Rab
Rab Kinetic 2.0 Waterproof Jacket (men's)
- Weight: 7/10 How much it adds to your pack.
- Rain protection: 5/10 How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new.
- Warmth: 1/10 How much warmth the jacket itself adds. Most shells add little: wear a warm layer under them.
High-output hillwalking and mountaineering days in cool, changeable weather (Rab's listed activities)
- Weight
- 336 g (not stated)
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- 10,000 mm
- Fabric
- Proflex 3-layer: recycled polyester knit face, PU membrane, recycled polyester backer, PFAS-free
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Breathability (MVTR)
- 35,000 g/m²/24h
- Pit zips
- No
Where to buy
Ultralight Outdoor Gear £184.99 In stock. Free delivery. Light Khaki, size Medium selected: In Stock and Add to Cart enabled (Beluga and Blue Night in M show the button disabled). Reduced from RRP £219.99. Free tracked delivery.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Weight
From maker's figures 7/10How much it adds to your pack. 7: Better than most.
Rab lists 336 g without naming the size, in the 280-369 g band. OutdoorGearLab weighed 329 g in size M (2024).
Rain protection
Estimate from maker's specs: hydrostatic head figure 5/10How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Estimate from maker's specs. The fabric description comes from Rab's archived product pages (2021 to 2025) and its Material Facts, which list a face, membrane and backer.
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: thin shell (adds almost no warmth) 1/10How much warmth the jacket itself adds. Most shells add little: wear a warm layer under them. 1: A real weak point.
Estimate from maker's specs
In short
Good for
- High-output hillwalking and mountaineering days in cool, changeable weather (Rab's listed activities)
- Walkers who want a stretchy, put-on-and-keep-on shell rather than a stiff hardshell
- Anyone who wants a quiet, soft-feeling waterproof that breathes well
Strengths
- 336 g (Rab's figure), light for a waterproof
- Proflex stretch fabric: Rab gives stretch and breathability top marks and publishes 35,000 g/m²/24h
- Under-helmet hood with a stiffened, flexible polymer peak and rear adjustment (Rab)
- PFAS-free fabric, with recycled content
Weaknesses
- Rab doesn't say how the seams are finished, so rain protection is an estimate, not a reviewed score
- 10,000 mm hydrostatic head and only a middling waterproofing rating from Rab itself: less suited to long, steady rain at low effort (OutdoorGearLab)
- No pit zips and no chest pocket (OutdoorGearLab)
- Face fabric wets out and feels damp sooner than a 3-layer GORE-TEX shell (OutdoorGearLab)
- Small hood sized to go under a helmet, not over one (OutdoorGearLab)
- Durability is an estimate, not a reviewed score: no independent test reports wear
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (5)
- Rab UK: Men's Kinetic 2.0 Waterproof Jacket (336 g, 10,000 mm, product code QWG-74)
- Rab UK: Men's Kinetic 2.0 page as archived on 15 May 2021 (same product code QWG-74, 336 g, 10,000 mm, 3L Proflex)
- OutdoorGearLab: Rab Kinetic 2.0 Review (men's softshell test, size M 329 g, bought)
- FeedTheHabit: Rab Kinetic 2.0 Jacket Review (men's size M, 320 g)
- Mountain Flyer: Tested: Rab Kinetic 2.0 Jacket (Anna Grondin, women's size S)