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Evaluating 68 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers express satisfaction with the quality and comfort of the products, often highlighting the excellent after-sales service and repair options. People appreciate the responsiveness of the customer service team and the effectiveness of repairs, which often return items looking like new. The repair service is frequently praised for its quality and for extending the life of beloved items, making it a cost-effective alternative to buying new. However, some customers also noted concerns regarding product quality, particularly with waterproofing, durability of materials, and issues with zippers and logos peeling off after a short period of use. There are instances where customers felt the product did not live up to its advertised performance, and some experienced slow or unhelpful responses from customer service when issues arose. Additionally, some found the sizing of certain products to be restrictive, and others expressed disappointment with the quality of repairs, such as mismatched patches.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall, excellent experiences with Rab. However, not certain what the “sales and use tax” is, which essentially doubles the usual sales tax. Never saw this coming.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Rab Cirrus Hut Slippers are very soft on the skin, very warm and comfortable to wear. They are ideal for wearing in a bothy and campsite, especially after a long hike swapping the boots for these... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Booked my rab jacket in for a repair as my cat scratched a tiny rip in a front panel. Booked a repair and sent it away. Just got the jacket back today and it was repaired by Rachel. There... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have bought many RAB items of clothing in past years never had a problem. Until recently I bought a RAB downpour Jacket , wore it for the first time last week whilst in the Yorkshire Dales / Lake... See more

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  1. Outdoor Clothing and Equipment Shop

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Rab's primary focus is insulation products, in particular down jackets, sleeping bags and expedition wear.


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3.6

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

1K reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend this brand

Customer service is always reliable, quick to respond and always efficient. Products I've bought have always stood up to the pressures of ALL weathers and money always worth spent. You get what you pay for! Highly recommend this brand.

February 2, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

RAB wash (or no wash In this case)

I sent my jacket to Rab for a wash and a repair of a zip but they said my jacket was too fragile. They then followed up with an offer of 20% discount on a new jacket. Firstly my jacket is in good condition other than a broken zip and they could have repaired it. I feel like they just wanted the new sale. Secondly, they did not word their email correctly and didn’t make it clear that the 20% discount was on the condition of them keeping my old jacket. They sent my jacket back but did not honour the 20% discount. Even though I had every intention in taking them up on this offer of a discount. They wiped their hands of it despite their poorly wrote email.

January 25, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Most UK women are not 5'11" tall so why are the models

Sorry Rab but when you use a model who is 5'11" and wearing a size Small, for a womans Goretex jacket you have to expect the image to be misleading for those of us who are average height. (Currently 5'4" in the UK) I sent the jacket back as it was about 3" too long

January 2, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant After Care

I have used their cleaning service and it is excellent, recently I also used their zip replacement service. I paid on line and received the packaging very quickly.

Within a day or two of sending my jacket in I received an email to say the zip wasn't broken the slider was so they were fixing it for free and refunding my payment, they also repairs the waist pull cord.

Within a week of sending the jacket in it was back all repaired and they refunded me.

Great service!!

December 6, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rab logo peeling

Soooo... bought a Rab jacket and the breast logo peeled off... the logo was red and the service centre offered to repair it in silver... they did offer to do the hood logo to match in silver but the coat livery is red.. perhaps they didn't have the technology for red? The zip also broke... all this in just over a year.... my daughter bought a jacket too... from a different retailer at a different time and her jacket breast logo peeled off too. Do not buy... purchase Berghaus equivalent.... so much better in every way.

December 1, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Rab Service Centre

My review is for the Rab service centre which deals with warranty and repairs. I never used this service before, but I have to say that the Rab service centre provides excellent customer care. Their apparel is of very high quality, as the multitude of other reviews demonsrate, but aftersales service is also very important and the Rab service centre gets 5 stars from me for this.

December 12, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic quality

Fantastic quality, great fit, amazing service. I bought the Xenair long sleeve insulated jacket, and two days later also bought the Xenair vest. Warm and unbelievably light. Delivered for free via DPD within one day of ordering. Specialist washing detergents also fab. Thank you Rab.

December 7, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service, will not purchase anymore…

My down jacket developed a 3-4inch hole on the back of the jacket caused from a unprotected Velcro strip on the back of the hood, which in my opinion was in a pointless position and served no purpose what so ever, so it was a design flaw, Rab state they have a lifetime warranty for items that develop and fail due to manufacturing of their items, this was clearly a manufacturer fault because if the velcro strip had not been put in this position in the first place as mentioned it as it served no purpose let alone being unprotected the hole would not have developed. They have repaired the hole along with the holes caused by the wire in the peak of the hood which again was caused by not being protected, but these faults should never of happened in the first place. I wasn't contacted to discuss the repair in any case let alone a replacement which is what should have been offered.
I too like many others have been a life long loyal user of Rab equipment and this is the first time I have had to contact them with an issue but feel their customer service is poor and the lifetime warranty not worth the paper it's written as the saying goes.I had issues with only a hand full of items letting me down in the past from other manufacturers/ competitors and they actually stood by their warranty and replaced the items no quibble regardless of condition but I was told by the Rab service centre manger "unlike other frivolous competitors" we will repair not replace !!... Very poor customer service......I will no longer be purchasing Rab or lowe alpine equipment, I will take my custom elsewhere now to those frivolous competitors who do actually stand by their warranty offered!!.

