Rab
Rab Kinetic 2.0 Waterproof Pants (men's, size M)
- Weight: 7/10 How much they add to your pack.
- Rain protection: 5/10 How well the fabric and seams keep out heavy, long rain, when new.
Lowest price we found
£154.99 at Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Go to Ultralight Outdoor Gear Compare 2 shopsScrambling and hill walking where you want a stretchy pant you keep on all day in changeable weather
- Weight
- 270 g
- Waterproof rating (HH)
- 10,000 mm
- Fabric
- Proflex 3-layer: stretch polyamide woven face, PU membrane and polyester backer
- Seams taped
- Not published
- Breathability (MVTR)
- 35,000 g/m²/24h
- Leg zips
- None
Where to buy
Ultralight Outdoor Gear £154.99 In stock. Free delivery. Reduced from £179.99. Page shows In Stock; size M not checked on its own. Free tracked UK delivery.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearTiso £180 In stock. Free delivery. Beluga, size M in stock (XL and XXL sold out). Standard delivery £3.99, free over £50.
View at shop: TisoRab £180 Out of stock. Beluga, size M in stock (XXL sold out). Free 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 they add to your pack. 7: Better than most.
Rab lists 270 g without naming a size, in the 220-289 g band. Ultralight Outdoor Gear's page gives 282 g for the medium, also band 4.
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 page of 15 May 2021 for the same code QWG-76; its current page's Material Facts list a face, membrane and backer.
In short
Good for
- Scrambling and hill walking where you want a stretchy pant you keep on all day in changeable weather
- Hard uphill work in the rain: 35,000 g/m2/24h breathability (Rab)
- Wearing over boots or trail shoes through zipped cuffs
Strengths
- Stretch Proflex 3-layer fabric that feels like a softshell (Rab)
- 35,000 g/m2/24h breathability (Rab)
- 270 g
- Zipped cuffs for bigger boots or trail shoes
- Articulated knees, silicone-grip elasticated waist with cord adjustment and a YKK zipped fly
- Three zipped pockets and Hyperlon cord points at the hem
Weaknesses
- 10,000 mm hydrostatic head (score 5), half of Rab's 20,000 mm on its Downpour pants
- Rab doesn't say how the seams are finished, so rain protection is an estimate, not a reviewed score
- No leg zips, only short zipped cuffs, so they go over boots less easily than 3/4-zip overtrousers
- No independent test of the pants, so fit and durability aren't scored
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.