Snowshoeing is one of the most popular winter activities for fitness and recreation that a lot of people tend to enjoy, and it’s not without its fair share of history. However, before you embark on your winter adventure of … Continue reading
Category Archives: New Jackets
Stay Warm and Dry On the Move with the Lightweight Lifaloft Insulator Jacket by Helly Hansen
Call me seriously impressed with a new offering by Helly Hansen.
For about the last month, I’ve been trying out the Lifaloft Insulator Jacket, and it’s been a bit of a revelation.
This jacket is amazingly light and thin, … Continue reading
Best of Base and Midlayers: Helly Hansen Review
Helly Hansen has done it again, offering some of the best base and midlayer apparel I’ve tried.
Midlayer- Ullr Jacket
It’s Ullr Midlayer Jacket, a mid-layer zip-up jacket with a hood, is a spectacular addition to mid-layers ideal for … Continue reading
Helly Hansen Odin Veor Review
Helly Hansen has come up with a cool new way to stay warm and comfortable while snowshoeing and winter hiking. The Odin Veor down jacket might be one of the best jackets available today for active outdoor enthusiasts. It’s a … Continue reading
Helly Hansen Icefall Jacket
The Helly Hansen Icefall down jacket is one well-designed coat, but it might not be quite what it seems. Most people think of a down jacket as synonymous with a great deal of warmth, and that’s something the Icefall delivers … Continue reading
Review: Canada Goose Montebello Parka
I didn’t know it was possible to be warm in -40 degrees celsius (-40° F) weather. Apparently it is. All thanks to the Montebello Parka from Canada Goose. Wow is this jacket ever warm! It has been a dream of … Continue reading
Review: Cotopaxi Pacaya Insulated Jacket
The Pacaya from Cotopaxi is a mid layer jacket, lightweight and water resistant jacket made from woven nylon. The insulation in the jacket was actually first used for special forces, designed to be warm when sitting still and breathable when … Continue reading
Icebreaker Stratus Jacket Review
Icebreaker wasn’t exactly wool-gathering when some smart design person conceived the new Stratus long-sleeved hooded jacket.With a few tweaks, this coat could become an ideal equipment addition to any snowshoer’s or cold-weather hiker’s list of must-have items.
The jacket, which … Continue reading
Refrigiwear Puffer Jacket and Hood Base Layer Review
It’s not often that a company downplays its products, but Refrigiwear is the exception to that rule. I’ve been testing out its horizontal puffer jacket and hooded base layer pullover, and they’ve been impressive so far.
The jacket is a … Continue reading
Review: Stio Women’s Hometown Down Hooded Jacket
It’s hard to find a jacket more versatile than the Stio Women’s Hometown Down Hooded Jacket. I was in search of a jacket that could double as the perfect jacket for snowshoeing and for one I could wear out and … Continue reading
Outdoor Research Floodlight jacket review
The new Outdoor Research Floodlight jacket just might be my current favorite piece of winter attire.
The down-filled jacket has a rating of 800+ fill power (goose down) is also fully waterproof. That makes it akin to one of the … Continue reading
Gear Review: Helios Hooded Jacket
Puffy is back … at least that’s what I decided as soon as I slid my arms through the feather-light sleeves of the Helios Hooded Jacket and zipped up a wall of fluff over my torso.
This jacket from Feathered … Continue reading
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