User Review: Osprey Crescent 110

Osprey Crescent 110
Above: The current Crescent 110, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed November 10, 2005 by jhemp_00

Rating: rated 3 of 5 stars
Design: rucksack
Size: large, approx. 6700 cubic in
Number of Pockets: 4 pockets
Max. Load Carried: 60 pounds
Height of Owner: 6 foot
Price Paid: $350

Well I have mixed feelings on this pack! I am a landscape photographer who bought the pack to help haul all my large format camera gear for multiple days in the mountains (Toyo 4x5 field camera, 2 lens, tripod and 10 film holders).

Positives:
-Carries heavy loads well
-Huge sleeping bag compartment, no more struggle to get sleeping bags in your backpack
-plenty of room for TONS of gear
-good costumer support

Negatives:
-hipbelt and shoulder straps consistanly come loose. About every 10-15 minutes I have to readjust the pack because the pack begins to slide down. I even called Osprey and they sent me a new shoulder harness, but it did not fix the problem. Also snapped a buckle on the shoulder harness. Again Osprey quickly replaced it, but it is still problematic.
-The pack is not good at carrying smaller loads. I now plan to use the pack for winter trips, or trips where I bring along EXTRA camera gear. It just doesn't compact well with smaller loads and the pack fits funny.
-There aren't enough compression straps on the outside of the pack to carry more gear. You only have one set of 3 staps directly on the back of the pack to carry gear that you don't want in your pack. Also, when you have the pack loaded fully and then you strap a tripod, snowshoes etc... on the back of the pack, they stick out very far from your body and tend to catch things when you are bushwacking. It would be better if there were straps on the sides of the pack for hauling that stuff.
-The stiching is coming undone in several spots after a year of use.
-The all-black color is like wearing a oven on your back on hot days! I think they have changed the color on the 2004-05 models (I have the 2003 model).

If I had to do it over again I would not purchase this pack again, For almost $400 I expected it to be almost perfect, somthing I could use year round, and would last for many years to come, but I guess in this day and age of foreign (Vietnam, China, etc..) made crap, you have to learn to pay a premium and get a minimum. It's too bad.

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