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Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by lynx23 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:31AM (#34592732)
Not for everyone. The more clothes I have to wear, the more I sweat. And that is unpleasant.
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by hutzlibu on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:47AM (#34592818)
If you sweat, you wear too much clothes or the wrong kind.

Wool is nice and merino wool is the best.

Some synthetic stuff might also work, but is not so nice on the skin and some fiber just acts like a plastic sheet, meaning trapping all moisture inside.

But to repeat, we climbers and winter campers use merino wool. It is a bit more expensive, but worth it.

Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by lynx23 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:50AM (#34592836)
Exactly. If I sweat, I wear too much clothes. So the "islotate yourself" mantra does not work for me.
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by adrianN on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:58AM (#34592892)
I don't understand. Do you sweat and still feel cold?
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by lynx23 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @05:46AM (#34593599)
Almost. I typically sweat due to too much clothing, which results in me feeling cold.
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by danwee on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:16AM (#34594145)
What's weird about that? My armpits could be sweating (e.g., wearning a t-shirt + sweater) but my hands (no gloves) could be freezing.
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by bearmode on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @07:38AM (#34594332)
Different parts of your body can feel hotter or colder, because the sensation of temperature is not about your internal body temp, but the heat transfer at the skin.

Hands with a pair of gloves on will feel colder than e.g. armpits under 3 layers of clothing. It's absolutely possible to sweat and still feel somewhat cold.

Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by hutzlibu on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @03:58AM (#34592895)
If you would wear other kinds of clothes, you likely could be warm, but not sweat.

A little bit of sweat is normal, the problem comes, when this sweat cannot vaporate, but remain trapped inside your clothes.

Maybe try merino wool.

Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by loco5niner on Thursday February 02, 2023 @08:01PM (#34635735)
Not true. My body tends to 'run hot' and I overheat very easily. Even when I'm in shape (and years ago in high school), I can just be cleaning up at home just in a thin pair of shorts and be sweating. Some bodies are just different. I'd love to try out a wool shirt though, cotton does get very cold.
Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by mdp2021 on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @05:09AM (#34593370)
> the more I sweat

Check transpiration friendly clothing (I am missing the terminology right now) - the underware (and apparel) that you would wear while doing intensive sport. There exists fabric that attempts retention of heat and avoidance of sweating (and its cooling effect).

(By the way: as I tried searching for better terms, three instances, I met the following results, one per instance: 'transgender clothing'; 'see-through clothing'; 'the sexualization of women in sports'. The search engines algorithms are getting some fixation?)

Re:Insulation: First the body, then the home (2011) by ragazzina on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @09:05AM (#34595110)
>transpiration friendly clothing (I am missing the terminology right now)

Moisture wicking clothing?