Rab
Rab Power Stretch Contact Glove (men's)
- Warmth: 5/10 How warm they keep your hands at camp and on the move.
- Weight: 9/10 How much they add to your pack.
- Waterproofing: 2/10 How well they keep your hands dry and the wind out, from how they are made.
A very light spare or liner glove for autumn and spring hill walking at 43 g a pair
- Weight (pair)
- 43 g (UK men's M)
- Type
- Fleece
- Weather protection
- None
- Touchscreen
- Yes
Where to buy
Rab £35 In stock. Free delivery. Size M in stock.
View at shop: RabGO Outdoors £35 In stock. Delivery £3.99. £3.99 delivery, free from £80.
View at shop: GO OutdoorsBlacks £35 In stock. Delivery £4.99. £4.99 delivery, free from £95.
View at shop: BlacksPrices checked 8 Nov 2026 on each shop's own page; shops can change them. We earn no commission on these links; shops are listed by price. More
Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Warmth
Estimate from maker's specs: heavy fleece 5/10How warm they keep your hands at camp and on the move. 5: Does the job. Average for wild-camping gear.
Estimate from maker's specs
Weight
From maker's figures 9/10How much they add to your pack. 9: Among the best you can buy for this.
43 g for the pair in UK men's size M, the figure Rab publishes (GO Outdoors and Blacks repeat it): under 60 g, the top band.
Waterproofing
From maker's figures 2/10How well they keep your hands dry and the wind out, from how they are made. 2: A weak point.
Rab makes no water or wind claim: a plain Polartec Power Stretch Pro stretch fabric with no membrane and no stated water-repellent finish, so the 'no claim' band.
In short
Good for
- A very light spare or liner glove for autumn and spring hill walking at 43 g a pair
- Using a phone or GPS on a cold morning without taking the glove off
- Under a shell glove or mitt in colder weather: Rab says it works as a liner
Strengths
- Light at 43 g a pair
- Touchscreen print on the index finger and thumb
- Stretch fabric with a low-bulk cuff, so it layers under a shell glove
Weaknesses
- No wind or water protection claimed: this is a stretch fleece glove
- No grip print: Rab's Contact Grip glove is the version with a silicone palm
- Our judgement scores are blank: no independent test of this exact glove
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.