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Montbell Versalite Jacket vs Outdoor Research Helium UL Jacket
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
Montbell Versalite Jacket is the lighter option — 17 g lighter than the Outdoor Research Helium UL Jacket (10% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
Montbell Versalite Jacket
145 g
Ultralight Gore-Tex rain jacket. Exceptional pack size.
Full details →Outdoor Research Helium UL Jacket
162 g
Minimalist rain jacket with Toray Dermizax 2.75-layer 15D construction, highly breathable and compressible for fast-and-light mountain use.
Check price Full details →Montbell Versalite Jacket vs Outdoor Research Helium UL Jacket: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Montbell Versalite Jacket wins — at 145 g it is 17 g (10%) lighter than the Outdoor Research Helium UL Jacket (162 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest clothing - outer layer page, or browse the full gear weight database.
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