Helly-Hansen Men's Crew Insulator Jacket 2.0

Super lightweight, yet still very warm. This jacket is my new favorite. Sure, I wouldn’t wear it in a snowstorm or hiking up a mountain, but it keeps me warm when running errands and just doing things around town. The workmanship is also great, and feels like good quality.

For use in shoulder seasons and even measured outings in frigid blasts, this jacket just about has it all. It's thin and featherweight, so when you get where you're going just crumple and stuff it anywhere. In navy with red piping, it appears about as snappy as something like this can, fits nicely, and overall is a far visual cry from puffy or lesser thin counterparts. It even has such nice touches as oversized hanging straps on both the inside and outside. Yet, there is another feature that makes it loom over nearly any other jacket on today's market: a silky-smooth, always-works YKK zipper. This is the Bentley of zippers. No more wrestling with cost-accountant zippers like on Bean and other jackets. This fact alone makes the Helly-Hansen jacket almost a must-have. That's a heap of virtues, but there is one oddity, given the obvious commitment to excellence: As widely stated in other reviews, the sleeves are longer than they should be. I'm tall but slim, so tried Large which had perfect sleeves but was too snug. XL was ideal overall, but the sleeves were an inch or so longer than they should be, although tighter elastic in the sleeves would have helped resolve this. They're not so long as to get the way, landing about at the knuckles. But it detracts from the overall tailored appearance and feel. Given the jacket's roster of superlatives, and that perfection is for the gods, I kept it anyway. Thankfully, as it's become my hands-down favorite for most situations. A real winner.

Great insulation

Nice jacket, good quality, runs a little on the small size. When compared to, let's say Columbia or Nike, you should order a size above than what you would order from those brands. Otherwise, no complaints!