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 insulated coat and trousers do not have an internal temperature of around 70-90 Celcius when I put them on.
They will never reach a temperature above your body temperature, which is typically an internal temperature close to 38C and a bit lower skin temperature. The higher recorded body temperature is 46C because high temperature kills you and fevers typically max out at 41-42C. The only way you can get warmer is if you have an even warmer heat source and in that case, the clothes result in you heating up slower. If you walk into a sauna with an insulated coat on you will heat up slower.
The clothes will also become sweaty and unfordable to wear. In a sauna, you are naked or barely have any clothes on so you can just take a shower.
So there is a huge difference in the temperature and experience, a sauna is nice to be but indicated clothes in a warm environment are not.
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