The low-bulk mini grid material doesn't add noticeable bulk, and all our alpine pants fit as well as they did prior. This allows the new R1 Hoody to stay tucked into our pants to keep drafts out, and keeps our midsection warm. Is longer better? Yes! The R1 Hoody is now about 1" longer in the torso, which equates to the material ending lower below our waist. This is just crazy cool on paper, and even better in practice. The arms now end in full-warmth grid fleece, and boy is it well utilized! Here, Patagonia has evolved the long-standing thumb holes into "mini gloves." Basically, the already long arms extend to cover the tops of our hands and knuckles, when using the thumb loops. In fact, it's the same "micro grid" Patagonia employs in one of their base layers, called the Expedition Weight Capilene. So what's swapped in for the outgoing grid fleece? Well, it' a thinner fabric with smaller fleece poofs, and seems about half the warmth (and twice the breathability?). However, for someone who's an uber-active type, or who has a history of sweating through standard grid fleece (or you've moved to a warmer climate and still want to use your R1 often.) this may just be the piece for you. While I love the R1 Hoody to death, for me this change as a slight sidestep in regards to performance. So, we'll have to make due with a slightly cooler head, sides of our torso, and waist. This warm but breathable fleece fabric was once used on about 95% of earlier R1 Hoodies. The newest R1 Hoody sees its classic grid fleece (squares of about 3/8", separated by airflow channels of fleece-less fabric) incorporated only on the main body and arms. The basics of any R1 Hoody (now called the R1 Pullover Hoody on Patagonia's site) include the use of Polartec's comfy PowerGrid fleece, a snug-fitting balaclava hood, a deep 1/2 zip front, chest pocket, and thumb loops to keep it all in place. And, just as they've done throughout the past 10+ years of the R1 Hoody, they've continued making tweaks here-and-there. ![]() Patagonia has updated one of their iconic pieces. What's left to say about this-a clothing article bound to be included on the Mount Rushmore of Patagonia clothing (and perhaps on the entire outdoor industry's Mount Rushmore for that matter)? As it turns out, just a bit more!
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