Rab Mens Microlight Alpine Jacket Review

We tested a men s medium rab microlight alpine jacket.

Rab mens microlight alpine jacket review. The feathers are constantly appearing through the areas where there is stitching very disappointing quality for an expensive jacket. It s offered for women as well with the same name and everyting is the same except for the fit. Rab microlight alpine jacket light weight warm winter jacket windproof breathable packable 171 54 230 49 rab mens cirrus flex hoody fast drying warm versatile hooded jacket activewear mountain hiking use. Apparently the alpine implies.

Rab microlight alpine jacket tested and reviewed written by bryn layton designed to keep you warm and protected from the elements with a combination of 750fp goose down and highly rated synthetic fabrics the rab microlight alpine gives you warmth and weather protection from scotland to the alps. The rab microlight alpine is one of the very best down hoodies in our review combining superior water resistance features with notable warmth in a relatively light package. The differences between the old and new rab microlight alpine down jacket are the added zippers on the hand warmer pockets which i definitely prefer as well. I was in need for an insulation layer warm jacket and the guy at the store had that new jacket from rab last year s model and some other more expensive options.

The updated microlight jacket delivers some intelligent upgrades over the established version of our classic best selling down jacket. Although waterproof i would still advise carrying a completely waterproof jacket for extreme rain my choice being rab s charge jacket. It fit better than most jackets we tried offering fantastic freedom of movement combined with the ability to layer over or underneath it. It s a very nice jacket however it doesn t seem to be well manufactured or stitched together.

The rab microlight alpine jacket will be my daily jacket for city life and my main jacket for the winter climate fitting perfectly into anyone s layering system or as a stand alone item. For general use save some dosh and opt for the standard microlight alpine jacket but for more technical users we reckon the summit is worth the premium and while rab stress that it s best for climbing and. I won t purchase another rab microlight alpine jacket as the build quality is just too poor. With its 30d pertex quantum ripstop nylon shell and 700 fill power p u r e recycled down it now contains recycled fabrics filled with recycled down.

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