![]() ![]() It’s simplistic design is what makes this thing so perfect. It easily fits over a t-shirt or wool top, but I wouldn’t put much else underneath it due to it’s active fit. It’s warm for it’s size and it feels comfortable. There is nothing exciting about the Patagonia R1 fleece’s look. This simplistic, textured pattern has been proven to work and I find that the R1 pullover is the first layer I grab whenever I go out and often it doesn’t come off until I get home. It kind of looks like a waffle pattern against your skin. The Patagonia R1 pullover features high/low interior grid polyester fabric (Polartec® Power Dry® polyester) that traps heats and moves moisture. Watch this video about Patagonia’s Regulator System to learn more. R1 is the most minimal of the regulator fleece line and my go to choice for mountain life. There are four grades of Regulator – R1, R2, R3, R4. You may recognize the R with a square around it as the Patagonia Regulator logo. Patagonia’s Regulator Fleece technology offers lightweight, compressible, breathable, insulating layers that are standard apparel for adventurers around the world. The technology is the same on all of these, but they are slightly different designs and weights. This review covers the Patagonia R1 Fleece 1/2 Zip Pullover, but the R1 also comes in a full zip jacket and a pullover hoody. It’s one of my standard pieces of outerwear. I’ve taken mine hiking, ski touring, biking, climbing, beer drinking, traveling, yard working, networking, dog walking, resort skiing, and more. Patagonia R1 FleeceĪs Patagonia’s lightest and most breathable fleece, the Patagonia R1 has proven itself for years and will continue to do so for many more. The Patagonia R1 fleece features a timeless design that’s perfect for backcountry adventures or hitting the town. It’s an excellent choice for insulation due to it’s active fit, breathability, and compressibility. So go ahead, throw your sunnies in your fleece pocket - and thank an old sailor when you do.The Patagonia R1 Fleece has been a standard in my layering system for years. The pocket's off-center flap and button, coincidentally enough, mirrors that offbeat solution. That way, a pair of sunglasses would settle into a diagonal position away from the armpit. Kettenhofen designed the problem away himself, explains Davis, by placing an angled point in the pocket that slanted away from the armpit. "When you did that, the glasses migrated to your armpit - very uncomfortable." "He groused that when you were wearing our fleece with a square chest pocket, and it became windy on the water and spray started to fly, you had to take off your sunglasses and quickly put them in your chest pocket," recalls Cyndi Davis, Patagonia's special projects development manager. Early fleeces had a square one, which bothered Bob Kettenhofen, a designer who put together Patagonia's first sailing collection. Yet Patagonia's first fleece prototype didn't have one at all.Īnd how complex can a pocket be, anyway? Perhaps not very, unless you design functional outdoor clothing for a living. Other than some climate-controlling buttons at the neck and the fabric's lightness, immunity to waterlogging and ability to maintain warmth when it does get wet, the pocket is the fleece pullover's only really notable component. That origin story, however, skips an overlooked element: the front chest pocket. Years later, the company worked with Malden Mills, now Polartec, to create a lighter, softer version that didn't pill up after laundering, and dubbed it Synchilla. ![]() As the story goes, he pulled inspiration from the synthetic sweaters North Atlantic fishermen favored, but it was his wife, Malinda, who found something similar at a store in LA's garment district - a roll of fabric destined to become toilet seat covers. Synchilla's origin lies in Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's search for an alternative to the wool sweaters that mountain climbers typically wore. ![]()
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