Patagonia Nano Air Review

Built for climbing hiking and other high output sports it offers breathable performance.

Patagonia nano air review.

The patagonia nano air hoody is a well loved and popular active insulating mid layer that thrives in aerobic circumstances where its thin layer of insulation provides just the right amount of warmth while also breathing extremely well. I stopped at the summit to take a 15 minute. For running in cold conditions the design of the nano air light hybrid is ideal and i have experienced no significant build up of moisture. The patagonia nano air s wide comfort range is one of its defining features.

Our testers have put both of these jackets through the wringer. The patagonia nano air light hybrid offers 40 cfm for the front panel and 130 cfm on the back meaning that it s remarkably air permeable and with quite a noticeable difference between the two fabric types. Overall the patagonia nano air light hoody 249 and its accompanying nano air light pants 149. Patagonia nano air light hoody i tested it out through a range of temps for this review.

It is not generally sufficient as an outer layer and the fit seems to be more difficult than most to dial in. To this end it performs exceptionally well. When my buddy from patagonia sent a sample pair of their nano air pant it was early march nearly spring but temps were still getting down to minus 10 degrees fahrenheit at night so there would. Starting with aerobic activity the nano air jacket is great for cool weather hiking down to around freezing depending on your layers and how cold you run of course.

First impressions of patagonia s nano air charging the hill my sleeves became slightly damp but never saturated and i remained warm but never hot. Warm stretchy and breathable fullrange insulation dumps excess heat when you re working hard and keeps you warm when you re not. Fair trade certified sewn. The nano air hoody was made to be worn for the entirety of your aerobic start stop alpine missions so you re never slowed down by changing layers.

The nano air light is the lightest and most breathable synthetic insulated jacket we tested.