Looks the same to me…

The 2009 version:

-comes in two additional colors (red and light blue).
-has an upgrade from 70d to 100d fabric on the main body.
-has slits to rerout the side compression straps through the side pockets.
-slightly revised zippers for the top pocket and the side entry.

"-has slits to rerout the side compression straps through the side pockets."

That was one of the things I bitc… complained about the Osprey Talon series for years about. (Otherwise loving the packs.) Lo and behold the Exos, and later revised Talon, line have re-routable straps. This makes the pockets much more usable and are a reason to buy the newer model for me.

"-has an upgrade from 70d to 100d fabric on the main body.
-has slits to rerout the side compression straps through the side pockets."

Are these two upgrades coming on the Nimbus Ozone anytime soon? Or are they already available onthe new ones they have been sending out?

Slightly off-topic, but it would be useful Tim if you made your thread titles more informative! That will help people to decide whether they are interested in what you are discussing, and whether they can help. It's also makes it easier for people to search the archives for useful information.

I had no idea what this thread was going to be about, but it turns out I've got nothing to add… so I wrote this instead ;-)

ps. don't mean to pick on you, but some of your other recent thread titles include "I'd like to take a poll…" and "So how about some…"!!

Fair enough, thanks for the recommendation…never really thought of that :p