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Cotopaxi Abrazo Half-Zip Fleece Jacket vs Rab Microlight Alpine Down

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Rab Microlight Alpine Down is the lighter option — 51 g lighter than the Cotopaxi Abrazo Half-Zip Fleece Jacket (13% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Cotopaxi Abrazo Half-Zip Fleece Jacket Rab Microlight Alpine Down
Weight 393 g · 0.393 kg · 0.87 lb 342 g · 0.342 kg · 0.75 lb
Brand Cotopaxi Rab
Category Clothing - Mid Layer Clothing - Mid Layer
Cotopaxi Abrazo Half-Zip Fleece Jacket
393 g

Recycled polyester grid fleece with chest pocket for comfortable midlayer insulation.

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Rab Microlight Alpine Down
342 g

750-fill down jacket with Pertex Quantum shell.

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Cotopaxi Abrazo Half-Zip Fleece Jacket vs Rab Microlight Alpine Down: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Rab Microlight Alpine Down wins — at 342 g it is 51 g (13%) lighter than the Cotopaxi Abrazo Half-Zip Fleece Jacket (393 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.

See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest clothing - mid layer page, or browse the full gear weight database.

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