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MSRP | 699 USD | 499 USD | 599 USD | 349 USD | 399 USD |
Cell | Frozen Range Parka | City Storm Parka | Tres 3-in-1 Parka | Jackson Glacier Jacket | Macro Puff Hoody |
Insulation | Down 700 FP | Down 700 FP | Down 700 FP | Down 700 FP | Synthetic PlumaFill: 135 g Body / 90 g Side Panels and Sleeves |
Cell | Frozen Range Parka | City Storm Parka | Tres 3-in-1 Parka | Jackson Glacier Jacket | Macro Puff Hoody |
Pros | Incredibly warm, smooth inner fabric, looks handsome | Warm, longer hemline offers more warmth below torso, more pockets than Frozen Range | Versatile, fairly warm | Very warm for its price, | Loses almost zero warmth under wet conditions, packable |
Cons | Can come too warm under 15-20 deg F (-7 - -10 deg C) | Can come too warm under 20 deg F (-10 deg C) | Difficult to use, very heavy, superior combo alternatives can be found when each piece bought separately | Hood and collar configuration could be more comfortable | Huge packed size, coldest pick in this review |
Cell | Frozen Range Parka | City Storm Parka | Tres 3-in-1 Parka | Jackson Glacier Jacket | Macro Puff Hoody |
Weight | 1,253 g (44.2 oz) | 1,106 g (39 oz) | 1,307 g (46.1 oz) | 879 g (31 oz) | 434 g (15.3 oz) |
Women's counterparts | Women's Frozen Range 3-in-1 Parka | Women's City Storm Parka | Women's Tres 3-in-1 Parka | Women's Jackson Glacier Jacket | Women's Macro Puff Jacket |
Some notes:
- Yes, for women's specific counterparts, I excluded Vosque. Check out my Patagonia Tres vs Vosque post to read about it.
- For ski jackets, check out my Best Patagonia Ski Jackets post.
Temperature Ratings
I'll now provide a chart first to list the lowest temperatures of Patagonia's almost all insulated jackets.
- Poll results: Giant Arc'teryx & Patagoina survey (Gore-Tex, pockets, hoods, fit, & more) [1000+ participated]
- Pics from outrageous discounts I ran into at Arc'teryx Parndorf Outlet
- I bought Gamma Lightweight (aka SL), Gamma (aka LT) and Gamma MX
- Patera Parka (one year update): Ain't worth the price...
- Alpha vs Beta: I bought all 4 Beta's and both Alpha's. Settling this for good
- I visited Iceland again, this time with a Nuclei (aka FL)
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- Best Insulated Jackets: A hands-on Arc'teryx & Patagonia face-off
- 2024 Nano Air is in! Bought it immediately...
- I bought all 7 of Winter '24 Atom and Proton jackets
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- Arc’teryx colors: Most and least liked (poll results)
- Took my Nuclei SV to the Alps near Pfander, Austria
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- Macai Shell: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/macai-shell-jacket
- Nita: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/womens/nita-down-jacket
- Epsilon: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/epsilon-insulated-hoody
- Cerium Pants (yes, seriously): https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/cerium-pant
- Liatris: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/womens/liatris-down-jacket
- Thorium SV: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/thorium-sv-hoody
- Proton Heavyweight: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/mens/proton-heavyweight-hoody
- Atom Shacket: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/shop/womens/atom-shacket
- New Nano Air: https://patagonia.com/product/mens-nano-air-insulated-hoody/84367.html
Read more at:
- Working principles of insulated jackets: https://outdoorcrunch.com/jackets/
- CLO Values: https://outdoorcrunch.com/clo-values/
- Best Patagonia jackets: https://outdoorcrunch.com/best-patagonia-jackets/
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This chart is generally regarded just as informative as the table at the top, so I'd recommend you to check that out deeply.
Patagonia City Storm Parka. Along with Frozen Range Parka, it's one of my top 2 picks.
Before you say it, yes, Patagonia does not give their jackets temperature ratings. They're crystal clear about this.
You can read more about this here in their blog post:
https://www.patagonia.com/stories/from-the-trench-2/story-20140.html
You can go ahead and read it... But, in summary, their reasoning revolves around the subjectivity of the feeling of warmth, and hence causing difficulty of assigning such temperatures.
Although I completely do agree with Patagonia, I think it still is possible to give rough ratings provided that some serious assumptions are also being made.
Which is what I did.
Hi,
I am wondering if you can include the patagonia lone mountain parker in the review and give your opinion on that.
Thanks
Hello Canberk! I’m new to trekking and I’ve enjoyed reading your site. In the summary table under the cons for Tres 3-in-1 parka you say “superior combo alternatives can be found when each piece bought separately”. Did you have any specific combos in mind? Could you please recommend them? Thanks!
In regards to the Tres 3-1, what are the superior combo alternatives that can be purchased when each piece is bought separately