety listing is not on the product record we could read.³

Strong. Sauna research is real, but most of the strong long-term evidence comes from traditional saunas, and infrared cabins run cooler. We score infrared cabins at Strong and say plainly that this form of heat has a smaller evidence base than the tradition it borrows from.⁷ This line rates the practice, not the red light feature.

Solid. The sauna itself does its job: owners report it heats quickly to about 140°F.⁵ The red light marketing pulls this line down. Backyard Discovery names the wavelengths (660 nm and 850 nm) but publishes no irradiance, no measuring distance and no LED count.³ Our Standard treats red light figures without a stated distance and measuring party as meaningless, so we give the panel no credit.⁷ Color lighting and speakers are extras, not reasons to buy.

Strong. $1,999 to $2,199 for a 2 person cedar cabin with a 5-year warranty on every component.^1,3 For comparison, Home Depot's Maxxus Aspen 2 person is $2,149 with a warranty its own listing states two ways, and SteamSpa's 2 person is $1,624.99 with one year on electrical parts.⁸ Costco's Dynamic Veneto Elite is $1,999.99 for one person.⁹ No new circuit is needed if you have a free 15 amp one.

Solid. The maker's product record says the Rylan carries a 5-year warranty covering every component.³ Backyard Discovery's indoor sauna warranty page, read October 27, 2026, confirms it: the cedar structure and glass door, every carbon far infrared panel, the red light panel (660 nm and 850 nm) and chromotherapy, the controls and both speakers, with the part and the shipping free on approved claims and parts shipped within 48 business hours of approval. Labor is never covered, but the panels use push-in connectors so owners can swap parts themselves.⁶ Not Strong because labor is excluded and Backyard Discovery's sauna record is short (a competitor dates its entry to November 2025).⁶

What voids it

Where it wins

• 5 years on every component, including the heaters, at about $2,000.
• Plugs into a standard 120V outlet on a dedicated 15 amp circuit. No 240V run.
• Owner-swappable parts, per the maker as summarized by a competitor.
• Strong customer ratings at Sam's Club, with club pickup available.

Where it misses

• Red light panel with wavelengths only: no power, no distance, no LED count.
• No published panel thickness, heater wattage, inside size or top temperature.
• Labor is not covered under the warranty.
• A newer sauna maker, with little long-term ownership history.

What owners report (our summary)

We could not open Reddit from our reader. The Sam's Club reviews we could read are uniformly positive: fast heat-up, sturdy boards, easy assembly, and about 140°F after half an hour. Every one we could see was labelled as coming from backyarddiscovery.com, and none described a warranty claim, so we read them as tone rather than a support record.⁵

Who it is for

Someone who wants an indoor 2 person infrared cabin on ordinary household power, values a long warranty over a long brand history, and buys it for the heat, not the red light.