Rab Mens Kinetic Alpine Jacket Review

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Rab mens kinetic alpine jacket review.

This fully waterproof highly breathable and stretchy jacket is a radical re approach to protective yet comfortable clothing systems. The kinetic alpine is manufactured from a fabric called proflex. But i was concerned that at 18000 ft the jacket material being thin. The rab kinetic plus is designed for fast and light pursuits in the mountains where function is crucial and poor weather might be endured.

The kinetic is a new one of kind softshell. So that s the features everything you need but nothing more. It s not intended for any activity in particular but rather can be used for almost every activity and every season. Rab s new for spring 2019 kinetic alpine jacket is the more mountain friendly successor to the original and rather brilliant kinetic plus jacket.

Like the plus which is still in the range it uses a soft stretchy waterproof own brand fabric called proflex with fully taped seams but with some crucial differences. It is also worth a mention that the kinetic range is available in men s and women s versions. When rab introduced the kinetic plus jacket last fall i was really excited to test it out. This is a stretchy breathable and waterproof material with a.

S xxl men 8 16 women proflex stretchy breathable and waterproof fabric with tough nylon face. The jacket is all that. A breakthrough in technology the kinetic alpine jacket will change the way you dress for the mountains. I bought this jacket for a trek in nepal based on online reviews about it being so breathable and excellent breathability.

Now to the fabric. 279 55 280 00 free return on some sizes and colors.