Rab
Rab Microlight Down Jacket (men's)
- Warmth: 5/10 How warm it keeps you standing still at camp.
- Weight: 8/10 How much it adds to your pack.
Lowest price we found
£179.99 at Ultralight Outdoor Gear
Go to Ultralight Outdoor Gear Compare 2 shopsCool, dry camp evenings and early starts, worn over a base layer or fleece
- Weight
- 373 g (M)
- Insulation
- Down
- Fill weight
- 126 g
- Hood
- No
Where to buy
Ultralight Outdoor Gear £179.99 In stock. Free delivery. Page shows In Stock and four sizes but not stock per size. Lists 361 g for a Medium and £199.99 as its RRP. Free tracked UK delivery.
View at shop: Ultralight Outdoor GearRab £200 In stock. Free delivery. Size M in stock in Anthracite, Black, Dark Pebble, Galaxy Blue and Oak.
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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
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: fill type and jacket weight (no fill figures published) 5/10How warm it keeps you standing still at camp. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
From maker's figures 8/10How much it adds to your pack. 8: Clearly better than most.
Rab lists 373 g in size M, in the 350-449 g band. Ultralight Outdoor Gear lists 361 g for a Medium, in the same band.
In short
Good for
- Cool, dry camp evenings and early starts, worn over a base layer or fleece
- Belays and summit stops as a light down layer that stuffs into a hand pocket
- Hill walking and climbing in spring, autumn and mild winter days
Strengths
- 373 g in size M with 126 g of down
- 30D Pertex Quantum shell, windproof and made with recycled fishing-net yarn
- Zoned baffles: smaller under the arms for movement, larger on the back and front for warmth
- Stuffs into a hand pocket with a loop to clip to a harness or rucksack
- Hydrophobic-finish recycled down and a fluorocarbon-free DWR
Weaknesses
- No hood: the Microlight Alpine is the hooded version
- 700FP down is less lofty than the 800FP used by many rivals
- No packed size published by Rab
- Warmth, damp performance and durability aren't scored: no independent test of this new version found
- Down loses warmth if soaked
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.