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2. Helly Hansen - Wikipedia

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   Helly Hansen (HH) is a Norwegian manufacturer and retailer of clothing and sports equipment, owned by the Canadian retail chain Canadian Tire and operated as a subsidiary. Currently headquartered in Oslo , it was previously headquartered in Moss, Norway , from its founding in 1877 until October 2009.

3. PrimaLoft - Wikipedia

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   However, down still has a better weight to warmth performance when dry. [13] Unlike down, PrimaLoft is able to retain 96% of its insulating capability when wet by maintaining its loft, and therefore is used in clothing and equipment intended to be used in cold, wet conditions, such as jackets, parkas, gloves, sleeping bags and footwear. [14]

4. Down jacket - Wikipedia

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   A typical, modern, hooded down jacket featuring seamless quilted pockets filled with down. The down jacket, known more commonly in the fashion industry as a puffer jacket or simply puffer, is a quilted winter jacket which is insulated with either duck or goose feathers. Air pockets created by the bulk of the feathers allow for the retention of ...

5. Thinsulate - Wikipedia

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   Thinsulate fibers are about 15 micrometres (0.00059 in) in diameter, [8] which is thinner than the polyester fibers normally used in insulation for clothing such as gloves or winter jackets. Advertising material suggests that Thinsulate is more effective due to the increased density of fibers with decreased size of fibers compared with more ...

6. Down feather - Wikipedia

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   Down insulation is rated by fill power, which is the number of cubic inches displaced by a given ounce of down (in 3 /oz). To measure fill power, an ounce of down is placed into a graduated cylinder, and a small weight is dropped in on top of it; the volume below the weight indicates the fill power. Eiderdown has the highest fill power, at 1200.

7. James Hansen - Wikipedia

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   James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1941) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions [4] of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is best known for his research in climatology , his 1988 Congressional testimony on climate change that helped raise broad awareness of global warming ...