Rab is a British mountain brand, founded in 1981 in Sheffield by Scottish climber Rab Carrington. He learned to make sleeping bags while stranded in Argentina on the way to a Patagonia expedition, then hand-stitched the first bags to bear his name in the attic of his Sheffield home. Demand from the local climbing community grew quickly and the attic soon became a factory.
Rab is best known for down insulation, from expedition sleeping bags to jackets like the Microlight, alongside waterproof shells, fleeces and baselayers built for cold, serious conditions. The down is certified to the Responsible Down Standard, and the sleeping bags are still hand-filled and finished in Derbyshire. Lightweight, hard-wearing, no-fuss design runs right through the range.