Outdoor Research Helium Hd Jacket Review

Final word the helium ii is a performance hard shell distilled to elemental purity.

Outdoor research helium hd jacket review. Outdoor research helium hd jacket. New for aw 20 outdoor research helium rain jacket and pants. It s not listed as an option for purchase and i d like to order it. Since the outdoor research helium ii is simply a thin jacket designed for the purposes of providing lightweight portability it can be understood that it comes with no accessories.

When it s raining hard and you are stuck in the elements make sure to have a helium hd jacket handy. To maintain its minimal dimensions this jacket disregards many of the bells and whistles of the more complex. When looking on outdoor research s website it shows this jacket the outdoor research helium hd in an xxl size in the black hydro color only. Camping canoeing hiking gear reviews evan holt september 02 2014 outdoor research 2 comments.

The helium line from outdoor research has set the standard in lightweight and packable rain shells for backcountry adventures and travel for years. Functional simple ultralight and it makes your voice sound funny feature sold separately. In 2020 their updated helium rain jacket and rain pants offer a better fit improved waterproofing and durability and are even lighter weight than before. Let s talk about the outdoor research helium hd rain jacket.

The closest thing to an accessory that comes with this jacket is a small pouch that it fits inside when compressed into its portable travel size. Using a unique fabric with diamond shaped filaments that lock together the new helium rain jacket and pants have five times the tear strength of the current helium fabric as well as a 50 percent higher waterproof rating. It performs well on rainy and windy days as an outer shell. Wore out my outdoor research men s helium ii jacket medium pewter after 4 years.

Everything that made the helium ii a great ultralight jacket is true for the hd. At half the weight and half the packed size of most the other jackets in our lineup the outdoor research helium ii is hands down the best choice for all your lightweight drizzly adventures as it measured at a third of the size and weight of the bulkiest of the jackets we tested. Loved it but my primary complaint was the absence of hand pockets. In 2016 while researching rain gear for my upcoming hike of the appalachian trail i kept hearing great things about the current king of the hill in ultralight backpacking rain gear the or helium2.