Canvas Berghaus Crusader

[Twodogs]

I know the early Berghaus cyclops roc was in canvas but the other day I got my hands on a "canvas" Berghaus Crusader thats a lot later model ,
Has anyone seen one before as its a bit of an oddity , later embrobered badge , early buckles , different belt fabric ,
I have contacted Berghaus and thay are interested in it ..

Another question has anyone ever seen a Berghaus Vulcan in DPM?

Twodogs

 

[Gill]

Ive got the od canvas cyclops rock cliff .

 

[Twodogs]

Nice one Gill , are the buckles the same as on my crusader?
What conditions your Roc in after thirty years in use?
Twodogs

 

[wildrover]

Didn't Berghaus do them in canvas during the Falkands Conflict?
I think they ran out of Cordura due to the high demand from the troops.

I'm sure I remember Wayland mentioning it in one of his posts

 

[johnboy]

Cliff,

I have a Berghaus Cyclops Guide with the same lid closure buckles and Cord Lock as your Cyclops Crusader. It dates from the Early 80's but uses Cordura as the fabric on the main body of the sack. The back is canvas.

Your Crusader looks to be in very good nick the lid elastic is still keeping shape.

I've not seen a Vulcan in DPM. Munro's, Roc's, Centurions and Crusaders were made in DPM Cordura. I think you could still get the Roc and Crusader in DPM in the early 1990's. Maybe some early Vulcan's were made in DPM also??

Nice Bergen.

Cheers

John

 

[MartinK9]

Nice catch Cliff,

Nice condition too.

 

[sasquatch]

Tis a lovely bergen Cliff, it looks even better in real life. Thou shall not covet thy neighbour's bergen...or at least try not to.

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

if that were a bird it would be one of those golden egg laying geese from wonka's chocolate factory! sell it to berghaus for a small fortune! damn good aquisition! the cordura shortage above sounds plausable, tho never have seen another, so, where did they all go? surely they didn't all get issued for the falklands and then dissapear into the system without a trace? unless there's a massive MOD cache somewhere waiting to hit the surplus market? the shortage would suggest an immediate need so there should in theory have been a lot of them about. unless they just got held in reserve and flogged off to a foreign gov. it's a mystery. very nice find tho, must be a valuable rarity and in very good nick.

 

[FerlasDave]

Lovely pack that mate, good find! Looks really padded on the back there. I wonder why it was made using canvas?

 

[Twodogs]

Here my reply from Berghaus about the pack ,

Hello Cliff

Thank you for your patience in our response.

The Cyclops Crusader was launched in 1986/7, several years after the Falkland War (1982) and was in nylon. We have no record of the Crusader made in canvas so we would be interested in seeing photos and possibly obtaining for the museum.
The Crusader was a military version of the Cyclops Scorpion which was available a few years before the Crusader but again only in nylon.
The Cyclops Roc was made much earlier and was available in canvas in it's early years and in the early 80's was available in both fabrics for the consumer to choose.

If you require any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact one of the Berghaus team on 0845 607 2477 (UK) or 44 (0)1254 277247 (Int) between the hours of 8.00 - 18.00 Monday - Friday.

Alternatively you can contact us using our help pages at http://www.berghaus.com

Kind Regards

The Berghaus Team



Twodogs

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

ca ching! lol

 

[Rabbitsmacker]

could we be looking at a prototype?

 

[andybysea]

A guy i used to know had a pack,he said it was made for the Para's during the Falklands war i only saw it once it looked very similar to the crusader but im sure it has PEGASUS embroiderd on it? i could be wrong(this was about 10yrs ago im no longer in contact with him,and at the time was'nt really taking notice of the make or model)

 

[Twodogs]

The truth is out there .........

 

[wildrover]

The plot thickens...

Great stuff !

 

[bojit]

As berhaus are saying that they never made the crusader in canvas , this one could be a pre production prototypre.

I have an early roc in cordura , my wife found it in a charity shop about 10 years ago .
inside was a 2man tent some waterproofs and a 4 season vango sleeping bag . £20 for the lot .

Craig...................

 

[Trev]

I've got a canvas OG Cyclops Centurion 2 that I still use ( great pack ) . Looks very similar apart from some of the buckles . The main difference is the two extra strips of fabric down either side of the outward face . Are they the norm with this style and if so what is the purpose , added strength ?
Cheers , Trev .

 

[bikething]

The main difference is the two extra strips of fabric down either side of the outward face . Are they the norm with this style and if so what is the purpose , added strength ?
Cheers , Trev .

The strips cover the zips which hold the (detachable) side pockets on

 

[Trev]

The strips cover the zips which hold the (detachable) side pockets on

Doh , seems so obvious now . My pockets are attached so it didn't occur to me .
Cheers , Trev .

 

[Twodogs]

A canvas canvas OG Cyclops Centurion comes to light ...........hmmm
Any pictures Trev good to see any differences?
twodogs