Gift Beta - Rab Microlight Alpine

Most of our Christmas gift suggestions so far have been proper stocking filler stuff, but if you really want to blow someone's socks off this year, then Rab's lovely Microlight Alpine down jacket is a pretty good bet.


Unlike most down jackets, the lightweight and compressible - it fits into its own chest pocket -  Microlight is designed for three-season rather than just extreme winter use. It uses 165 grammes of high spec, 750+ fill power European goose down contained in mini stitch-through micro baffles.

Overall weight is around 350 grammes and this year there is a women's version, whereas last year lasses had to do without a hood. Where the girls really do score this season is on the colour front with no fewer than five options including the rather lovely bubble-gum pink shade that Rab calls 'Rose'.

The guys are stuck with a choice of basically black, blue or green, with last year's searing 'Acid' option relegated to the standard hoodless Microlight Jacket, not that that's a bad choice in itself.

The Rab Microlight Alpine Jacket retails for £140 and is available in both men's and women's versions. More information at www.rab.uk.com