**IMPORTED FROM AS400**

KEY POINTS & INTENDED USE

A fully featured 85L backpack for multi-day backpacking, light mountaineering

or expeditions. Based on the popular Ibex series, the Serratus packs are bound

to be popular with backpackers new to the sport, those who want a fully

featured pack, the budget conscious and those who aren't looking to go

ultra-light. The updated Serratus line has everything you'd expect in an MEC

backpack (comfortable suspension, lots of organizer pockets and gear attachment

options, great price) plus lots of extra features (zip-off side pockets turn

into a daypack, lid turns into a waist belt, roll top AND spindrift collar

closure options) and some clever design features (gripper elastic on the top of

the water bottle pockets, loops to attach the backpacker seat, tuckaway

sleeping bag divider, dedicated hydration routing on shoulder strap).**PG DN**

Previous version was the Ibex 65 5011-458. Updates include new colours and

fabrics, no more clear pocket under lid (regular pocket now), three pockets in

lid now, side pockets are now removable and convert to a daypack, no more

bungee cord on front pocket - now daisy chain, no more hypalon reinforcements,

sleeping bag compartment zipper is more U-shaped, mesh water bottle pockets are

now vertical instead of horizontal and have silicone gripper elastic at top,

load lifter straps are now height adjustable, new roll top option for closing

spindrift collar

Smaller version of this backpack is Serratus 70 5034-394.

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Replacement hip belt is 5038-694: you can swap out the hipbelt for a different

size to get a better fit

Compatible with the MEC Backpacker seat (5033-784)

CONSTRUCTION & DESIGN

MATERIALS

- Main fabric is 630D nylon with a DWR coating

- Lining is 210D nylon

- Spindrift collar is 210D high tenacity cordura nylon with a PU coating

- Mesh water bottle pockets are 180g Darlington mesh

ACCESS

- U shaped zipper into the bottom of the bag and the sleeping bag compartment

- Main body of the pack has a side entry #10 YKK coated zipper

- Spindrift collar on main top entry to pack has a roll top with a cinch cord

so you can use it in either roll top mode or traditional cord cinch mode.

- Secondary cinch cord at the bottom of the spindrift collar ***PAGE DOWN***

POCKETS

- Floating lid with three pockets (one front flat pocket with side gussets and

an internal key hook, 1 main top pocket, and flat pocket on the underside

with a key hook) - two top pockets have YKK #8 zipper with dual glove

friendly zipper pulls

- The lid is removable and turns into a waist pack with a 38mm webbing waist

belt

- Two removable side pockets are zipped on to the main bag with YKK Vislon

zippers and the zippers are protected with zipper covers. When removed the

two side pockets can be joined together using the same zips that secure the

side pockets on to the main bag. This converts the pockets..***PAGE DOWN***

..into a day bag! The side pockets have webbing shoulder straps for use in

daypack mode and the webbing has a daisy chain on it so you can attach a

sternum strap (5029-494 sold separately)

- Large front pocket is accessible from the top and from the side and has a

YKK #8 zipper with glove friendly looped zipper pull

- Two mesh side pockets for waterbottles, etc. are nice and wide, are top

loading and have silicone gripper elastic at the top to keep your

waterbottles from slipping away

- Sleeping bag compartment divider in the bottom of the bag is divided from

the main bag with a drawcord cinch - undo it to let your sleeping bag mingle

with the rest of your gear ***PAGE DOWN***

ATTACHMENT POINTS

- Two webbing loops on bottom for ice axes, trekking poles or securing extra

gear

- Two bottom compression straps

- Two removable Velcro ice axe/trekking pole keeper loops on either side of the

front pocket

- Two sections of 13mm daisy chain on either side of the front pocket

- Grab handle on top of back at the back

- Two 20mm webbing compression straps on each side can be routed either over or

under the side pockets

- Webbing strap over top of main opening for extra... ***PAGE DOWN***

...compression or for storing a rope, sleeping pad or other gear

OTHER FEATURES

- Internal mesh hydration pocket (34cm x 21cm)

- Hydration port at left shoulder with H20 screen printed logo for easy

identification

- Hydration tube holder on left shoulder strap

- Webbing loops on bottom so you can attach the MEC Backpacker seat

(5033-784) sold separately

- Side pockets zip off and then zip together to form a day pack

- Lid is removable and turns into a waist pack

- Unless you are very short, you can wear the waist pack... ***PAGE DOWN***

...and daypack together for the ultimate lightweight carrying solution for

forays away from base camp

HARNESS

- Occipital head cup

- Adjustable shoulder straps and back plate assembly (Velcro)

- Shoulder straps are the same length (47.5cm) on all sizes but the back plate

that attaches them to the backpack is a different size for each size of pack

- Load lifter straps have multiple attachment points so you can adjust how high

they join to the pack

- Sternum strap with built in whistle in buckle

- Shaped hipbelt is precurved and made with multi-density...***PAGE DOWN***

...EVA and PU foam and has two zipped pockets

- Shoulder straps and back pad have soft 15mm EVA foam padding

- Hip belt and shoulder straps have mesh overlay for breathability

- Hipbelts come in three sizes (small, medium, large). The small is

installed on the short, the medium is installed on the standard and the

large is installed on the long

- Two aluminum stays and PE board backpanel for strength and stiffness

SPECS

- Volume: 78L short, 82L standard, 87L long

- Dimensions: Short 63cmx36cmx29cm; Standard: 68cmx36cmx29cm; Long

73.6cmx36cmx29cm ***PAGE DOWN***

- Weight: 2.66kg short, 2.74kg standard, 2.82kg long

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