Rab
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Technical Outdoor · United Kingdom
Similar price, same quality
Quality
8/10
Price
$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Casual
Mountain Hardwear
Mountain Hardwear at a glance
Quality
Price
$$Mid-range labels average 6.9
Value
7.1Better value than 90% of labels
Typical US prices
shell jackets $220-900, fleece $120-170
Mountain Hardwear is an American technical outdoor label best known for technical alpine outerwear — quality 8/10, leaning very casual.
Scores
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Style
Quality 8 — joint 10th of 28 technical outdoor brands (average 8.0). Value 7.1 — joint 22nd of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: OutdoorGearLab (opens in a new tab), Switchback Travel (opens in a new tab), sgbonline.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
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Only Montbell matches Mountain Hardwear's quality score and style for less.
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