December 8, 2023
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Reply from Rab

Hello Stephen,
Thank you for your feedback and we’re sorry that we did not meet your high expectations on this occasion. We would always look to keep a garment going as long as possible as we have previously communicated rather than simply sending it to landfill (like the companies you referenced). We are lucky enough to have a workshop onsite that can repair our garments to a high standard. Thankfully, we were able to repair your item and given that it was circa 10-12 years old, we hope you will be able to continue using it for another decade!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Genuinely amazing repair service

Genuinely amazing repair service. My down jacket got shedded by our puppy, debated buying a replacement but thought I’d see if it was repairable. Paid what I thought it would be only to have an email saying they’d used a lot less and refunded the difference. You’d never know the damage was there before, such an impressive service - thank you.

December 5, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shockingly bad customer service!

I used to love Rab gear, but my relationship with them has been soured. I had a £300 jacket for less than 10 months, and the stitching came undone. I went through the website for a repair, only to find out because it was under a year old, I couldn't send it to them. Even though the website promised a 'quick' resolution, I had to send it back to the retailer so they could send it to Rab, and wait for Rab to send it back to them. I explained I'm autistic and I don't understand why the say it's quicker, when it's clearly not. They replied, we are busy, you can send it to us if you want.....firstly appealing customer service, secondly I can't send it to you, the form won't let me. So rude and wrong. Appalling.

December 5, 2023
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Reply from Rab

Hello Nathan,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we're sorry to hear that you were dissatisfied with the response received. You were provided a link to our warranty form which must be completed before an item is returned to us for inspection under warranty - this was because you stated that you did not wish to return the jacket to your retailer.

I'm unsure what you mean when you say 'the form won't let you' send the item back. Once completed, our Service Centre team will be able to advise the next steps. If you are having an issue completing the form, please let us know and we will be happy to advise further.

As mentioned, the run-up to Christmas is our busiest time of year as the weather turns cooler so regrettably, the turnaround time is longer than it would be at other times of year however we will offer a resolution to your issue as soon as possible.

Kind regards,
Rab Customer Support

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

‘Service centre’ a waste of time - quality and longevity of products poor.

Sent my Rab waterproof shell for a wash - it was £200 and is 5 years old. Used regularly for day to day with an annual week walking holiday in the lakes. I’ve proofed it a few times, but heard of the service centre and thought I’d let them wash and proof it for a change and to see the difference, especially as in the last month it has become completely non-waterproof.

The response I got after I’d been without the jacket for around a week:

“We are contacting you regarding your recent Rab Repair service request. Due to the garment's used condition, we can't go ahead with a wash without the risk of damaging it further.

Some options for you:

Refund the wash and send the jacket back to you.
Refund the wash, keep the item and as a gesture of goodwill, send you a 25% voucher code towards a new down jacket to be used on the Rab website for taking part in the recycling process.”

The only ‘damage’ to the coat is part of the waterproof seal around the neck/shoulder is peeling. I’m not totally sure what the point of a service/repair offering is, if they won’t wash a worn item, and won’t suggest ways it can be repaired (I can only assume they wouldn’t repair it, there is no option for the peeling section on their service page). I’d hoped if it needed fixing they would contact suggesting it was and provide a price. This isn’t the case - just refused the wash and offered to ‘recycle’ for 25% off a down jacket?! It’s a waterproof I need.

I’ve had Sprayway waterproof last far longer, with less care than I’ve given this jacket. I thought the price of it made it a premium brand with great service, but it’s not the case. I won’t be buying Rab again - can’t recommend at all after this experience!

November 11, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, can’t have topped it!
I had a small tear in my jacket from snagging it on a craggy wall. I thought I was going to have to patch repair until someone mentioned Rab’s repair service. The coat was returned to me within about a week and they appear to have replaced the full panel. Absolutely no way of telling there has ever been a tear.
I also had a missing pocket pull tag after mine got stuff in the dryer. I cheekily asked if they could possibly add a new and my jacket came back with a new one added. Can’t fault the service at all, despite being called Karen

November 10, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Zip repair

Needed a zip repair on my two year old waterproof. A pleasure to deal with people who couldn’t have been more helpful. Delighted with the service I received from Rab.
Steve. Leeds

October 19, 2023
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