diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 6cee24b..fb37508 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Using
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    from envargs import Var, parse_env
+    from envargs import Var, parse_env, helpers
 
     required_vars = {
         'A_INT': Var(
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Using
             validate=lambda x: x >= 0,
         ),
         'A_LIST': Var(
-            use=lambda x: x.split(','),
+            use=helpers.split_by(','),
             validate=(
                 lambda x: len(x) == 2,
                 lambda x: x[0] == 'first element',
diff --git a/envargs/__init__.py b/envargs/__init__.py
index dd98677..85d86ae 100644
--- a/envargs/__init__.py
+++ b/envargs/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 """Exposed internals of envparse."""
+from . import helpers
 from .models import Var
 from .parser import parse_dict
 from .parser import parse_env
diff --git a/envargs/helpers.py b/envargs/helpers.py
index c4dad82..9177a50 100644
--- a/envargs/helpers.py
+++ b/envargs/helpers.py
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
-"""Smaller helper functions for taking care of repeated things."""
+"""Default value parsers. Does common things simply."""
 
 
-def callables(potential_callables):
-    """Ensure that the callables are in fact a sequence."""
-    if callable(potential_callables):
-        return [potential_callables]
+def boolean(value):
+    """Return true if the value indicates a truthiness."""
+    options = {
+        'true',
+        't',
+        '1',
+        'yes',
+    }
 
-    return potential_callables
+    return value.lower() in options
+
+
+def split_by(separator, converter=None):
+    """Return the value split by commas."""
+    def splitter(value):
+        return [
+            converter(each) if converter else each
+            for each in value.split(',')
+        ]
+
+    return splitter
diff --git a/envargs/models.py b/envargs/models.py
index 7ad71b4..c01d7ed 100644
--- a/envargs/models.py
+++ b/envargs/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """Everthing about vars."""
 from . import errors
-from . import helpers
+from . import utils
 
 
 class Var:
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Var:
     def __init__(self, use, validate=None, load_from=None, default=None, err_msg=None):
         """Return a new instance."""
         self.use = use
-        self.validate_with = helpers.callables(validate)
+        self.validate_with = utils.callables(validate)
         self.load_from = load_from
         self.default = default
         self.err_msg = err_msg
diff --git a/envargs/utils.py b/envargs/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4dad82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/envargs/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""Smaller helper functions for taking care of repeated things."""
+
+
+def callables(potential_callables):
+    """Ensure that the callables are in fact a sequence."""
+    if callable(potential_callables):
+        return [potential_callables]
+
+    return potential_callables
diff --git a/tests/test_funcs.py b/tests/test_funcs.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3567f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_funcs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Testing the default parser functions."""
+import pytest
+
+from envargs import helpers
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('case, expected', [
+    ('true', True),
+    ('t', True),
+    ('True', True),
+    ('1', True),
+    ('yes', True),
+    ('0', False),
+    ('false', False),
+    ('no', False),
+])
+def test_boolean_parser(case, expected):
+    """Test the default boolean parser."""
+    assert helpers.boolean(case) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('case, expected', [
+    ('1', ['1']),
+    ('1,2,3', ['1', '2', '3']),
+])
+def test_split_by_comma(case, expected):
+    """Test the splitter."""
+    splitter = helpers.split_by(',')
+    assert splitter(case) == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('case, expected', [
+    ('1', [1]),
+    ('1,2,3', [1, 2, 3]),
+])
+def test_split_by_comma_and_convert(case, expected):
+    """Test the splitter."""
+    splitter = helpers.split_by(',', converter=int)
+    assert splitter(case) == expected
diff --git a/tests/test_parsing.py b/tests/test_parsing.py
index cab0fae..f966c35 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsing.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsing.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from envargs import parse_dict
 from envargs import parse_env
 from envargs import Var
+from envargs import helpers
 
 
 def test_simple_dict_parsing():
@@ -144,17 +145,9 @@ def test_default_name():
 
 def test_custom_function_boolean():
     """Test that we can use a custom function to parse with."""
-    def parse_bool(value):
-        return value.lower() in {
-            'true',
-            'yes',
-            'y',
-            '1',
-        }
-
     args = {
         'a_bool': Var(
-            use=parse_bool,
+            use=helpers.boolean,
             validate=lambda parsed: isinstance(parsed, bool)
         ),
     }
@@ -170,15 +163,9 @@ def parse_bool(value):
 
 def test_custom_function_int_list():
     """Test that we can have more complex parsing functions."""
-    def parse_list(value):
-        return [
-            int(each)
-            for each in value.split(',')
-        ]
-
     args = {
         'a_list': Var(
-            use=parse_list,
+            use=helpers.split_by(',', converter=int),
             validate=(
                 lambda parsed: isinstance(parsed, list),
                 lambda parsed: all(isinstance(each, int) for each in parsed),
@@ -199,7 +186,7 @@ def test_complex_defaulting():
     """Test that when defaulting, the functions are not used."""
     args = {
         'a_bool': Var(
-            use=lambda x: x.lower() in {'1', 't', 'true'},
+            use=helpers.boolean,
             validate=lambda x: isinstance(x, bool),
             default=False,
         ),
@@ -210,3 +197,21 @@ def test_complex_defaulting():
     assert parse_dict(values, args) == {
         'a_bool': False,
     }
+
+
+def test_setting_value():
+    """Test parsing with a lambda."""
+    args = {
+        'a_set': Var(
+            use=lambda x: set(x.split(',')),
+            validate=lambda x: isinstance(x, set),
+        ),
+    }
+
+    values = {
+        'a_set': 'one,two',
+    }
+
+    assert parse_dict(values, args) == {
+        'a_set': {'one', 'two'},
+    }