Women Rab Womens Valiance Waterproof Down Parka – Past Season Colours

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Bonded box-wall construction down-filled jacket with a fully waterproof Pertex Shield outer. A protective down jacket for use in tough winter conditions.

Rab says: 

A waterproof down filled parka built with a taped Pertex Shield outer and filled with recycled 700FP down. Warm and windproof this jacket will withstand cold, rough weather with box wall construction for optimised down lofting and insulation

Our Verdict

Rab’s Valiance Down Jacket could be described as the lighter version of the Resolution Jacket. Obviously the Revolution jacket has more grams of down in the jacket so is a lot warmer, but what Rab have managed to achieve by using a little less down fill and a few other tweaks is pretty impressive.

The Valiance has been given synthetic filled cuffs and hood which may seem strange but there’s a good reason behind it. When it rains the hood is the first thing to get wet and eventually the water might seep through to the down, preventing it from doing it’s job, taking longer to dry and ultimately leaving you cold. Same with the cuffs, as your grabbing your rope, bags etc, your wet gloves might seep water into the down in the cuffs. But by replacing the fill in both the hood and cuffs with synthetic insulation, it will carry on keeping you warm, even when wet. This may seem like over kill to some, but we see why this might be a sought after feature in tough winter conditions.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• 2-way adjustable Stratus synthetic insulation fill hood with wired peak
• 2-way YKK VISLON front zip with internal zip baffle
• 2 YKK AquaGuard  zipped hand warmer pockets
• YKK zipped internal security pocket
• Stratus filled slimline cuffs with hook and loop adjustability
• Dual sided rear hem adjustment

Specifications

• XSmall (UK 08) weighs: 745g
• Small (UK 10) weighs: 752g
• Medium (UK 12) weighs: 769g
• Large (UK 14) weighs: 785g

Material & Construction

• Main Fabric: 30D Pertex Shield 2L coated fabric with fluorocarbon-free DWR. HH: 10,000mm/MVTR: 10,000 g/m2/24hrs
• Lining: 20D Recycled Ripstop Nylon (38gsm)
• Main Insulation: 700FP Recycled Down with Nikwax fluorocarbon-free Hydrophobic Finish (199g/7oz Size 10)
• Secondary Insulation: 133gsm Stratus
• Outer:100% Polyamide/Polyurethane Coating Lining: 100% Recycled Polyamide
• Fit: Regular
• Centre back length (Size 10): 86.5cm / 34.1inch#725g/25.5oz (Size 10)

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