The OG R1 is high cardio, but will hold its own well under a shell or anything else. It’s clearly not as breathable as the OG R1 but it’s more for climbing than high cardio like running, so just enough wind and abrasion resistance. Techface does not necessarily come first, the R1 techface isn’t as warm as the R1, it’s not as lofty and built as a lightly insulated soft shell, it’s not warm enough or cut as a midlayer. So what does this tell us? Here's what Jenn told me: ![]() Same goes for R3, R4, R5 and R6 models: They respectively correspond to 300, 400, 500 and 600 wt. This notation is so widely accepted by now that it is actually even used by other companies - although the official rights are reserved by Patagonia. R2 corresponds to 200 wt classic polartec fleece whereas R1 to 100 wt. If you'll be wearing the jacket mostly casually though, then the Techface is probably the better alternative for you. If you're going to go down this route (layering) AND if you'll be performing high output activities with these jackets, then I'd recommend going for option #2 because, in most cases, you CAN compensate the lost weather and abrasion resistance with shells in option #2 but you CAN'T compensate the lost breathability (which is quite important for these active uses) in option #1. Whereas the base models are intended to be used as true mid-layers which you can pair with shells and some insulated jackets over more easily.The Techface is actually intended to work as more of an outer layer where you can under layer with other mid/base-layers more easily,.But it comes at a cost: You sacrifice equally significant amount of breathability and layering abilities. In short, Techface adds to the durability and weather (wind AND water) resistance of the jacket a considerable amount. #Sidenote: On top of R1 and R2, there were also R3 adaptations of all these before, but Patagonia discontinued them as of 2018. You can apply this to all different comparisons such as: Techface comes first: So, compared to a non-Techface R2, any Techface R1 is actually going to be warmer, more durable & weather resistant and less breathable.They offer very similar (same) durability and weather resistance capabilities. ![]()
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