ISPO Award Winner 2024: The Speed Lite Pro Backpack from Deuter

With the newly revised Speed Lite Pro, backpack specialist Deuter has developed a particularly lightweight speed hiking backpack for all those who want to travel ultra-lightly, quickly and comfortably in the mountains and who attach great importance to the backpack's stability. The vest-shaped, perforated shoulder straps, snug hip fins, continuously adjustable chest strap and the new LiteAir back system ensure high comfort, a secure fit and maximum ventilation when hiking at speed. With integrated ventilation channels, the LiteAir offers the ideal combination of low weight, high stability and good ventilation. Practical pockets on the shoulder straps and hip fins, and quick-release pole attachments allow quick access without removing the pack.

Deuter combines the highest performance standards with sustainable materials. The main fabric of this PFAS-free backpack is made from 100% recycled polyamide. The Speed Lite Pro is also a bluesign®, Green Button and ClimatePartner certified product. To save weight and resources, all features have been reduced to the essentials. The whole pack weighs just 680 grams (Speed Lite Pro 25). The women's Speed Lite Pro 28 SL weighs 740 grams.

Deuter has a long tradition of developing women's SL versions of its backpacks. The Speed Lite Pro will also be available in a women's version. Deuter's SL back systems are tailored to the female anatomy and are shorter. The narrower SL shoulder straps also have a pronounced S-shape, soft rounded edges and narrow ends for a perfect fit in the shoulder area. Finally, the SL hip fins are tapered to fit the female anatomy.

The Speed Lite Pro is available for women (SL models) in sizes 17 litres, 23 litres and 28 litres. The regular models are available in 19, 25 and 30 litre sizes. The pack will be available in black, lotus-mystic and mineral-grove in spring 2025.

• Particularly lightweight, breathable and comfortable
• Simple and practical features
• Easily accessible pockets and fastening options without having to remove the backpack
• Consistent women's version