Rab Mens Microlight Summit Down Jacket Review

Rab overhauled its popular microlight down jacket range this winter and not only did the bog standard micro baffled jackets that have been in the range for around a decade now get a comprehensive rejig the brand also introduced this the new microlight summit jacket a sort of premium rolls royce jacket aimed squarely at climbers and.
Rab mens microlight summit down jacket review. It is supremely comfortable lightweight and packable. Should i buy it. If you re looking for a versatile jacket to rock this winter yes. The rab microlight alpine is an excellent pick if you need something for light use in wet weather.
Believe it or not 2018 is the 10 year anniversary of the creation of the original and classic rab microlight jacket. Our range covers a variety of style and needs. The rab microlight is perhaps the best hooded down jacket for you ladies out there. For you americans unfamiliar with rab they are a uk based company well known for producing high quality down products.
Technology has come on leaps and bounds since then and the new summit features some superb improvements that i ve been loving. The rab microlight alpine jacket is an all around high performance down jacket. The rab range of men s down jackets is always evolving whether this is through brand new products or tweaking and developing tried and tested favourites like our microlight alpine jacket. It has just about everything we look for in a quality down jacket decent warmth compressibility relative lightweight and comfortable fit while pulling off the best combination of weather resistant technologies.
While we haven t awarded the rab microlight alpine down jacket we would call it the best rugged down jacket with water protection. Rab microlight summit jacket. Rab microlight summit jacket review. It s a near master of many scenarios but gets edged out by lighter jackets with higher warmth to weight ratios or jackets that cost less.
We have lightweight down coats and waterproof down jackets that are ideal for use as a day to day winter.