Berghaus "Freeflow" woman's rucksack 30+6 L, 11 yrs old (Oxford-Freegle CGA OX2)

Good quality (though old) Berghaus rucksack with freeflow back system. Collect from Binsey village or Waterways.

30 litres or 36 with the side pockets full. A woman's size, ie shorter back, but the back adjustment is broken - see 4th photo - so only the longest back size is available (unless you fix the clip which selects the shorter sizes). Space for water bladder & opening for tube. Very useable - I last used it till a few weeks ago.

I've used this since 2014 for multiple-day long-distance walks (though it's too small to carry tents etc). So it's been out in the sun a lot and the closure straps are sun-damaged. The fabric of the rucksack itself, the zips and the waist straps are still in great condition and the chest strap works (though part of the chest strap clip has snapped off). Rain cover included & contained in a pocket at the base of the rucksack. There's an inner flap which can be open or closed to give one big compartment or to split the main compartment into two smaller ones.

Berghaus say they can't repair the straps as the back system gets in the way of their sewing machines. But I feel it has some life left in it if you have the patience to mend the straps which close the main compartment or just use it for single-day trips.

Shoulder & waist straps - good condition, padded & very comfortable. Top pocket & zip - good condition. Main compartment good condition & straps currently work but look fragile or have been repaired. Side pockets & zips good condition. Outer mesh pocket & strap in reasonable condition.

One compression straps for side pocket is broken & the other looks fragile. Non-structural loops for lifting rucksack (at top of pack) broken & one of two outer loops for attaching items to the outside of the bag - walking poles perhaps? - is broken. A bit of scuffing/small hole on the pocket containing the rain cover - see 5th photo.

Collection only from OX2, 1 mile off the Botley Road, or from an address in Waterways, north Oxford. If interested please say when you could collect