![]() This is quite handy for getting more ventilation. Like its predecessor, the Airshed Pro Pullover has a long zip in front. Because the Airshed fabric blocks the wind somewhat, I find that, compared to a traditional baselayer I am more protected from getting cold in addition to being more protected from getting too hot. Then, the instant that a breeze picks up you are suddenly freezing cold. The biggest reason that I use the Airshed is to protect myself from the sun while not overheating.Ĭonsidering that I find the Airshed fabric advantageous for keeping cool, you might be surprised to hear that I also find it advantageous compared to traditional baselayer fabric for staying warm as well! A relatively common experience in the mountains is to be slogging up a sunny glacier in still air, getting very hot and sweaty even though the actual air temperature is cold. For me it is impractical and slow to put sunscreen on large parts of my body, and I don’t think it’s particularly healthy to lather oneself in chemicals, so in recent years I have been more and more using physical methods of sun protection rather than chemical methods. Obviously sometimes you can just take off your shirt if you are too hot, but a lot of the time for a lot of people, especially at high altitude, being shirtless for much of the day results in way too much sun exposure/burn. The main advantage is that, in still air, it is less hot than a traditional baselayer fabric. ![]() When a baselayer is one’s only layer, the “Airshed” fabric offers some significant advantage over a traditional baselayer fabric. So, obviously I use it a lot for mid-summer conditions, but also when on sunny glaciers, where, if there is no wind, it can feel very warm even if the actual air temperature is below freezing. I find the Airshed Pro Pullover to be extremely useful on days when for significant portions of the day I am wearing just a baselayer on top. I have no use for the Airshed Pro Pullover in mid-winter, or in other scenarios cold enough that I always have multiple layers on (in those scenarios I just use a normal Capilene baselayer). The Airshed Pro Pullover is an evolution of the Airshed Pullover that I like even more. In this post I will talk about the following Patagonia pieces:Ī few years ago I wrote about the Airshed Pullover, and why I really liked using it as a baselayer (even though it wasn’t designed to be used as a baselayer). I have already heard that some of the items in this post are at risk of getting the chop, so hopefully making this post will keep some of my favorite Patagonia pieces in production! I think this is usually because a really good product often takes a couple years to catch on within the climbing/mountaineering community by word of mouth, and often by the time it is starting to catch on, someone on the business side of things has already crunched the numbers, realized that it is losing a bunch of money, and determined that it has to go. Very often the products that I most appreciate get discontinued because they don’t sell well enough. I am eager to promote/recommend certain products simply for my own selfish gear needs.Different “athletes” are able to contribute to their sponsors in different ways, and these nerdy gear posts are, I think, one of the best ways that I can give back to a sponsor, particularly because I can say exactly what I want, in as much detail as I want, without compromising my integrity at all… and luckily my fellow gear nerds out there seem to appreciate these posts! I think also that more and more people order clothing online these days, and even for very experienced climbers/mountaineers it can be hard to tell which pieces are the most useful just based on the website descriptions. Patagonia is my main sponsor, and they have been helping me pursue my climbing ambitions since 2007. Of course I am happy to do something that Patagonia appreciates.So, my motivations for making this post are the following: Fortunately, all of my sponsors are family-owned companies that I genuinely believe make great equipment, and it is pretty rare that I am asked to do anything I am uncomfortable with – and when I am, my sponsors have always been understanding of my personal needs to maintain total integrity, allowing me to bow out from some requests. Being a sponsored climber sometimes presents minor obstacles to my neurotic obsession with honesty and accuracy. However, the pieces of gear that I am recommending in this post have been chosen purely by me. NUGGET: NERDY, UNSOLICITED, GREAT GEAR ENDORSEMENT / TIPįor total transparency, I will mention straight away that one of my contacts at Patagonia (the company, not the place) asked me recently if I would mind making another one of my nerdy gear posts, highlighting my favorite Patagonia gear.
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