Helly Hansen Bykle Jacket

A clean profile that strolls the street ready for weather changes; deployable hood or not.  Easy-gliding zippered pockets offer up energy bars on the trail without getting blocked by waistbelt or shoulder straps.  Two-ply fabric built around Helly Tech thinking to stand tall on windy docks, decks or coastlines.  Active Junky grabbed this one for the price alone, knowing Helly Hansen’s proven weather-busting credentials.  No disappointment here with a lined jacket suitable for personal and business travel as well as weekend outings.  While the collar is beefy when the hood’s inside, the look is more regatta or ridgeline than restrictive.  The full-on hood was a relief for testers expecting a glorified garbage bag common to the category.  No way as Bykle deployed a gale-worthy hood with simple adjustment and a classic, non-stiffened bill.  Dual hem toggles, adjustable cuffs and a generous storm flap push into sleet and spit with few gaps in protection.