eli5: what’s the difference between a sauna and just wearing an insulated coat and trousers for a the same amount of time?

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eli5: what’s the difference between a sauna and just wearing an insulated coat and trousers for a the same amount of time?

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My sauna at level 9 runs at 194°F. You cannot produce 194°F with the heaviest down coat and trousers because the clothes are not a heat source, they’re an insulation, the hottest they can make you is whatever your internal body temperature is. The sauna on the other hand has a temperature controlled heat source heating rocks to exactly 194°F