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Imagine choosing between two winter jackets. Assume you have access to a heat-generating mannequin with variable heat output. Insulation is comparable to (TB – TA)/M in the chapter 10 calculation. (This is a generic insulating equation.) How would you quantify the two jackets' insulation?

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