Berghaus is launching its re-vamped autumn / winter 03 range of
Extrem packs early, next month in fact and we've got full details of
the three new sacs in the range plus updates to the existing
Expedition and Slipstream rucksacs here.
The new 45-litre Extrem Crag though. looks like being a cracker of
a climbing sac. Fully tooled up it weighs in at an okay-ish 1.656 kg
including a malleable back plate, the 'Verteplate', hip-belt and full
lid.
But if you're a weight weenie you can simply discard all those
bits and, erm, the 17-gramme chest strap to reduce the weight of the
still 'fully functional' sac to just 0.92 kg. Expect to see discarded
lids, hip belts and back plates all over a hill near you soon. And
just so you know what you're dealing with when you find a Verteplate
in the grass, here's what all those bits look like...
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216 grammes
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195 grammes
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17 grammes
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316 grammes
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920 grammes
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