Rab Vapor-rise Lite Alpine Jacket

Slioch
Reviewed: 28 September 2012

Lightweight, Does Most Of What It Sets Out To Do

Very lighweight. Wind resistant, showerproof. Well made.

Only wind resistant, certainly not windproof. Quite easy to overload the breathability when working hard. Fiddly small hood-retaining clip.
Expensive if you pay full price: shop around!

I use this for running/fast-paced walking. Generally, I like it. It is so lightweight that it feels flimsy, but is well made and has stood up to some serious battering.
It is not windproof, but does a fair job of keeping the wind out. The water repellency is fine so far.
Breathability isn't brilliant. When working hard, and especially on a misty damp sort of day, the jacket gets overloaded and I end up wet from sweat.
The tricot liner doesn't add a huge amount of warmth.
The hood retaining clip is fiddly and I can't work it with gloved hands. Then again, it is small and light.
Fitting is fairly tight to the body: I take an XL in most things and this jacket in that size is close fitting: fine with just a baselayer.