Helly Hansen

Helly Hansen has been manufacturing quality gear to protect against the harshest conditions for over 130 years. With extensive research and development, Helly Hansen is always finding new ways to keep its users dry, comfortable, and warm. Helly Hansen is extremely well known in the maritime world, offering the gold standard in sailing and fishing gear. The same technology and motivation to offer the best outerwear for a given condition has also made Helly Hansen one of, if not the best, manufacturer of winter gear available to you and me. Helly Hansen's mindset of "safety and survival" are applied throughout all of the winter gear by using technologies, designs, and features that make the user excel during sports and recreational activities.

The success of Helly Hansen gear is based on the three layer approach, with a base layer, a thermal layer, and a protective layer:
1. Base Layer: This layer's main purpose is to wick moisture (sweat) away from the body.

2. Thermal Layer: This layer has two purposes. To transfer moisture to the outer layer and to provide insulation. This is usually a layer of fleece (polyester) of varying weights.

3. Protective Layer: This layer provides protection from the weather and regulates moisture transfer. The protective layer keeps the snow, wind, and rain out, while also allowing moisture to escape through the fabric itself or through venting features.

If you are trying to conquer the Seven Summits or just a weekend outing to the local ski hill with 500' vertical, Helly Hansen has the gear for you. It will offer supreme comfort and performance while looking stylish and slopeworthy.

Technologies you may see in Helly Hansen gear:
Lifa® Stay Dry Technology™- Based on the research that won a 1963 Nobel Prize (no kidding, google it), LIFA technology brings the moisture off of your skin keeping you clean, crisp, and comfortable.
Helly Tech® - Shelters you from the elements, but still allows moisture to escape through the breathable membrane. Super waterproof and super breathable (10000mm/10000g). Awesome.
H/HWarm- Baselayers branded as H/HWarm are made for the nastiest winters. According to Helly Hansen it is technology 'that mimics the fur of polar bears.' NUFF SAID
H/HDry - The most versatile of baselayers will be branded with H/HDry, keeps you dry and comfortable in most any condition, 365 days a year.
H/HCool Layers branded as H/HCool will be dual-knit, the first layer featuring the Lifa Stay Dry to rapidly remove moisture, while the second layer may be loaded with such features as the unique Coolgrid™ structure for enhanced ventilation, NightBack™ with reflective elements for safety after dark and SilverBack™ for reduced heat retention. H/HCool layers will fit a bit looser than other types for increased venting and comfort when it's warm.