The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse Jacket vs Rab Mythic G Jacket

The Rab Mythic G is the warmer jacket per ounce, with 1000-fill down and a weight around 9-10 oz. The North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse is the tougher, roomier everyday puffer, with 700-fill down, a stowable hood, ripstop face fabric and a boxy fit that layers over a sweater. Reviewers rate the Nuptse highly across a large pool of owners and treat it as a durable city-and-mountain staple. The Mythic G draws praise for warmth-to-weight but complaints about thin shell fabric and only two pockets. Buy the Rab for cold, weight-critical trips. Buy the Nuptse for daily wear and rough handling.

• Choose the North Face 1996 Retro Nuptse if you want a warm, hooded, hard-wearing puffer for city winters and casual layering, and you value pockets and packability over minimum weight.
• Choose the Rab Mythic G if you need maximum warmth for its weight on climbs and cold hikes, and you can treat a light shell fabric with care.