Active Insulation Jacket Series - Part 1 - Technical Introduction

Part 1 of this 3 Part Active Insulation Jacket series, goes over a Technical Introduction to Active Insulation Jackets, where we provide very insightful and helpful information which you can use when considering purchasing an Active Insulation Jacket, based on the outdoor activities and temperature where you intend to use your jacket.

The products shown in this review are:

Active Insulation Jackets:
Arc'teryx Proton FL Hoody 2022 - https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/...
Mountain Equipment ATherm Hooded Jacket - https://amzn.to/3JtlrUz
Rab Strata Flex Jacket - https://amzn.to/3JqHaNd
Rab Vapour-Rise Summit Jacket - https://amzn.to/3IuWKpr https://amzn.to/3qh1Zmw

Shell layer:
Arc'teryx Beta LT Jacket Hadron

Belay Jacket layer:
Arc'teryx Nuclei SV Parka
Patagonia Grade VII Parka


Patagonia Jacket / Windshell CFM References:
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Nano Air Light Hybrid Hoody (130 CFM) - https://wornwear.patagonia.com/p/pata...
Airsheld Pro Pullover (120 CFM) -    • Patagonia Outdoor Retailer Summer Mar...  
Airshed Pullover (50 - 60 CFM) - https://backpackinglight.com/patagoni...
Nano Air Light Hybrid Jacket (40 CFM) - https://wornwear.patagonia.com/p/pata...
Houdini Air (17 CFM - 20 CFM) - https://outdoorcrunch.com/patagonia-h...    • Patagonia NEW Houdini Air preview - E...  
Houdini (2 CFM) - https://outdoorcrunch.com/patagonia-h...

Other Patagonia Jacket's with known CFMs not referenced in video:
Upstride Jacket (70 CFM) -    • Patagonia Outdoor Retailer Snow Show ...  
Thermal Airshed Jacket (back panel more than 70CFM) -    • Patagonia Outdoor Retailer Snow Show ...  

Active Insulation Warmth-to-Weight and Thermal CLO references:
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Climashield Combat and APEX
https://www.performancedays.com/files...

Arc'teryx Coreloft Compact (Thermore Classic Super Compact) Patent reference for obtaining 0.65 clo/oz/yd2 warmth to weight value
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...

3DeFx+
https://www.3defx-plus.com/
https://www.3defx-plus.com/images/fig...



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