Rab Microlight Jacket Review 2016

Pertex microlight is mainly used as an outer fabric in down jackets.

Rab microlight jacket review 2016.

It is incredibly warm as a stand alone and small and light enough to fit under a shell. The zipper broke best coat i ever owned. I use it in treekking when i came to the camp place in cool weather i take on the jacket and sleep in my sleeping bags when you treeking the jacket can pack a small bag. I was wary about the fit chart because they re not always reliable but this was spot on for the men s jacket.

Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for rab microlight alpine jacket. 3 0 out of 5 stars i really love this jacket. It is heavier than some competition but is built for the wet and truly cold parts of this world. Quality of manufacture seems very high and it really does pack down to a very compact bag for travel.

With only a single shirt underneath i would rate it as comfortable to about 25 degrees f and down to about 10 degrees f if active at the level of brisk walk or more. Super versatile packable lightweight primaloft filled jacket handles everything from lunch stops through to extreme cold conditions use on the hoof. 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. 5 0 out of 5 stars go to jacket.

Reviewed in the united states on january 26 2016 edit. This jacket is wonderfully light and reasonably warm. It fit better than most jackets we tried offering fantastic freedom of movement combined with the ability to layer over or underneath it. This jacket is amazing.

People who like to walk in the hills but. And it doesn t give you that puffed up look like so many similar down jackets. Rab xenon x 2016 jacket review. 0 comment report abuse seriousbrit.

A down jacket used as either a warm layer or weather resistant stand alone garment the rab microlight is a light versatile product of the british brand. Rab microlight alpine jacket men s black medium. Its softness allows down and synthetic insulation to fully loft. Rab launched their use of pertex in their 2016 spring summer collections.

Though i haven t needed to use it as such. The rab microlight alpine jacket features an impressive level of hydrophobic down which is specially treated to repel water like magic. It provides lightweight weather protection whilst remaining durable abrasion wind resistant.