Deuter Backpacks

The Speed Lite is Deuter's minimalist end: 470 g for 21 L, frameless, with a detachable waist belt. It is less than half the weight of the Futura 21 SL at the same volume, and the trade is ventilation and load capacity -- the foam panel sits against the back and the pack is rated to just 5 kg.

The Aircontact Core is Deuter's mainstream load-hauler and the pack most often cross-shopped against the Osprey Aether and Gregory Baltoro. Its Aircontact back uses foam ribs and Air Spacer mesh against an external aluminium Y-frame, which prioritises load transfer over the suspended-mesh airflow of the Futura line. The +10 collar and detachable lid make the stated 50 L closer to 60 L when loaded for a longer trip.

The Speed Lite Pro takes the Speed Lite's weight target and adds a vest-style harness: perforated shoulder straps with pockets, hip fin pockets, and a LiteAir skeleton structure that restores load capacity to 10 kg. At 680 g for 25 L it is the closest thing in Deuter's range to a fastpacking pack.

The SL is Deuter's women's-fit Aircontact Core, and the changes are structural rather than cosmetic: a 35-56 cm back length range in place of the men's 42-62 cm, shorter and more steeply curved shoulder straps, and hip fins shaped for a higher, narrower iliac crest. Frame, fabrics and feature set are otherwise identical to the standard Core.

The Aircontact Lite is the trimmed-down version of the Core: same VariQuick torso range and the same general shape, but an open-cell foam back instead of the aluminium Y-frame, and a 140D ripstop face fabric in place of 500D. That drops 720 g against the Core 50+10 and about $60, at the cost of 5 kg of load rating (a 15 kg ceiling against the Core's 20 kg).

The women's-fit Aircontact Lite, with the SL back range of 35-56 cm and women's-specific strap and hip fin geometry. It is the lightest framed trekking pack Deuter offers in a women's fit outside the Aircontact Ultra, and at $230 it is priced well under most women's packs of the same volume.

The Aircontact Pro is the top of Deuter's trekking range and, with its 65+10 SL sibling, the only pack in the line rated to 30 kg. It adds a lumbar pad and VariSlide adjustment to the Core's Y-frame, includes a rain cover, and has a detachable lid that converts to a daypack -- the feature set aimed at expedition and long international treks rather than weekend trips.

The women's-fit Aircontact Pro, with a 38-48 cm VariSlide range and an SL carrying system shaped to a shorter back and narrower shoulders. It keeps the full 15-30 kg load rating of the men's 75+10, making it one of the few women's-specific packs rated for genuine expedition weight.

The Futura Air Trek is Deuter's answer to the Osprey Atmos and Aura: a fully suspended mesh back panel tensioned over a spring steel frame, so the pack sits off the back entirely rather than against foam ribs. That buys the best ventilation in Deuter's trekking range at the cost of load rating, which tops out at 15 kg against the Aircontact Core's 20 kg.

The Aircontact Ultra is Deuter's move into genuine ultralight territory: 1,270 g for a 55 L framed pack with a roll-top closure and a removable lid. It keeps the Aircontact name and Air Spacer mesh but swaps the aluminium Y-frame for a spring-steel round-profile perimeter frame, which is where most of the weight saving comes from.

The women's-fit Aircontact Ultra, at 1,210 g for 50 L. Between this and the 35+5 SL at 1,140 g, it is the lightest framed pack Deuter offers in a women's fit, and one of very few ultralight packs with a genuinely women's-specific carrying system rather than a short size of a unisex design.

The Futura is Deuter's ventilated day pack and the smallest application of the Aircomfort suspended mesh used on the Futura Air Trek. The mesh is tensioned over a spring steel frame so the pack bows away from the back, which is why a 23 L day pack weighs 1,180 g -- heavy for the volume, and the direct cost of the airflow.

The women's-fit Futura, with a 38-48 cm back length against the standard 44-54 cm and shoulder straps shaped for a narrower chest. Same suspended Aircomfort mesh and included rain cover as the standard Futura, in a 21 L, 25 L and 30 L size run.

The Futura Pro sits between Deuter's day packs and its trekking line: 40 L with the same suspended Aircomfort mesh as the Futura, but VariClick five-stage back length adjustment, a separate bottom compartment and a lid section. It covers long day trips, hut tours and overnights where a full trekking pack is overkill.

The women's-fit Futura Pro, with a 35-56 cm VariClick range and hip fins carrying dual pockets. Deuter notes the back mesh extends the full length of the back to wrap smaller frames, which is a construction change rather than a shortened version of the standard pack.

The women's-fit Speed Lite Pro, with a 38-48 cm back length and hip fins carrying zipper pockets. It is the largest SL size in the line at 28 L and 740 g, and one of the few genuinely women's-specific fastpacking-style packs from a mainstream brand.

The AC Lite is the budget entry to Deuter's Aircomfort ventilation: the same suspended mesh and spring steel frame as the Futura, in cheaper fabrics and with a smaller 2 L hydration capacity. At $110 it is the least expensive way into the suspended-mesh back that defines the brand.

The women's-fit AC Lite, with a 38-48 cm back length and SL-specific harness geometry. Same suspended Aircomfort mesh, included rain cover and recycled fabric package as the standard AC Lite, in a 14 L and 22 L size run.

Built on the suspended Aircomfort mesh rather than the contact back of the Aircontact line, the Futura Air Trek 50+10 is Deuter's trekking pack and the unisex counterpart of the 45+10 SL. VariSlide adjusts the back length continuously across 42-62 cm, the lid rises to add 10 L, and a rain cover is sewn in. A 60+10 L version shares the same frame for $20 more.

New for 2026, the Telatie 26 is Deuter's cheapest ventilated hiking daypack: 26 L, 720 g and $100, with the Airstripes foam-channel back rather than the suspended mesh of the Futura. There is no frame, so the 6-10 kg load rating rests on the padded hipbelt and the two foam profiles alone. A front J-zip opens the main compartment like a suitcase, which is unusual at this price in Deuter's range.

Women get the Trail 30 in a shorter cut as the Trail 28 SL: the same Delrin U-frame, Airstripes back, flat helmet-carry lid and included rain cover, cut for a 38-48 cm back and a 158-178 cm body. It saves 50 g and 2 L against the unisex pack at the same $155. The SL run also includes a 16 L and a 22 L.

Largest of the unisex sizes in Deuter's mid-range hiking daypack family, the Trail 30 sits between the frameless Telatie and the spring-steel Trail Pro. A flexible Delrin U-frame stiffens the Airstripes back, the lid is flat so a helmet can be strapped on top, and a removable rain cover is included. The line runs from 18 to 32 L, with the 32 EL built on a longer 48-58 cm back for tall hikers.

A round-profile spring steel frame sets the Trail Pro 36 apart at the top of Deuter's Trail line, replacing the Delrin U-frame of the smaller Trails and lifting the load rating to 6-10 kg. It is the Deuter alternative to a 35 L alpine daypack such as the Osprey Stratos 36 or Gregory Zulu 35, with a flat lid, mesh hip fins with carabiner loops and an included rain cover. A women's Trail Pro 34 SL is also made.