Outdoor Research is a Seattle, Washington-based outerwear brand producing practical and stylish (by Gorpcore standards) gear for outdoor adventurers, whether you’re climbing Mount Rainer or taking in a casual weekend hike. The "Patagonia of the Pacific Northwest," Outdoor Research is especially well-known for its wet weather gear — after all, it rains around 150 days a year here.
As someone who also calls the PNW home and writes about outerwear for a living (amongst other things), I’ve been eager to get my hands on Outdoor Research’s well-regarded and super-lightweight Helium Rain jacket to see if it can live up to the hype.
