Rab Alpha Direct Jacket Review

James turnbull reviews the rab alpha direct jacket a highly breathable synthetic insulated jacket for climbing mountaineering and hiking.

Rab alpha direct jacket review.

Alpha direct jacket reviews. Polartec s comeback is looking ever stronger and the new alpha direct insulation used in this rab jacket is their latest innovation. Subscribe to the rab newsletter. Advertisement autoplay when autoplay is enabled a suggested video will automatically play next.

The jacket is loaded with polartec alpha direct insulation and pertex s microlight face fabric making it a powerhouse of high tech fabrics. There have been lots of good efforts in the field but the alpha direct is undoubtedly new exciting and unprecedented. If active insulation is space travel then the rab alpha direct is the first moon landing. There is a single chest pocket a waist hem and.

Rab ships throughout the uk eu and the united states. Long gone are the days when technical outdoor clothing was made primarily for men. The rab alpha flash jacket is a basic piece it has alpha direct over most of its shape with stretch panels under the arms and along the sides. Rab alpha direct jacket review ispo 2017.

The alpha direct jacket aims to be a do it all jacket for alpine adventures with a pertex microlight outer and polartec alpha direct insulation. Show more show less. Rab alpha direct jacket review the rab alpha direct jacket is a great mid layer or outer for women who adventure. Rab alpha direct jacket charlie low january 17 2018 rab review charlie low rab claims that the alpha direct jacket is their most versatile and breathable insulated jacket so in order to test this out we travelled over 6 000 miles to yangshuo china which as it turns out has a remarkably similar climate to the uk.

All uk orders are shipped free of charge by dpd. I ve been thrashing an alpha direct for. Those times when us women had to make do with oversized men s waterproofs or dad s old down jacket.