Rab Incline Light Shorts

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

Rab says: 

Designed for hiking, trekking, and all outdoor action the Incline Light shorts are perfect for active summers. Built with a single weave, stretch Matrix™ fabric with a fluorocarbon-free DWR finish, they’re breathable and water resistant.

Ideal for tackling steep trails and scrambling up and down tricky terrain, they have excellent mobility and stretch, with multiple zipped pockets for storing essentials, on the thigh, rear, and front. Low bulk, lightweight and fast drying they make the perfect addition to you multi-day adventure wardrobe on thru-hiking, backpacking and mountain trekking trips.

Our Verdict

The Rab Incline shorts appear to be a simple design but have a lot to offer those who are after a lightweight short 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 shorts.

– 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
• Long length gusset at crotch for increased mobility
• Mini twin needle top stitching throughout
• 10″ inside leg

Specifications

• Small (30″ waist) weighs: 162g
• Medium (32″ waist) weighs: 170g
• Large (34″ waist) weighs: 176g
• XLarge (36″ waist) weighs: 183g
• XXLarge (38″ waist) weighs: 187g

Material & Construction

• Matrix™ single weave stretch nylon (108gsm) with fluorocarbon-free DWR
• Main: 93% polyamide, 7% elastane
• Inside leg: 10″
• Fit: Regular