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Dry sauna vs steam room non scientific study.

Posted on 1/28/24 at 9:34 pm
Posted by dstone12
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Posted on 1/28/24 at 9:34 pm
Hey all. I did a thread asking about Amazon steam rooms. Got some good advice from you all.

This is the one I bought

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I wanted the smallest i could comfortably fit in so it would get hot faster.

I ended up purchasing another steamer so it would decrease the time to get it warm and get it hotter. It was $30 on Amazon. The total cost now is around $230. ——see pic below. I just cut a hole in side and get tube through. The 30 dollar steamer gets much hotter, faster than the original.

So back to what I was saying about a non-scientific comparison. I’ve spent years going to the gym and using the dry sauna afterward. The sauna was always between 170 and 190.

The reason I say this is not scientific is because I used to sit up in that sauna, and then after I would get , a fast heartbeat, I would lay down for about 10 minutes. I would do this with frequent trips to a cold shower for about an hour.

In this small capsule, I am only sitting in a camping chair.

And I think that is why I can only do 25 to 35 minutes. If I was able to lay down I think I can get up to an hour. The temperature in this steam sauna never gets over 130° (using a chicken thermometer from the barn)

I wanted to show you this comparison because I do think that a 130° steam sauna will heat your body just as fast as a 180° dry sauna. Yes, I knows it’s fifty degrees cooler.

I do think that the water vapor at 130° heats your body just as well as a 180° dry heat.

Either way, hope you enjoyed reading and I will answer any questions you have.













The real reason I wanted to do this is the owner at the gym I was using ended being a prick and I didn’t feel like paying him 200 a month for the family. So we go to a different gym without a sauna.
This post was edited on 1/28/24 at 9:37 pm
Posted by RocketTiger
Member since Mar 2014
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Posted on 1/29/24 at 6:14 am to
Have you measured the amount of chemicals you are breathing in inside that thing when it's heated up?
Posted by dstone12
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Member since Jan 2007
30450 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 7:59 am to
Nope.

I’m resigned to the fact that the dry sauna had insulation, glue etc in it as well.

Thanks!
Posted by Jon A thon
Member since May 2019
1674 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 8:39 am to
Steam saunas do not require as much heat due to the humidity. However, a dry sauna will cause you to sweat your own sweat more which is apparently beneficial. It's a give and take. I say this with no experience. Just reading, because I've been interested in making my own and the steam systems are obviously cheaper and more accessible.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
30450 posts
Posted on 1/29/24 at 12:38 pm to
quote:

Steam saunas do not require as much heat due to the humidity. However, a dry sauna will cause you to sweat your own sweat more which is apparently beneficial.



I think what I was trying to say was:

The body get just as hot and responds to the humid heat at 130 as it does in a dry 180.



Posted by Jon A thon
Member since May 2019
1674 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:02 am to
quote:

The body get just as hot and responds to the humid heat at 130 as it does in a dry 180.



Definitely does. The humidity transfers the heat better. Your body sweats to attain evaporative cooling, which works sufficiently better in dry conditions. In a steam sauna, the humidity is so high, a lot of the moisture on your body is from the steam cooling on your skin. So you aren't sweating our own sweat as much. Sweating is not necessarily the whole goal. You get benefits from the heat just as you do in a dry sauna. But there apparently is some benefit from sweating and you get a little more of that in the dry sauna. I'm no expert, just have done reading on the subject and this seems to be what I find.

Not saying it's not worth it to go steam. Takes less energy and time to heat up. And wanting to build my own that's not going to stay heated all the time like at a gym, that's a huge selling point. If you're getting 95% of the benefit, is it really worth making the jump to the next level which is where the prices really seem to grow.
Posted by LSU-MNCBABY
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Posted on 1/30/24 at 8:49 am to
So I’ve almost bought one of these things about 20 times then don’t bc they have so many bad reviews.

I’d love to get one of the full size outdoor ones but before doing so would like to see if I actually would use it.

You’re happy with this set up?

Can you link the actual things you bought if so including the steamer

I’ve also read that make a huge mess in the garage and require a lot of clean up, have you found that with what you’re doing?

Thanks!
Posted by dstone12
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Member since Jan 2007
30450 posts
Posted on 1/30/24 at 10:26 am to
Whole unit


Extra steamer and it’s better than the original.

I am happy with the setup for one month.

I can foresee a zipper issue. Cheap zipper. Just be careful.


Cleanup? Yes.

But just detach steamers and pickup tent and empty outside.
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