Mountain Hardwear
technical alpine outerwear
Technical Outdoor · United States
Similar price, same quality
Quality
8/10
Price
$$
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Casual
Rab
Rab at a glance
Quality
Price
$$Mid-range labels average 6.9
Value
7.1Better value than 90% of labels
Typical US prices
shell jackets $190-200, fleece $140, insulated jackets $325
Rab is a British technical outdoor label best known for mountain shells and insulation — quality 8/10, leaning very casual.
Scores
Design
6 of 10
Reputation
7 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), Rab official site (opens in a new tab), Wikipedia (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Only Montbell matches Rab's quality score and style for less.
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