Rab Xenon Jacket

Posted: 12/11/2010 at 14:13

Posted: 13/11/2010 at 07:17

Posted: 13/11/2010 at 08:33

I was in Snow and Rock yesterday and i'm sure the Microlight Alpine said 340g on the ticket, the same as the Xenon. I guess thats based on a Medium so the Large would be 350g ish.

I suspect the Microlights warmer than the 60g Primaloft Xenon but not as versatile as you cant wear it over stuff if its damp/wet.

Posted: 13/11/2010 at 08:46

Posted: 13/11/2010 at 09:45

As per Ultralight outdoors gear (who weigh things! Medium) its 302 for the Zenon and 360 for the microlite. The microlite certainly should be a bit warmer mind.

I'd guess that the hooded nano is very similar, although Pati quote that as 396g. A little bit of that will be down to material differences but they're using a light shell fabric too, so some down to features - more pocket zips it seems?

Perhaps partially the cut too. I actually found the sleeves on the Zenon I found somewhere terribly short but maybe that was just me

Posted: 13/11/2010 at 10:17

Rab with short sleeves - something's wrong with the world!

I thought that long sleeves was their speciality, not very good for climers then. 

Posted: 13/11/2010 at 12:51

It varies

Sometimes they do do very long sleeves, sometimes shorter. Normally pretty long, even rarely long enough for me. (My proportions are a bit silly so I've been indulging in a hunt to find things which fit past couple of years!).

Not sure, it might well have been some quirk of how the way they've cut it fitted on me. But did surprise me slightly. Anyway always worth trying stuff on.

Their climbers primaloft jacket is probably meant to be the generator alpine. Heavier of course but warmer & more weather resistance. Longer sleeves on that

Posted: 14/11/2010 at 09:38

Posted: 14/11/2010 at 12:33

Posted: 15/11/2010 at 07:06

So anyone got one of these yet?

Just wondering what the fit is actually like, since I've read one or two write ups suggesting it as a mid-layer, whereas I want it to fit over a baselayer and Paramo Quito for reststops etc.

Posted: 19/11/2010 at 15:14

Posted: 19/11/2010 at 16:59

Well I fondled one today. Very nice and stupidly light, but actually feels like it would add significant warmth.

It is a slimmer fit than the traditional belay jacket (well my Photon anyway), which was my concern when reading the mid-layer tag. So normal size for mid-layer use, but maybe a size up if you plan to throw it on top of other stuff.

Dear Santa... 

Posted: 20/11/2010 at 21:37