Helly Hansen Field Jacket

Dave Ryan
Reviewed: 15 January 2007

GREAT FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL

Colour, durability, comfort.

None

Remember that this is designed to go UNDER an outer. Therefore it is not windproof of itself. Main users are military personnel (of which i once was). Put this on under your para smock and you'll never get cold. this has been proven as the standard for all UK Special Forces and Parachute Regt soldiers since the early 80's from Northern Flank ops to desert nights. For mere civillians you might find better value or something with more coloured highlights and tricks but for a ground pounder this is the kiddy.

Jamie Selby
Reviewed: 07 July 2001

Its a 'Classic'

Any way that's what the salesman told me. I tried, really I did. I took it to Nepal where it barely kept the cold out, hung out of the bottom of my shell like a tail coat and went out one night got drunk in a bar and rolled in for breakfast with the eyes of Bhudda tattooed on its back! The propile is just the greatest, it's hard wearing and dries quickly..

its also pig ugly, uncomfortable, takes up too much space,smells and there are plenty of other products to do the job that are now far superior. Propile has its place.. around the bodies of Sea-Kayakers and other brethren of that watery sect.. not cladding the graceful bodies of us Mountaineers

Oh how the mighty are fallen, funky thumb loops tho'