The Neutrino Endurance solves this often overlooked design challenge. Tailoring and Fit- This was important to me because I don't want to look like the Michelin Man nor do I want to be freezing. I've worn those jackets so I will compare them briefly in each pro/con listed below to show why the Rab Neutrino Endurance is 1000% better than those current best selling jackets.ġ. On the Endurance RAB has also waterproofed all the zipper tracks-something I've never seen on any other down jacket before.īefore I continue I understand folks may also be looking at the Patagonia Fitz Roy Down Hoody ($299), The Marmot Ama Dablam ($229), or any of the similar Mountain Hardwear/North Face Hooded Down Jackets. There is some popular confusion on this but the general fact of windproof fabrics is that they are also waterproof fabrics but when used on windproof-only gear, unless taped at the seams, that gear is not waterproof. NOTE: The fabric is 100% windproof/99.9% waterproof but the jacket is not 100% waterproof because it is not taped at the seams. The Neutrino takes care of that by using a weatherproof Pertex Endurance outer shell fabric to ensure durability. The next question for the Rab Endurance would be is it durable or weatherproof?
#RAB NEUTRINO ENDURANCE PLUS#
And if you somehow find the Rab Neutrino Endurance to be not warm enough for you then RAB has the Neutrino Plus which is the same jacket but cut longer and wider at 760 grams and has 275 grams of heat generating 800 fill goose down stuffed into it's baffles. In contrast, the 595 gram Marmot Ama Dablam which I had last year was also 800 down fill quality but was barely stuffed with down and not as warm. Now that calculates into healthy warm-to-weight ratio! 800 fill ONLY refers to the quality of down used but the Neutrino Endurance, at 626 grams, is well lofted with 225 grams of down.
#RAB NEUTRINO ENDURANCE UPGRADE#
I returned it and got this Neutrino Endurance which turned out to be a superior upgrade at a lower sale price.įirst of all everyone will ask if it is warm so I will start by saying it is. The Fitz Roy, at 646 grams, disappointed me in every way possible that a $300 down hoody could. Although I tried on a few RAB down coats at the store, I went with what I knew and purchased a Patagonia Fitz Roy Down Hoody online to replace my prematurely retired Marmot Ama Dablam down from the 2010/2011 season. My local outfitter store have been eagerly pushing this British company's clothing recently as a good replacement for North Face gear that no one is really buying anymore. I went into this purchase not knowing anything about the RAB brand.
Recommended Use: alpine cllimbing, winter mountaineering Material: 30D Pertex Endurance Pertex Quantum
#RAB NEUTRINO ENDURANCE ZIP#
Water resistant zip provides a seal against the wind and spindrift 220g of white goose down with fill power 750 EU 850 US Pertex Quantum inner saves weight and allows improved lofting Weight:625g Pertex Endurance weatherproof outer The Pertex Endurance outer provides protection against storm and spindrift while retaining minimal weight and packsize, and high lofting is provided by the 220g of 96% pure white goose down Despite it's massive warmth and medium-length cut, this packable jacket stuffs down small inside the included stuff sack so your already-bursting expedition pack won't blow a seam. An outer shell of Pertex Endurance fabric wards off the weather while 750-fill goose down holds in vital warmth without packing out thanks to a stitch-through baffle construction. Laugh in the face of savage sub-zero temperatures and scoff at vicious white-outs thanks to the supreme warmth of the Rab Men's Neutrino Endurance Down Jacket.
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