A bit slow on this one, but never mind. The new 2002 range of
Berghaus packs is now up, with full details on the Berghaus
web site.
We've been using the top of the range Quartz backpacking and
expedition trekking sac and so far we're very impressed - see our
first
impressions - but there have been big changes right across the
range, with only the Extrem technical sacs staying more or less
unaltered.
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New A-Trek packs use direct
transfer to
hip-belt for improved walktzing
performance
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Most of the day sacs have been tweaked and re-styled, there's a new
lightweight adventure race pack and a neat hydration pack, the
neatly-named 'Bladdered'. Particularly interesting though we reckon,
are the new entry-level A-Trek backpacking sacs.
Pitched around the £90 mark, they're available in men's and
women's models and use a cunning back system where the alloy staves
of the back system are fixed directly to the fins of the hip-belt for
maximum stability and efficient load transfer.
We're hoping to get one on the site soon, but we reckon the
various A-Treks could provide real competition for Lowe Alpine's
classic entry-level sac, the Skyline.
