Men's Feather and Down Parka Heat-Reflective Lining Huppa Alaska
Protection Extreme Cold
Waterproofing 5,000 mm
Insulation 80% feathers, 20% down
Thermal protection Up to −30 °C / −22 °F*
HuppaTec lining Heat-reflective
A feather and down parka designed in Tallinn for the months when the thermometer no longer climbs back above zero
At Huppa, the Estonian winter sets the specification: five months of frost, Baltic wind and days that end at three in the afternoon. The Alaska parka answers with a natural filling of 80% feathers and 20% down, a heat-reflective HuppaTec lining that sends part of the emitted heat back towards the body, and an outer fabric in recycled polyester with a 5,000 mm waterproof and 5,000 g/m²/24h breathable membrane.
It is worn as a 3rd layer over a base layer and a fleece. Straight unisex cut, hip-covering length, hood with faux-fur trim, ribbed cuffs. Sizes S to 3XL on this reference.
Features: two-way zip under a press-stud storm flap, removable elastic straps to wear the parka open over your shoulders when moving from the cold into a heated interior, reflective elements on the fabric.
Grand-Froid expert's view
Rovaniemi, early February, −27 °C / −17 °F on the station thermometer. You walk twenty minutes to the hotel with a suitcase, and that is when you understand what a lining that sends heat back does: your back stays warm under the bag. Remember to close the storm flap over the zip before going out: that is where the wind looks for a way in. The filling makes the warmth, the membrane keeps it dry.
What is it designed for?
A parka for winters when the cold does not let up all day, in a Nordic city or when travelling north.
- Living through a Nordic winter: Tallinn, Helsinki, Stockholm — daily commutes, waiting at the stop, evening outings in the 4 p.m. darkness
- Trip to Lapland or the Yukon: northern lights, dog-sled rides, snowmobiling as a passenger — long hours sitting still in dry, intense cold
- Business travel to cold countries: Quebec in January, Chicago, Oslo — the parka can be worn open over the shoulders indoors thanks to the straps
- Standing outdoors for long spells: winter market, outdoor event, waiting for transport — the filling holds the heat when the body no longer produces it
Thermal protection
The filling traps air in thousands of tiny chambers: the feathers (80%) give it its hold and rebound, the down (20%) provides the highest insulation for its weight. The HuppaTec lining adds something wadding does not have: a scatter of metallised dots sends part of the radiated heat back towards the body, with no extra thickness. You keep a coat thinner than its warmth would suggest. The filling loses its loft if it gets wet: the 5,000 mm membrane and the flap over the zip are there to keep it dry. The comfort range runs from −5 °C / 23 °F to −30 °C / −22 °F. The garment insulates the torso: hands, head and feet need their own protection.
Technical specifications
- Natural filling: 80% feathers, 20% down
- Heat-reflective HuppaTec lining
- Waterproofing: 5,000 mm (water column)
- Breathability: 5,000 g/m²/24h
- Windproof outer fabric, 100% recycled polyester
- Hood with faux-fur trim
- Two-way zip under press-stud storm flap
- Removable elastic straps
- Ribbed cuffs
- Reflective elements on the fabric
- Unisex cut
- Sizes: S to 3XL
Composition
- Outer fabric — 100% recycled polyester, waterproof breathable membrane
- Filling — 80% feathers, 20% down
- Lining — heat-reflective HuppaTec
- Hood trim — faux fur
Size guide
Measure in light clothing: chest at the fullest point, waist at the narrowest point, hips at the widest. Straight unisex cut, sized on the men's chart: take your usual size, one size up to wear a thick fleece underneath.
| Size (EU) |
Chest (cm) |
Waist (cm) |
Hips (cm) |
| S (46-48) |
90-96 |
78-84 |
89-95 |
| M (48-50) |
96-102 |
84-90 |
95-101 |
| L (50-52) |
102-108 |
90-96 |
101-107 |
| XL (52-54) |
108-115 |
96-104 |
107-115 |
| 2XL (54-56) |
116-124 |
104-112 |
115-123 |
| 3XL (56-58) |
124-132 |
112-120 |
123-131 |
Body measurements. Tolerance ± 2 cm.
Care & Durability
- Machine wash, delicate cycle, mild detergent, no fabric softener
- Before washing: close the zips, remove the straps, turn the parka inside out
- Wash only when visibly dirty: the filling and the membrane wear with each cycle
- Dry on low heat or air dry according to the label, until the filling is dry at the core and has regained its loft
- Between washes, steaming refreshes the fabric without stressing it
- Off-season: store clean and dry, never compressed, to preserve the loft of the filling
Return or exchange — 30 days
You have 30 days after receipt to request a return or exchange for this item.
Why choose this men's feather and down parka Huppa Alaska?
Because it stacks three complementary protections: the natural filling traps air, the HuppaTec lining sends radiated heat back, the membrane keeps it all dry. And because it was designed by people who live the winter it is made for.
The three-layer system:
- 1st layer — base : next to the skin. Captures body heat and moves perspiration outwards.
- 2nd layer — mid layer : insulates and holds warm air around the body. Fleece, knit or thermal top.
- 3rd layer — outer (role of this product) : shell, softshell jacket or padded gilet. Blocks wind and holds warmth. In sustained rain, a hardshell takes over.
The body produces the heat; the lining reflects part of it back.
* Indicative temperature. Perceived warmth varies with activity, body type, humidity, wind and the layers worn underneath.
