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Men's Heli Down Vest - Black
Getting your item
Your mid or outer down layer – versatile, lightweight and compressible.
Versatility goes a long way when the weather's changeable. For an extra layer, pack our latest Heli Men's Down Vest and enjoy its warmth without the bulk. Utilise it as either a mid or outer layer. Lightweight and easily compressible, you'll barely realise you've added it to your gear. Part of our pack&GO solution.
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Down insulation offers supreme warmth and compressibility. All our down is independently certified to the Responsible Down Standard.
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Down insulation
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Lightweight
Keeps you warm and comfortable in chilly weather without being bulky.
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Moderate warmth
Lightweight design and can easily be compressed to stow into its own pocket or separate stuff sack for convenient travel and storage.
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Packable
Treated with DWR to encourage water to bead off the fabric's surface. While it doesn't provide full waterproof protection, it offers good protection against getting damp conditions.
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Water resistant
Product ID: A0668/902
Key features
Packable
Packs into its own pocket as part of our pack&GO solution.
Lightweight warmth
Insulated with 600-fill power down.
Water repellent
While not fully waterproof, this provides some protection in damp conditions.
Reviews
Overall rating: 4.7764707 / 5 from 170 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Men's Heli Down Vest is praised for its lightweight design, excellent appearance, and great value for money. Customers also appreciate its high-quality construction and perfect fit, making it a versatile and comfortable choice for various weather conditions.
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- Weight: 17%
- Appearance: 9%
- Price: 7%
- Quality: 14%
- Fit: 15%
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Review highlights
- "Perfect vest, great light weight puffer vest excellent quality- highly recommend!" —
- "Light weight extremely warm and comfortable a great buy at a great price" —
- "Light weight and Looks Good, great value for Money" —
Reviews
Good deal and friendly staff
"Good deal and friendly staff"
Perfect vest
"Love this purchase. It's very light but warm and looks great. Quality is great too. Highly recommend"
Great vest
"My grandson loves this vest and has just upside from a medium to large size. Compact, lightweight, warm & convenient. He wears it with constantly"
Warm but lightweight vest, and
"Warm but lightweight vest, and a bit more versatile than my heavier down vest. I’m very glad I bought it."
Purchased for my husbands birthday.
"Purchased for my husbands birthday. He’s very happy with it. Fits true to size"
Great vest
"Awesome quality"
Very nice jacket. Husband is
"Very nice jacket. Husband is thrilled with it."
Jacket
"Good product and service thanks"
Down Best men’s heli
"Lightweight and very warm without the bulk Excellent quality as usual from Kathmandu"
Q&A
- Hi, Could you please tell me if there is much difference in the length of the xl & xxl of this vest? Thanking you Julianne
- We have a back body length measurement taken from the neck seam to bottom hem which by size is; Size XS- 70.4cm Size S- 71.7cm Size M- 73cm Size L- 74.3cm Size XL- 75.6cm Size XXL- 76.9cm
Product details
General
Weight
262 g (size M)
Product ID
A0668-902
Activity
Hike
Design Features
Warm
- Filled with 600-fill power duck down.
Packable
- Packs into its own pocket as part of our pack&GO solution.
Our materials
- All of our down is independently certified to the Responsible Down Standard certified by CU862405.
- Durable Water Repellent (DWR) finish which encourages water to bead off the fabric's surface.
- Full front zip with a chin guard.
- Adjustable hem for weather protection.
- Two front zip pockets and two large inner stash ones.
Material and care
Materials
Outer Composition
- 100% Ripstop Polyester with DWR treatment, Composition is certified as bluesign approved
Inner Composition
- 100% Polyester Taffeta
Fill
- 80% Duck down 20% Duck feather
- Contains RDS certified down, certified by CU 862405
Fill Power
- 600
Fill Weight
- 71 g (size M)
Weight
- 262 g (size M)
Care instructions
- Cold gentle machine wash
- Wash separately
- Rinse thoroughly
- Recommend using a down detergent
- Do not use fabric softener
- Do not bleach
- Warm tumble dry thoroughly inside out with several tennis balls, shaking product throughout cycle
- Do not iron
- Do not dry clean
- Do not store when wet
- Close Zippers and Fasten Hook and Loop before washing
Delivery and returns
Delivery
Rates
Standard shipping:
- Free to all members within Australia. Simply sign in or create an account to access free delivery.
- If you are not a member, a flat rate of $12 is charged for standard delivery.
Express shipping
- A flat rate of $20 within Australia.
AU Delivery
Standard Delivery (Business Days):
- ACT: 1-4 days (All areas)
- NSW 1-4 Days (Metro) | 4-6 days (Non-metro)
- VIC: 1-3 days (Metro) | 3-6 days (Non-metro)
- QLD: 2-6 days (Metro) | 6-15 days (Non-metro)
- SA: 2-4 days (Metro) | 4-6 days (Non-metro)
- WA: 4-6 days (Metro) | 6-12 days (Non-metro)
- TAS: 3-6 days (Metro) | 12-18 days (Non-metro)
- NT: 3-7 days (Metro) | 13-16 days (Non-metro)
Express Delivery (Business Days):
- ACT: 1-2 days (All areas)
- NSW 1-2 Days (Metro) | 2-3 days (Non-metro)
- VIC: 1-2 days (All areas)
- QLD: 1-2 days (Metro) | 2-4 days (Non-metro)
- SA: 1-2 days (Metro) | 2-4 days (Non-metro)
- WA: 1-2 days (Metro) | 3-6 days (Non-metro)
- TAS: 1-2 days (Metro) | 2-4 days (Non-metro)
- NT: 3-5 days (All areas)
We use AusPost as our delivery partner, and you can read more in our help centre.
Returns
Returning an item
We offer 60-day returns in Australia for change of mind as long as all items are unused, in original packaging (with tags attached), and you have proof of purchase.
Either pop into your local store or post it back to us.
Read more about returns in our help centre.