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The Featherlite Micro managed to handle it's fair share of light rain showersI mainly used this jacket for evening wear, as an additional layer when it got too cold during the day and occasionally by itself to trek in.There were several days in Iceland when it was too cold to trek in a thin jacket, so I would walk in this. It offers great wind protection and really keeps the cold away. At times it …

The Rab Photon X is Rab's latest winter belay jacket. Designed specifically for our regular climbing location, Scotland, we couldn't wait to get our hands on it.When we talk about Scottish winter climbing, we immediately think of synthetic insulation. Although synthetic down and hydrophobic down has come a long way in recent years. We still think a typical Scottish winter day of the full spectrum …

Micro puff down jackets are nothing new, Rab seems to have broken into the mainstream with their micro alpine over the yeast few years, a walk along most UK high streets on even a slightly cool day will demonstrate that. It seems there are two types of gear junkies, those who cry a silent tear when in a downpour they pass someone who has yet to be introduced to how to adequately look after down an …