chris grace
03-04-2011, 09:50 AM
I bought this rucksack this week ,ordered it on Wednesday and received it on Thursday from Sop outdoors in Hampshire at a cost of £54.99 plus parcelforce 24 delivery for £7.99(I didn't want to wait)
The service from the shop is excellent.
On to the pack itself.
On first opening the package the sack seemed very small,much smaller than my other 30 litre sacks this was because it was flat and not opened out yet.The sack is a short /wide type as opposed to my other sacks which are tall/thin types.
Once opened out it seemed a lot bigger than my other 30 litre sacks.
The sack is the usual excellent Berghaus quality,well made and top quality materials.
The sack material is Ardura 100 and is stitched with nylon thread.The sack has a Durable Water Repellant coating which really does work and when it stops working a quick run over with a hairdryer will bring it back to life.
I also got the side pockets and an extra karrimor omni pouch to strap on the front(these have had many reviews elsewhere ).
Okay ,how does it feel?When empty it feels quite stiff and uncomfortable,fill it up and it is transformed into a nice comfortable pack.It rides quite high on the back.I think it's designed to be worn on top of webbing so that the webbing belt supports the sack from below.It does feel comfortable even fully loaded(load list below) and without support from below.I does have a waist strap,this is for stability rather than load bearing.
There isn't much I can say about the build quality of this sack except that is is the high quality you expect from Berghaus.
So,onto the pictures.I have pictured it as the bare sack,and also with all the pockets added,the side photos of the bare pack show the side attachments without the supplied straps,these are the same straps as the ones on the side pockets.I removed them as I don't use them,they'll be staying on the side pockets as I will use them as a daysack.There are 2 ice axe loops fitted to the front of the sack along with 2 plastic clips further up the sack to hold the ice axe handles,I have removed these as I won't use them.The omni pouch fits onto the webbing straps on the front of the sack but after trying it I found that it didn't suit my needs because I don't carry enough kit to fill it along with the side pockets.
Here are the photos:
For those interested the kit I had in there was enough for me to spend 2 nights in the woods.
3 season down dossbag
Exped synmat 7 DLX
ipk groundsheet
Alpkit rig 7 tarp
Highlander hawk bivibag
3 litre camel bak unbottle
50 litre drybag
waterproof jacket and trousers evernew cookset 500ml meths
torch
headlight
spare batteries
washing up liquid
3 in 1 coffees
Long spoon
towel
hand gel
repair kit
3 dehydrated meals
Home made bag to keep all the bits in.
I would sometimes be carrying a folding saw in the pack.I carry a swisschamp and a 4 inch woodlore clone too.
The service from the shop is excellent.
On to the pack itself.
On first opening the package the sack seemed very small,much smaller than my other 30 litre sacks this was because it was flat and not opened out yet.The sack is a short /wide type as opposed to my other sacks which are tall/thin types.
Once opened out it seemed a lot bigger than my other 30 litre sacks.
The sack is the usual excellent Berghaus quality,well made and top quality materials.
The sack material is Ardura 100 and is stitched with nylon thread.The sack has a Durable Water Repellant coating which really does work and when it stops working a quick run over with a hairdryer will bring it back to life.
I also got the side pockets and an extra karrimor omni pouch to strap on the front(these have had many reviews elsewhere ).
Okay ,how does it feel?When empty it feels quite stiff and uncomfortable,fill it up and it is transformed into a nice comfortable pack.It rides quite high on the back.I think it's designed to be worn on top of webbing so that the webbing belt supports the sack from below.It does feel comfortable even fully loaded(load list below) and without support from below.I does have a waist strap,this is for stability rather than load bearing.
There isn't much I can say about the build quality of this sack except that is is the high quality you expect from Berghaus.
So,onto the pictures.I have pictured it as the bare sack,and also with all the pockets added,the side photos of the bare pack show the side attachments without the supplied straps,these are the same straps as the ones on the side pockets.I removed them as I don't use them,they'll be staying on the side pockets as I will use them as a daysack.There are 2 ice axe loops fitted to the front of the sack along with 2 plastic clips further up the sack to hold the ice axe handles,I have removed these as I won't use them.The omni pouch fits onto the webbing straps on the front of the sack but after trying it I found that it didn't suit my needs because I don't carry enough kit to fill it along with the side pockets.
Here are the photos:
For those interested the kit I had in there was enough for me to spend 2 nights in the woods.
3 season down dossbag
Exped synmat 7 DLX
ipk groundsheet
Alpkit rig 7 tarp
Highlander hawk bivibag
3 litre camel bak unbottle
50 litre drybag
waterproof jacket and trousers evernew cookset 500ml meths
torch
headlight
spare batteries
washing up liquid
3 in 1 coffees
Long spoon
towel
hand gel
repair kit
3 dehydrated meals
Home made bag to keep all the bits in.
I would sometimes be carrying a folding saw in the pack.I carry a swisschamp and a 4 inch woodlore clone too.