The patagonia nano air hoody is perhaps the most popular and iconic active insulated mid layer and is the jacket that kicked off the trend that has reconfigured the synthetic insulated jacket landscape.
Patagonia nano air jacket temperature rating.
Warm windproof water resistant the nano puff jacket uses incredibly lightweight and highly compressible 60 g primaloft gold insulation eco 100 postconsumer recycled polyester with p u r e produced using reduced emissions technology wrapped in a 100 recycled polyester shell and lining.
As for breathability or air permeability breathability also refers to water vapor permeability patagonia rates the nano air at 40 cfm which means 40 cubic feet of air can pass through 1 square foot of the jacket in 1 minute at a pressure differential equal to a wind speed of 30 mph which means exactly nothing to most people.
It is thinner and not as warm as most of its competitors but.
As some of you know upon comparing the nano puff to micro puff and also the down sweater to micro puff i received many requests to put together a post around nano puff vs down sweater specifically so here we are.
Along with frozen range parka it s one of my top 2 picks.
The patagonia men s nano air jacket has revolutionary 60 g fullrange insulation for high output stop and go activities in cold weather.
However many of its newer competitors are a bit lighter and warmer.
Another popular option is the patagonia nano puff which is cheaper at 249 and more practical for everyday use it does outweigh the micro puff at 10 8 ounces for the women s hoody version and is much less packable.
The micro puff is one of the lightest and most packable synthetic jackets on the market and much of the competition comes from within patagonia s own lineup.
Patagonia doesn t give their jackets en ratings so it s impossible to know what would be the lowest temperature which a 5 3 25 year old female would feel fairly warm under these jackets.
Before i get to list patagonia s top 5 insulated winter jackets i ll provide a chart first to list the lowest temperatures of almost all patagonia insulated jackets.
Mega classic durable and stylish.
It s been around forever and basically started the lightweight synthetic jacket category.
It is simple layers well and packs into its own pocket.
While it has its own unique advantages and disadvantages we feel that it is one of the better active mid layers that you can buy.
Patagonia s nano air took the active insulation market by storm designed to be a synthetic jacket that truly can be worn all day through a variety of conditions and activities.
After testing the past generation hoody while ski touring we took the updated for 2019 women s jacket backpacking in the mountains of eastern idaho.
Not to even mention that determining this is extremely subjective.
Both nano puff and down sweater are revised multiple times in recent years so disregard the comments reviews posted before 2019 august.