Two jackets featuring eVent Fabric technology – the RAB
Drillium Jacket and the Vaude Alpinist Stretch Jacket – garnered Editor’s Choice Awards from the
German-language adventure magazine Outdoor.
Outdoor magazine has an extremely high standard of testing for their Editor’s Choice Awards. According
to Frank Wacker, Editor of Outdoor, “Only what survives our brutal testing deserves the title of Editor’s
Choice Award 2006.”

RAB’s Drillium Jacket, which is only available in Europe, was Outdoor’s Editor’s Choice for the best
lightweight jacket of 2006. “Not all [lightweight jackets] perform. This is certainly not the case with the
330-gram (11 oz.) light RAB Drillium,” said the editors. “It delivers excellent weather protection through
the most breathable fabric available: eVent. These features make it the best lightweight jacket of the
year.”

Vaude’s Alpinist Stretch Jacket-also only available in Europe-was described by the editors of Outdoor
as “one for all conditions,” earning it the 2006 All-round Jacket of the Year. The editors tested the
Alpinist Stretch in the harshest of conditions and observed that “during a downpour both the wearer and
the interior stayed completely dry, the latter quite unique for a three-layer jacket. The Alpinist Stretch
Jacket sets a new standard by using the extremely breathable eVent Fabric.”