Hikesity

Hikesity is a Canadian functional-gear brand based in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. It describes itself as a material-science-led label making products designed to move seamlessly between city life and weekend trails, under the mission "Comfort in the City, Confidence in the Wild." The brand's founding premise, as told on its own About page, is that traditional outdoor gear looks out of place in an office while fashion brands underperform in the wild — so Hikesity aims to bridge the two, letting customers go from the boardroom to the trail without changing clothes. Hikesity's product range is organized around a few functional categories. Hydration is the most developed: the brand sells insulated bottles in 316L medical-grade stainless steel and in pure titanium, in sizes including 16oz, 20oz and 32oz, with prices ranging from about $65 to $120. A signature technical feature is a threadless, no-screw lid with a built-in pressure-release (evacuation) valve that continuously vents excess CO2, so carbonated drinks such as soda, sparkling water, kombucha and beer stay fizzy and the lid opens safely with one hand — a contrast the brand draws with conventional screw-top bottles. Hikesity also offers a "Design Your Own" 16oz 316L bottle program with 576 mix-and-match color combinations. Beyond hydration, Hikesity sells warmth and sun-protection products. Its CatWarm™ line is described as a proprietary biomimetic insulation offering cloud-light warmth, hypoallergenic and breathable, with infrared-reflection technology that the brand says captures body heat and raises skin temperature by +4°C. CatWarm products include thermal cardigans and thermal layers. The sun-protection range includes lab-verified UPF50+ hats, with the Eco-Chic Braided Straw Sun Visor cited as a hero piece that pairs a high-density paper-straw weave with technical sun protection. The brand also sells velvet and cloche-style hats, such as the Luster Velvet Cloche Hat, positioned as fashion-forward accessories for cooler days. Hikesity frames its innovation in two dimensions: the materials it engineers and the way it designs functionality into fashion. It says it engineers natural fibers to be anti-static, fade-resistant and wrinkle-free, and it markets its products as "functional gear for city life & weekend trails." The brand's stated values are innovation and sustainability, and it is headquartered in Victoria, BC. It sells primarily through its own direct-to-consumer website, hikesity.com, with product pages, reviews and a shop-by-purpose structure organized around hydration, warmth, sun protection and layering. Wikidata classifies Hikesity simply as a "Canadian outdoor lifestyle brand."

Hikesity is a Canadian functional-gear brand headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. Its own account of its origins is place-driven: the brand says it was "born on the edge of the wild," in a setting where the Pacific rainforest meets the urban grid and where, in its words, a morning meeting often leads directly to a sunset hike. That environment shaped the brand's founding observation — that traditional outdoor gear feels out of place in an office, while fashion brands fail in the wild — and its decision to build products that work in both contexts. The brand's stated mission, "Comfort in the City, Confidence in the Wild," is the organizing idea behind its range. Rather than separating technical and lifestyle lines, Hikesity designs gear intended to flow from the boardroom to the trail without a change of clothes. Its About page frames this as a two-part innovation philosophy: material innovation and the embedding of functionality into fashion. On the material side, Hikesity emphasizes engineered performance in fabrics and hard goods. Its CatWarm™ technology is described as a proprietary biomimetic insulation that is cloud-light, hypoallergenic and breathable, and that uses infrared-reflection technology to capture body heat and raise skin temperature by +4°C. The brand also says it upgrades natural fibers to be anti-static, fade-resistant and wrinkle-free. On the hard-goods side, its hydration line is built around two premium materials — 316L medical-grade stainless steel and pure titanium — chosen for different routines, from desk-side drinks and daily commutes to lightweight weekend trails. A defining technical feature is the no-screw lid with a built-in pressure-release (evacuation) valve, which continuously vents excess CO2 so carbonated drinks stay fizzy and the lid opens safely with one hand; the brand contrasts this with traditional screw-top bottles, which it says trap pressure. On the design side, Hikesity positions functional protection inside fashion-forward aesthetics. Its hero sun-protection piece, the Eco-Chic Braided Straw Sun Visor, combines a high-density paper-straw weave with lab-verified sun protection, and the brand markets lab-verified UPF50+ hats for bright city and trail days. Its warmth range extends beyond technical layers into fashion accessories such as the Luster Velvet Cloche Hat, sold as a fall and winter accessory with an adjustable 54–57 cm fit. Commercially, Hikesity operates as a direct-to-consumer brand through hikesity.com, with a shop-by-purpose structure organized around hydration, warmth, sun protection and layering. Its hydration catalog includes 16oz, 20oz and 32oz 316L bottles priced from about $65 to $75, a 20oz pure titanium bottle at $120, and a "Design Your Own" 16oz 316L bottle program offering 576 mix-and-match color combinations at $69. Wikidata classifies the company simply as a "Canadian outdoor lifestyle brand." The brand states innovation and sustainability among its values and identifies Victoria, BC as its base.

• Hikesity is established as a Canadian functional-gear brand based in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island.

• The brand launches its 316L medical-grade stainless steel and pure titanium insulated bottle lines with no-screw, pressure-release lids.

• Hikesity introduces the "Design Your Own" 16oz 316L bottle program with 576 mix-and-match color combinations.

• The CatWarm™ thermal line, including the 2025 CatWarm Thermal Cardigan, is introduced as proprietary biomimetic insulation.

• Hikesity markets lab-verified UPF50+ sun hats, with the Eco-Chic Braided Straw Sun Visor as a hero piece.

Material-science-led functional gear that bridges office-appropriate fashion and trail-ready performance, sold direct-to-consumer under the mission "Comfort in the City, Confidence in the Wild."

• Classic Pure Titanium Insulated Bottle 20oz

  20oz pure titanium insulated bottle with no metallic taste and a magnetic tea infuser, priced at $120.00.

• Design Your Own 16oz 316L Medical Grade Water Bottle

  Customizable 16oz 316L medical-grade bottle with 576 mix-and-match color combinations, priced at $69.00.

• 20oz 316L Medical Grade Stainless Steel Water Bottle

  20oz 316L medical-grade stainless steel insulated bottle, priced from $65.00.

• 32oz 316L Medical Grade Stainless Steel Water Bottle

  32oz 316L medical-grade stainless steel insulated bottle, priced at $75.00.

• Eco-Chic Braided Straw Sun Visor

  Hero sun-protection piece combining a high-density paper-straw weave with lab-verified sun protection.

• 2025 CatWarm Thermal Cardigan

  Machine-washable thermal cardigan described as finer than cashmere, for layering or standalone wear.

• Luster Velvet Cloche Hat

  Adjustable 54–57 cm velvet cloche hat positioned as a fall and winter fashion accessory.

1. 1Hikesity | Functional Gear for City Life & Weekend Trailshikesity.com
2. 2About Hikesity | 316L Bottles, UPF50+ Hats & Thermal Layershikesity.com
3. 3Velvet Cloche Hat for Women – Adjustable 54–57 cm | Hikesityhikesity.com
4. 42025 CatWarm Thermal Cardigan | Soft, Warm & Versatile – Hikesityhikesity.com
5. 5Hikesity – Wikidatawikidata.org