Patagonia R1 Air vs Patagonia Nano-Air - Which one is better? 

No comment on the R1 air. Nano Air is the greatest CO midlayer ever!

Owned Nano Air for 2 years, The main defect is breathability, which is very poor (as stated in many other reviews). I bought it for ski mountaneering and if it is super cold it is gonna be fine but if you are on a sunny day even in autumn or spring you're gonna sweat way too much. Btw love wearing this jacket, it is super confortable.

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The Nano air is an amazing garment! IMO this is two pretty different products and difficult to compare.

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Nano air is by far one of my favorite piece of kit, nano air ligth in specific, got like 4 of them just because they descotinued them. Nano air ligth hybrid is really good too. Have yet to test a R1 or R2 air, R2 1/2 zip and R2 techface looks interesting. As always thanx for your reviews, very informative.

I have a lot of jackets I've accumulated over time that are similar to each other (nano air, nano puff, micro puff, arcteryx atom SL, atom LT) and the nano air is the most comfortable. The atom lt is the most similar to the nano air, but the atom lt is shorter, trimmer, a bit warmer because it's a smidge less breathable, looks better (if you care), but the fabric isn't as comfy/stretchy. Nano air is a great mid layer and can work for some activity in very cold weather where there is no wind since it offers VERY little wind protection. It would definitely be in my bag for backpacking/hiking over the atom LT due to the comfy nature and stretchiness but I'd also have something for wind.

In my opinion, though “bulky” in a way, the north face Denali jacket is the best fleece jacket around. I bought mine in January of 2008 and after 15 years it’s still going strong and looks like I just bought it new.

I own both (and many other Patagonia pieces). I find the R1 Air too bulky and heavy and honestly think the original R1 is better in every way. The Nano Air jacket...my favorite piece of all time...I now have 2 of them. So soft and comfortable...amazing.

I always take a breathable windshirt while hiking or backpacking. I'm a fan of the windshirt + fleece combo over one layer that's wind resistant and warm.

It's weird how different people's experience can be with the same garment. My girlfriend and I both ended up selling our Nano Airs because they had major pilling on top of the shoulders from backpacks.

Maybe you just misspoke, but the R1 fleece is more breathable (as one would expect)... that's why Patagonia put it under the arms and on the back of the Nano-Air Light Hybrid Jacket.

Thanks for doing this Sean! Much appreciated.

What about the R1 Air vs the Better Sweater Hoody? Both are fleece and the R1 Air is from the "technical" line but whats the main difference you would say? Thanks in advance & greetings from Austria!

I'm about to buy the nano air jacket and will consider going to a local seamstress ans see about putting in stretch mesh drop pockets. If it's only £20/$30 then could turn a good jacket into a great one.

I've had R1 Air for a couple months...I'm about the same size as you and I got a L, and yep it's trim for sure. I've really grown to love this jacket...not going to wear it in sub zero, but when it's like around freezing, it's actually not too bad for me.

Was looking to buy the R1 Air but simply doesn't perform compared to Polartec Alpha Direct. Using the Alpha Direct with a Houdini Air or better still a Airshed jacket gives better versatility and better performance. Patagonia needs to make Polartec Alpha Direct products and a Houdini Airshed Hoody.

Great video, thank you.👏🏻😊 How does the nano air compare to the r2 techface?

My nano air is my favorite jacket I've ever owned.

Thanks for the review Sean. Do you know if Patagonia plans on releasing the grey/orange nano air color way in the future? Want something else besides black, but not sure about all blue or all orange.

I have both without hoods. The R1 air is comfortable but it stinks terribly! Enough that I almost never wear it. The Nano air jacket is my favorite. Works like a sweatshirt to lounge around the house, as well as wear as an insulating layer under a soft shell for doing fun stuff outdoors.

Is there ever a situation in which she would wear both during an active pursuit? If so I’m guessing the R one would go underneath?

I’m looking for something that can replace my Denali jacket from north face. Do you have any suggestions

I am curious! If you could only have one Patagonia( jacket, fleece) for your everyday use to meet most needs, WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE? Thanks for your thoughts..

Dont know if you read this comment, but i'm trying to find a midlayer item for a hardshell jacket. I'm going to use it for alpine recreational skiing. Will the R1 be enough or should i supplement with the nano-air as well? I usually ski in the alps around jan and feb, so conditions can get very cold

Hi, thanks for the vid! What's your experience on combining them?

is it resistant to sparks? is it easily flammable?

Hey Sean thanks for the video. I really like the nano air and I’m looking at a similar active insulation jacket (North Face Ventrix) which is more in my price range. My question for you is do you feel like the nano air offers similar levels of warmth to say the mountain hardwear super stretchdown ds? I like my stretchdown but am thinking of returning it and replacing it with an active insulation piece since my stretchdown doesn’t breath as well and has no DWR which I’d like to have living in the PNW. Thanks again!

hy i need to move out of my house and i "plan" to live on the street for some time ....i want to spent my last money on quality outdoor gear to make the trip pleasant as possible ....in the last 10 years in my city it didn't get colder as -15 degrees celsius but these temperatures are very rare, last 2 years coldest day was around -7 degrees celsius .... i want to have all the gear that's necessary but as less as possible, so that everything fits into a backpack, also i want very good stuff but not the supa most expensive .... i'm not 100% done with the planning of the whole wardrobe so far but for lower body i plan right now to have 2-3 pairs of icebreaker 260 tech leggings as underwear/first base layer, 1 jogging pant, 1 patagonia torrentshell pant, 1 basketballshort, 3-4 pairs of merino socks (don't know which one so far) and maybe some full leather impregnated basketball shoes....for upper body i plan 2-3 icebreaker 260 tech ls half zip, a warm merino zip hoodie, patagonia nano-air jacket, patagonia torrentshell jacket ...a pair of gloves and a merino beanie ....this wardrobe should easily be versatile enough for 99% of the days around the year but do you think it will be warm enough if i'm inactive and the temperatures get around -15 degrees celsius? ...do you have some other wardrobe recommendations for my "outdoor adventure"? i'm very thankful for a response

nano air light would be a better comparison, the r1 air and nano are in different classes...

The air fleece is much more durable. Rips, burns, etc.

Whoever designed that chest pocket...looks like a patch done by colorblind person.

Hei Q doesn’t work very well. The same company makes another product that works much better. Patagonia use to use Polygene which works great. They need to to use Polygene or the Hei Q equivalent.

This comparison has no sense. It’s like orange and apple. Let me know if I am not getting the point of it.

R1 Pullover under Nano-Air. All you need.