The Micro Puff Pants, made of a lightweight polyester fabric and compressible PrimaLoft® One insulation, provide windproof, water-resistant warmth. Regular fit Predawn starts and forced bivies have a way of demonstrating why serious backcountry users love our Micro Puffs. Lightweight and soft, these pants feature 100-g PrimaLoft® One synthetic insulation for superb wet-weather performance, lower bulk and greater compressibility, all while maintaining warmth. The durable recycled polyester shell blocks wind, and has a moisture-shedding Deluge® DWR (durable water repellent) finish. Details: a 2-way zip fly; a partially elasticized waist with hook-and-loop adjustment tabs; water-resistant, fully separating 2-way side-zips with snap closures at the cuffs; articulated knees; reinforced seat and knees. Lightweight, windproof shell made of recycled polyester and treated with a Deluge DWR (durable water repellent) finish for wet-weather protection 100-g PrimaLoft One insulation is warm, even when wet, durable and compressible Elasticized waist with gripper elastic in back and hook-and-loop adjustment tabs; 2-way zippered fly with low bulk wind flap Fully separating, 2-way side zips, both with a Deluge DWR finish Articulated knees; reinforced seat and knees Elasticized cuffs with snap closures Shell: 1.5-oz 32-denier 100% recycled polyester. Insulation: 100-g PrimaLoft® One 100% polyester. Lining: 1.4-oz 22-denier 100% recycled polyester. Shell and lining have a Deluge® DWR (durable water repellent) finish 493 g (17.4 oz)
Technology
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PRIMALOFT®
The North Face® thermal apparel uses natural and synthetic insulation to retain heat in cold
weather.
PrimaLoft® One
The ultimate microfiber insulation. Ultra-fine fibers are specially treated in a patented process and then combined
into an insulating core that is incredibly soft, lightweight and water resistant. PrimaLoft® One absorbs three times
less water, is 14 percent warmer when dry and is 24 percent warmer when wet than competitive insulation.
Benefits
14% Warmer when Dry
24% Warmer when Wet
Ultimate Microfiber Insulation
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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
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