Leland on Men's Nano Puff Jacket:
Ultra-light and pack it anywhere, the Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket performs both alone and under a shell.
Compressing down into it’s own pocket, angler can clip this bundle of
warmth to have on-hand in any desirable situation on or off the water.
Leland on Specifications:
The versatile
full-length zipper for greater all-around ease makes the Nano Puff® Jacket perfect for many applications. It's weather-resistant enough to wear as an insulated shell in a wet snowstorm, trim enough to fit in your waders, and warm enough for those cold British Columbia steelhead days. The
wind-blocking, moisture-shedding 100% recycled polyester shell also glides effortlessly, whether worn as a mid-or-outer-layer. Low-bulk and highly compressible PrimaLoft® One (60-g) traps heat with remarkable efficiency, even when wet. It
packs down to practically nothing and stuffs into an internal zippered chest pocket that has a carabiner clip-in loop. It also has two zippered handwarmer pockets, elasticized cuffs and a dual-adjust drawcord hem to seal out wind and seal in warmth.
Specifications:
- The Ultralight ripstop recycled polyester face fabric with Deluge® DWR (durable water repellent) finish
- Lightweight 60-g PrimaLoft® One polyester insulation provides excellent warmth and compressibility
- Technical quilted pattern holds insulation in place promoting durability and longevity
- Pockets: two zippered handwarmers, one internal zippered chest pocket doubles as a stuff sack with carabiner clip-in loop
- Dual-adjust drawcord hem keeps drafts out and warmth in
- Material: Shell: 1-oz 15-denier 100% recycled polyester. Insulation: 60-g PrimaLoft® One polyester. Lining: 1.4-oz 22-denier 100% recycled polyester. Shell and lining have a Deluge® DWR (durable water repellent) finish. Recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program
- Weight: 11.8 oz!
Leland on Patagonia Outerwear:
With their origins in climbing and alpinism, it's hardly a surprise that Patagonia would build some of the best fly fishing outerwear on earth. That said, what we think will most raise your eyebrows when you try on these beautifully assembled pieces are not the slimly taped seams, the coated zippers, and the performance of the textiles employed, but the deliberate-yet-discrete fishing-specific design elements. The wading jackets and fishing shells are trim and sleek, free of dangling clutter and un-needed complication, yet they offer every feature that anglers have come to expect in a high-performance fly fishing jacket.
From pocket position and orientation, to accessory ring size and location, to wrist gasket design, to zipper choice and function -- the details of a piece of Patagonia fly fishing outerwear say volumes about the fishing experience and technical know-how of the team that designed it. In the Patagonia Deep Wading Jacket, as in the SST and the Men's Insulator Jacket, you'll find well-thought-out garment features, stylish minimalism, and that intangible-but-obvious merit that can only come from years and years of design and refinement. As in the past, Patagonia's fly fishing jackets, wading jackets and outerwear are today among the finest on the market.
Leland on Patagonia:
One of the most admired and emulated firms in the outdoor marketplace, Patagonia is also one of the stalwarts in the fly fishing industry. From its humble beginnings as Yvon Chouinard's piton forging business to its ascendancy as one of the major houses in outdoor apparel and equipment, Patagonia has been marked by the same commitment to well-designed, well-made product, the same dedication to corporate social responsibility, and the same finger-on-the-pulse outdoor culture -- for almost forty years now.
Chouinard, still the company's head and something of an enlightened monarch, is well known as an alpinist and a surfer, but is also an avid fly fisherman. Atlantics, cutthroats, permit: he knows what he likes for fish as well as for gear, and he maintains a hand in the processes of product design to this day. Patagonia is a founding partner of '1% for the Planet', a league of environmentally progressive businesses, and the firm demonstrates its engagement with environmental stewardship in other ways as well. To minimize the inevitable ecological costs of manufacturing, Patagonia uses recycled-content fabrics where possible and -- more to the point, perhaps -- makes products that will perform at a high level for years without the need for a replacement.
Patagonia on Men's Nano Puff Jacket:
Take the instant-classic original Nano, add a full-length zipper for greater all-around ease and, presto, the versatile Nano Puff® Jacket. It's weather-resistant enough to wear as an insulated shell in a wet snowstorm, trim enough to pull on for chilly rock pitches (and still see your footholds), and warm enough for light belay parka duty on quick alpine dashes. The wind-blocking, moisture-shedding 100% recycled polyester shell also glides effortlessly, whether worn as a mid-or-outer-layer. Low-bulk, hydrophobic, highly compressible PrimaLoft® One (60-g) traps heat with remarkable efficiency, even when wet. It packs down to practically nothing and stuffs into an internal zippered chest pocket that has a carabiner clip-in loop. It also has two zippered handwarmer pockets, elasticized cuffs and a dual-adjust drawcord hem to seal out wind and seal in warmth. Recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program.
Patagonia on Patagonia:
Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.
–Patagonia's Mission Statement
Patagonia grew out of a small company that made tools for climbers. Alpinism remains at the heart of a worldwide business that still makes clothes for climbing – as well as for skiing, snowboarding, surfing, fly fishing, paddling and trail running. These are all silent sports. None requires a motor; none delivers the cheers of a crowd. In each sport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments of connection between us and nature.
Our values reflect those of a business started by a band of climbers and surfers, and the minimalist style they promoted. The approach we take towards product design demonstrates a bias for simplicity and utility.
For us at Patagonia, a love of wild and beautiful places demands participation in the fight to save them, and to help reverse the steep decline in the overall environmental health of our planet. We donate our time, services and at least 1% of our sales to hundreds of grassroots environmental groups all over the world who work to help reverse the tide.
We know that our business activity – from lighting stores to dyeing shirts – creates pollution as a by-product. So we work steadily to reduce those harms. We use recycled polyester in many of our clothes and only organic, rather than pesticide-intensive, cotton.
Staying true to our core values during thirty-plus years in business has helped us create a company we're proud to run and work for. And our focus on making the best products possible has brought us success in the marketplace.
