Rab Incline Light Pants

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Packable and lightweight, these all-round outdoor pants are highly breathable and stretchy, excellent for covering up on warm days hillwalking, hiking, and trekking.

Rab says: 

The lightest of the Incline family, these spring and summer weight walking pants are ideal for hiking, trekking, and all outdoor action. Built with a single weave, stretch Matrix™ fabric with a fluorocarbon-free DWR finish, they’re breathable and offer light weather protection.

Ideal for tackling steep trails and scrambling up and down tricky terrain, the Incline Light Pants elevate your freedom to explore. Built with articulated knees, stretchy fabric, and a long length gusset for increased mobility. They have multiple zipped pockets for storing essentials, on the thigh, rear, and front of the pants and are available in different leg lengths to suit your build. Low bulk, lightweight and fast drying they make the perfect addition to your multi-day adventure wardrobe on thru-hiking, backpacking and mountain trekking trips.

Our Verdict

The Rab Incline Light Pants appear to be a simple design but have a lot to offer those who are after a lightweight pants for their hiking and trekking needs over summer. 

The Incline uses the Matrix™ fabric which offers a superb level of stretch and mobility for romping up steep hills and scrambles without restriction of movement. the lightweight nature of the fabric also makes them comfortable to be worn all day in warmer conditions, while being very breathable preventing moisture build up and that uncomfortable cold sensation when you have to stop. 

I was impressed by how durable they remained despite their lightweight nature so scrambling and tackling steeper ground in them was no issue. 

Some of the other great features are the very quick drying fabric, the generous sized zip pockets allowing you to get pretty much any essentials you want to carry in there without fear of anything falling out, unlike some of the smaller pockets that you can sometimes find on other hiking pants.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• Super lightweight stretch fabric for great freedom of movement
• Ergonomically shaped waistband with double snap closure and YKK® zip fly
• Belt loops
• 2 YKK® zipped hand pockets
• YKK® zipped thigh pocket
• YKK® zipped rear pocket
• Knee articulation for ease of movement
• Long length gusset at crotch for increased mobility
• Tethered drawcord hem
• Mini twin needle top stitching throughout

Specifications

• Small (30″ waist) weighs: 225g
• Medium (32″ waist) weighs: 229g
• Large (34″ waist) weighs:  239g
• XLarge (36″ waist) weighs: 251g
• *weights based on regular leg lengths

Material & Construction

• Matrix™ single weave stretch nylon (108gsm) with fluorocarbon-free DWR
• 93% polyamide, 7% elastane
• Fit: Regular

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