Rab Electron Down Jacket Review

It may have a rather plain run of the mill look but deeply embedded into its design is a technology that is best suited for the world s greatest adventurers.

Rab electron down jacket review.

The electron jacket is a mid weight technical down jacket with a water resistant pertex outer shell. Light and lofty 800 fill down insulation equips the electron with midweight warmth and nikwax s hydrophobic water resistant treatment helps the down retain its lofty warmth in moisture. With its zoned baffles high loft goose down and ascent ready feature set our electron pro jacket makes mountain grade warmth and protection packable portable and flexible. What the brand says.

A benefit of the electron is that you can still squeeze it under a rain shell when the weather turns bad whereas the neutrino pro would be too. The rab electron men s and women s is perfect for those situations in which a lightweight down jacket isn t going to cut it but something like the rab neutrino endurance would be overkill. The rab electron down jacket fends off cold wet weather so you continue climbing all year long. The electron excels on winter ice climbs summer alpine endeavors and shoulder season multipitches.

When we properly dunked and soaked the alpkit jacket our conclusion was that the down. The electron uses high lofting 800 fill power european goose down which is impressive in itself but like the alpkit filoment and the berghaus ramche 2 0 it s nikwax hydrophobic down a pfc free treatment that s claimed to resist water for a mammoth 16 hours. Rab electron jacket mountain climbers trekkers hikers and even campers have a lot of things to be thankful about the rab electron jacket. Rab electron jacket the fill.

New for autumn winter 15 the electron is designed with a stitch through construction throughout with varying size baffles to help reduce bulk in key areas and to help eliminate cold spots. The electron jacket is designed for cold weather climbing and mountain use however with high levels of comfort and packability it is suitable for day to day winter use. The electron jacket is a mid weight technical down jacket with a water resistant pertex outer shell designed for year round climbing and mountain use. Rab uses ethical responsibly sourced down from europe.