Canvas Berghaus Crusader
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ohhh, someones been on a spending spree! looks good! i'm about to hit the hill in the lakes with my 1984 vintage crusader! cost a total of 2 quid to get the belt fixed and attached the new buckle sent by berghaus. was a tough decision whether to take the karrimor s85 of crusader. just felt the shoulder straps were a bit more comfortable on the berg as they were longer. but both will get some good usage i'm sure!
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Whip the Side pooches off of the DPM Crusader... If the Zip is in the same oirentation as the New Crusader then PLCE will not fit the right way up.
The Zips on the New Crusader should be #10 visilon I think the Old Crusader used #8 visilons.
Cheers
John
The Zips on the New Crusader should be #10 visilon I think the Old Crusader used #8 visilons.
Cheers
John
Lots of photos required....
will do johnboy, going for total of 4 days, but 2 full days spent on the hills, current weather predicts wintery showers/snow on high ground and exposed areas! so could be quite exciting!
thought i'd get involved in the thread with some photo's of my karrimor jaguar of unknown vintage
SA back system
i picked it up from a car boot sale for £15 iirc, needed a little bit of mending (involving some pieces of chopping board and old playstation) but it's been a great bag so far.
stuart
stuart
SA back system
i picked it up from a car boot sale for £15 iirc, needed a little bit of mending (involving some pieces of chopping board and old playstation) but it's been a great bag so far.
stuart
stuart
Cliff - I like the Crusader 90/20!
Stuart - The Karrimor Jaguar looks cool!
Thanks for posting fellas.
Gordy
Stuart - The Karrimor Jaguar looks cool!
Thanks for posting fellas.
Gordy
thought i'd get involved in the thread with some photo's of my karrimor jaguar of unknown vintage
SA back system
i picked it up from a car boot sale for £15 iirc, needed a little bit of mending (involving some pieces of chopping board and old playstation) but it's been a great bag so far.
stuart
stuart
WOW! thats a great looking pack, looks in pretty good nick too,..I doubt the new karrimor sabres will hold up as good as these "older " models......... I've not seen a waist belt like that before...thanks for posting.
gents i keep comeing back to this thread i just love it . brings back memorys, but would like to ask is the vulcan a worth while buy i have tried most bergans and being 6,1 cant get on with most so im currently using a plce bergan and im tempted to go for a vulcan. i to grew up with survival aids and such,and join the army when we still had 58....horrible stuf.. thanks.
The Vulcan is fantastic as long as you have the right size , very comfy and very well made or look at the new Berghaus crusader that will replace the Vulcan in time .
( Just so happens that Im selling a new Crusader in the sales part of the forum )
( Just so happens that Im selling a new Crusader in the sales part of the forum
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Yep, the vulcan is a very worth while buy, pratically everyone who uses one, has only good things to say about it....it has been tried & tested over the years ( both military & civvy) & always comes up trumps. The new crusader ( I personally don't like it) has yet to earn it's medals & with the current manufacturing ethos of cutting corners to save money, this may be a risky buy.......time will tell...also don't hesitate looking for a second hand one,like all good things, they improve with age.& if in good condition will be as sound as when it left the factory.............they come in 4 sizes (1 to 4) but do measure your back as there are short people with long backs & tall people with short ones...........
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SA back system
Thats interesting....
Your Jaguar seems to have a bit of a hybrid back system..
The waist belt is SA 7000 but the Shoulder straps are the older SA type..
The full SA 7000 system looks like this...
Very very comfy but a bit prone to breakage by all accounts... Looking at the clips and the SA 7000 waist belt I'd date the bergen to the mid 90's...
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i had a look at the crusader and dont think its for me. defo going with the vulcan worked out its a size 4 for me 6,1. thanks for all the halp chaps.
And the size 4 has a 100 litre main capacity ( not including the side pockets) the same as your PLCE bergen so you won't have to dramatically change your packing routine/order.
Thats interesting....
Your Jaguar seems to have a bit of a hybrid back system..
The waist belt is SA 7000 but the Shoulder straps are the older SA type..
The full SA 7000 system looks like this...
Very very comfy but a bit prone to breakage by all accounts... Looking at the clips and the SA 7000 waist belt I'd date the bergen to the mid 90's...
Yuk! that blue monstrosity ( can't believe it's a karrimor) looks like some cheap kid's space ruck from a supermarket........did they really sell many of these ?
