Outdoor Research

Helium Wind Hooded Jacket - Men's

Nice little rain jacket.

Very packable, the quality and stitching is good, also very basic - a good travel or running layer for light rain and wind. Cuffs are a little different.

Great rain jacket

This rain jacket is the perfect lightweight, package item. I've packed it on hikes and it fit into a tiny zippered pocket on my pack. It's comfortable, true to size, looks good. The only not great thing about it is that it only has one pocket (chest). That being said, I didn't buy it for a ton of extra pockets. I bought it for portability, functionality, and of course I want it to look nice. It checks all the boxes.

My new backpacking jacket

I got this to try as a lightweight water-resistant wind jacket for backpacking. Light weight is top priority for me, and I spend most of the day hiking. So I typically skip a full rain jacket and go for something that will keep the wind off and dry fast over trying to keep me dry. The breathability is great. I look for a fabric that I can suck some air through to make sure it's breathable enough, and this checks that box. I've used it on one rainy day hike, and was pleased that it shed most of the water for the few hours I was out. It definitely exceeded my expectation for being water replant. I'll be interested to see how long it performs this well. While I've only used it once, I'm happy with the performance so far.

Just right

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I gave it as a gift but have feedback to share

Size Bought:

Medium cas

I bought this jacket for my husband who is pretty particular about his outdoor clothing. He loves it! Lightweight and just the features you need.

Good Basic Windbreaker

The jacket fabric is very light weight, but works surprisingly well for cutting the wind. The cut is an athletic fit, so you don't get a lot of extra fabric flapping around. The one feature missing that would make this a five-star review are the addition of some simple "handwarmer" pockets near the bottom hem, not for warming your hands but for holding keys, a phone, or other small items that are uncomfortable to store in the single chest pocket.

You can't go wrong with this purchase

This is my second hoodie and I absolutley love it.

Amazing Jacket for almost any type of adventure or weather

I bought this jacket to use on my Wind River Range trip last minute and it turned out to work great. It was amazing at keeping most of the wind out while still not overheating as we kept hiking. I used this almost everyday for the whole month and it held up great, no tears or anything and I put it through lots. This also worked great as a light layer to wear around camp when there were lots of mosquitos out there. Back home this is amazing for foggy light rain days and it's also great for biking and running, I plan to use it climbing too once I'm able to get outside.

Perfect for its purpose

Great layer to add to the pack. Extremely packable and lightweight, yet offers a great defense against wind. I used it over a puffy mid layer and it definitely helped with insulation. Not waterproof, but it's not supposed to be

Super packable

(This review was collected as part of a promotion.) The main reason I bought this was to have a spare layer that takes up 0 space in a pack and this item fits the bill perfectly. It even fits in my pants pocket if I need

Great windshirt

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Fits well, packs small, cuts the wind. Haven't tried it in rain, but in S. Arizona in April-May, there's not much chance for that. I like it that the cuffs are not completely elasticized, as I don't like clothing that is tight around my wrists. Color is bright and visible.