The Crescent 85 Pack from Osprey is an incredibly versatile full-featured men’s expedition backpack. This pack is built for the mission of carrying heavy weight in a comfortable, organized way. Osprey offers 5 frame sizes, six standard harness and hipbelt sizes. With easy torso adjustability, the ReCurve Suspension can be tuned to fit just about anyone perfectly. The ReCurve suspension is made from stiff aluminum stays and extra struts that help distribute your load as evenly as possible. The BioForm harness comes in multiple sizes with gender specific cuts, as does the BioForm CM hipbelt, which also happens to be heat moldable. The harness and hipbelt feature spacer mesh surfaces with no sewn seams for smooth body contact. Osprey continues to strive for maximum pack to body contact which gives even load distribution for maximizing comfort.

Now the Crescent 85 isn’t just a comfortable pretty pack. Its well organized big backpack too. Gear organization is a piece of pie with vertical zip panel access, wide mouth sleeping bag access and a built in stretch mesh pocket with zippered panel. The clever vertical zip access to the main compartment hides under the right compression flap, so you don’t have to dismantle everything to unzip. An included hydration sleeve sits in its own pouch on the back of the pack, and can detach to become a small self-contained hydration pack. There are 2 side and 1 overhead external pockets. The pack is of course stocked with plenty of well placed compression straps, allowing you to carry a snowboard or skis (diagonally) on your next winter expedition. Just in case you have questions about the packs durability, rest assured that the combination of twill nylon, plain-weave nylon and ripstop nylon will hold your gear securely. Osprey is confident too, thats why they’ve backed the Crescent 85 with a lifetime warranty.

Osprey Packs has set a Retail Price of $380 for the Crescent 85

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