Patagonia Men's Nano Puff Vest

Windproof, warm, lightweight and highly compressible, the Nano Puff Vest can be worn as a warm layer in cold conditions or as a wind protection layer during high-output activities.

Chilly mornings in basecamp, simulclimbing by headlamp, and cragging in the Creek before spring has sprung – all give the Nano Puff® Vest its raison d'etre. The latest of the Nano Puff lineage – here by customer and ambassador demand – keeps the tradition alive with superb compressibility, featherlight weight and surprising warmth. Worn as an outer or midlayer, the vest features a premium PrimaLoft® One insulation that traps heat and a 100% recycled polyester (with a Deluge® DWR finish) shell that stops the wind and sheds moisture. Finer points include a drawcord hem, two zippered handwarmer pockets and an internal chest pocket (with clip-in loop) into which the vest stuffs. Recyclable through the Common Threads Recycling Program.

Material: Recycled Polyester
We recycle used soda bottles, unusable second quality fabrics and worn out garments into polyester fibers to produce many of our clothes.

Technology: Primaloft
The human body uses energy to keep warm. PrimaLoft® uses a patented microfiber structure to help the body retain warmth and conserve energy. Available as PrimaLoft Eco or PrimaLoft One.

PRIMALOFT® PRIMALOFT® thermal uses natural and synthetic insulation to retain heat in cold weather.

PrimaLoft® ONE PrimaLoft® ONE is the highest performing insulation on the market for warmth, water resistance, softness and compressibility. PrimaLoft® ONE is an ultra-fine microfiber insulation that is as warm, soft and lightweight, and is warmer wet or dry than all other insulations. Benefits 14% Warmer when Dry 24% Warmer when Wet Ultimate Microfiber Insulation

PrimaLoft® ECO PrimaLoft® ECO insulation uses post-consumer recycled material to create a high loft, thermally efficient, earth-friendly insulation. Benefits Earth-Friendly, Synthetic Insulation Offers Superior Performance and Comfort Water Resistant

Recycled Polyester: To Patagonia, quality means more than how a garment looks or functions: It also includes the way it affects the environment and quality of life. This means working to source materials and develop processes that minimize damage to the environment. In 1993, we adopted fleece into our product line made from post consumer recycled plastic soda bottles. We were the first outdoor clothing manufacturer to do so. PCR® clothing was a positive step towards a more sustainable system – one that uses fewer resources, discards less and better protects people’s health. Over the course of 13 years, we saved some 86 million soda bottles from the trash heap. That’s enough oil to fill the 40-gallon gas tank of the diminutive Chevy Suburban 20,000 times. Today, we're able to utilize more sources for recycled polyester and offer it on more garments such as Capilene baselayers, shell jackets and board shorts, as well as fleece. We now recycle used soda bottles, unusable second quality fabrics and worn out garments into polyester fibers to produce many of our clothes. We've also started the world's first garment recycling program – bring us your old, worn-out Capilene baselayer, Patagonia fleece or Polartec® fleece (from any maker) and we'll make a new polyester garment from it using an innovative process developed by our friends at TEJIN. Benefits of recycled polyester: Lessens dependence on oil Curbs discards, thereby prolonging landfill life and reducing toxic emissions from incinerators Helps to promote a new recycling stream for polyester clothing that is no longer wearable Creates less air, water and soil contamination