Osprey Argon 110 SZ Large Start Price USD 199.99 Current Price USD 199.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 12, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location Costa Mesa, California See more about 'Osprey Argon 110 SZ Large' Description Osprey Argon 110 Size Large Backpack Used looks like newYear manufactured: 2008MSRP: $399.00Weight: 6 lb 11.6 oz  Volume: 6900 cu in (113 L) Load weight capacity suggested: to 80 lb Color: Delta Blue I used this pack for 5 months this year. It will carry everything, including the kitchen sink, and make you wonder where the weight went. It is way too big for my normal backpacking needs, but I enjoyed using it.   It is in excellent shape. No holes, tears or stains. Here is a description of it.         The Osprey Argon 110 pack  is a blue with brown trim top-loading pack positioned by the manufacturer for use “the serious backpacker”. The front and back are 315D Cordura high tenacity nylon, while the bottom and sides are a heavier grid-type ripstop 330D x 210D high tenacity nylon.   At the top of the pack body is a 6 inch extension sleeve. A cord runs around the top of the sleeve and through a sliding finger-pull cord lock, allowing the top to be drawn shut. Below the sleeve inside is a red internal compression strap running from the front of the pack to the back that allows the load to be snugged down.   While it is a top-loading pack it can also be accessed by means of the front panel zipper which hides under a weather flap on the right hand (when worn) side of the Argon. This zipper is double ended and is protected by the StraightJacket wing.   At the bottom of the main pack body is a sleeping bag compartment that has a nylon flap to create a shelf inside the pack. The shelf is not removable but it can be detached on one side from two buckles allowing it to fold down. This makes it a great-sack. The sleeping bag compartment can be accessed from the outside by way of a heavy duty zipper with double pulls. While the zipper is not waterproof it is protected from the elements by a big 2 inch wide storm flap.   A removable hydration sleeve called the AquaSource ReCurve hydration pouch is made of 40D silnylon and connects to the internal backpanel of the pack utilizing a quick release male/female buckle system. Two ports allow the tube to be routed out of the pack on either side. The ports are large enough to allow the use of insulated hydration tubes. The tube can be routed through a pair of stretch loops on each shoulder strap to keep it from flapping around.   Osprey says that the pouch can be carried on top of the pack too. But it can also be taken out of the pack and attached to the sleeping pad straps to turn it into a hydration pack for journeys away from the Argon 110.   On the front of the pack body is a huge storage pocket. It measures 18 x 10 inches and is closed with a waterproof zipper that sits in a covered “garage” to keep water from coming in at the top. The pocket is roughly 2 inches deep. A large stretch woven stuff-it pocket made of some blue stretchy material is over the storage pocket. It stuffs from the top and closes with a single quick connect fastener. The Osprey logo is emblazoned on it.   While wearing the Argon, on the right side of the pack at the bottom is a stretch woven pocket made of the same blue stretchy material. It accesses from either the top or a slash opening at the side. On the other side is a nylon pocket with an angled zipper that completely secures the contents. It has a bungee loop inside that can be used to keep a key ring.   At the bottom of the pack are two ice axe or tool loops. Below them and to the side a bit more are two larger tool loops. They are large enough to put most skis through.   There is a pair of removable external sleeping pad straps at the bottom of the pack. These are used with the hydration pouch to turn it into a hydration pack for short excursions.   Compression is handled by what they call the StraightJacket wings and straps. The wings are made of a double thickness of the heavy nylon. A bungee style tool keeper is on each one which can be positioned up or down by threading through the extra “button-hole” slots on the wings.    A removable top pocket/lid sits above the main pack body. The lid closes the body of the pack by the use of two short straps that run from the upper side-compression straps up to connectors on the lid. The lid turns into a fanny pack and has its own straps already connected to it. A cool detail is the ridged foam lumbar pad that may add to the comfort level and heat transfer while wearing it.   The lid is actually two separate pockets. A small one on the very top has a visible waterproof zipper. But hidden under a 1 inch storm-flap is another double ended zipper that accesses the large main compartment. There is a key clip inside.   All of the zippers have nylon cord with curved plastic finger pulls that are large enough to fit a gloved finger into.     The ReCurve suspension is handled by an HDPE framesheet with dual 2024 AL 2/3 length, 20 mm (0.8”) stays. Aluminum ReCurve rods on each side add stability and control.   The framesheet is covered by the AirScape backpanel with tri-section 10 mm ridged foam that is shaped to create a chimney that is supposed to let warm air from your back escape.   The BioForm A/X shoulder straps are made of dual density foam. The ergonomic shape of them has softer foam cutouts in the neck and armpit regions for added comfort with the denser areas of foam where durability and support are needed. The shoulder straps have two adjustment straps on them. The ones at the top of the shoulder adjust the distance the pack body rides away from the body. The one at the lower end of the shoulder strap pulls the pack down onto my shoulders changing the balance of weight between hip and shoulders. A sternum strap crosses the between the shoulder straps. It is mounted with sliders on a nylon strap to allow adjustment.   The BioForm CM A/X hip belt is constructed of dual-density EVA foam. The belt closes with a quick-connect buckle. It adjusts with the Osprey’s ErgoPull system, a design that has the straps make a sideways V and tightens by pulling towards the center instead of away. They say, “It creates mechanical advantage to provide extra leverage in cinching down the hipbelt. The ErgoPull design also draws tension along the top and bottom of the belt, not through the center, so it distributes pressure more evenly over the padding and relieves direct pressure on the hipbones.”   Payment is required within 72 hours of auction ending. 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