Patagonia Nano Air Review

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.

Patagonia nano air review.

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. Overall the patagonia nano air light hoody 249 and its accompanying nano air light pants 149. 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. The nano air light is the lightest and most breathable synthetic insulated jacket we tested.

Warm stretchy and breathable fullrange insulation dumps excess heat when you re working hard and keeps you warm when you re not. 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 patagonia nano air hoody was released in july 2014 and was the best performing all purpose active insulation jacket until the arcteryx proton lt hoody came out in 2016. To this end it performs exceptionally well.

Its objective is to provide adequate warmth for high exertion pursuits in cold weather. Our testers have put both of these jackets through the wringer. Built for climbing hiking and other high output sports it offers breathable performance. 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.

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. I stopped at the summit to take a 15 minute. Fair trade certified sewn. The patagonia nano air is a wonderful option if you like to put the pedal to the medal in the backcountry in cold conditions.

It is not generally sufficient as an outer layer and the fit seems to be more difficult than most to dial in.