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.

Rab mens kinetic alpine jacket review.

It is also worth a mention that the kinetic range is available in men s and women s versions. Rab kinetic alpine jacket review. Able to breathe as well as repel weather the kinetic plus is sleek trim and meant for adventures where every ounce counts. It s not intended for any activity in particular but rather can be used for almost every activity and every season.

Now to the fabric. I bought this jacket for a trek in nepal based on online reviews about it being so breathable and excellent breathability. Instead of bringing multiple jackets the hybrid softshell can serve both needs. But i was concerned that at 18000 ft the jacket material being thin.

When rab introduced the kinetic plus jacket last fall i was really excited to test it out. 279 55 280 00 free return on some sizes and colors. 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. S xxl men 8 16 women proflex stretchy breathable and waterproof fabric with tough nylon face.

The kinetic alpine is manufactured from a fabric called proflex. So that s the features everything you need but nothing more. Rab s new for spring 2019 kinetic alpine jacket is the more mountain friendly successor to the original and rather brilliant kinetic plus jacket. The jacket is all that.

The kinetic is a new one of kind softshell. Rab kinetic alpine jacket men s 4 1 out of 5 stars 5 ratings.