Volume55 L
Weight1,640 g
Load5 to 10 kg
Back length38 to 54 cm
Deuter · Access 55
Opens like a suitcase, carries like a pack: 55 litres for getting away.
At the hostel, you put the pack on the bed and open the whole front: your clothes are right there, folded, held by the straps, with nothing to dig out from the top. On the morning you leave, the cover zips over the shoulder straps, a padlock goes through the zip pullers, and the Access 55 goes in the hold like a suitcase. When you arrive, it goes back on your back.
Travel · Several weeks · Checked luggage
A suitcase you carry on your back.

Best for
Weeks of travel, one pack.
Ratings from 1 to 5: Deuter data.
Travel
5 out of 5
On your back between stops, or in the hold on the plane.
Not its terrain
- Hiking2 out of 5A walk to the hut or the hostel, not a day in the mountains.
- Everyday1 out of 5At 55 litres, it's far too big for town.
- Office1 out of 5For getting to work, it's oversized.
- Photography1 out of 5A camera body can travel between your clothes, but it isn't a camera bag.
- School, university1 out of 5On a campus, 55 litres is too much.

What fits inside
55L
It opens from the front, like a suitcase.
A zip runs right round the front: the pack opens flat, and you can pack without pulling everything out of the top. The main compartment's zip pullers lock with a padlock.
- Clothes, held in place by the packing straps
- Shoes, kept apart in their own compartment
- Passport and papers, in the zipped inside compartment


The back system
A padded back that sits close and carries on your hips.
- ContactA padded back on a round-profile spring steel frame: the pack stays close to your body and the load is spread out.
- The shoulder strapsPadded and ergonomically shaped, with load lifters and a sternum strap with continuous adjustment.
- The hip beltPadded hip fins; it tightens as you pull forwards, which also pulls in the sides of the pack.
- StowawayBefore it goes in the hold, a zipped cover closes over the shoulder straps and hip belt.
The right fit
Recommended for heights of 158 to 195 cm and back lengths of 38 to 54 cm.
Before check-in
Shoulder straps stowed, zip padlocked, and off it goes into the hold.


The details
A pocket on the side, handles everywhere.


Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- A pack that thinks about the baggage carousel as much as your back: it opens wide like a suitcase, locks with a padlock and hides its shoulder straps before the hold, then carries on the hip belt the day you have to walk to the station.
- Worth knowing
- 64 cm tall for 55 litres: it travels in the hold, not in the cabin.
- Who it's for
- If you're going away for several weeks with a single pack, from hostel to station, and want to find your things without emptying everything out.
Baptiste, Eiken


Colours
Petrol blue or black.
Atlantic Ink
Petrol blue on a navy base: easy to spot on the baggage carousel.
Black
Charcoal black, low-key in a station or in a hold.
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Augsburg, 1898: mailbags first, then backpacks.
Hans Deuter opens a canvas workshop in Augsburg, Bavaria, and is soon sewing mailbags for the Royal Bavarian Post. In 1938, the first ascent of the Eiger North Face is made with a Deuter pack on the climber's back.
In 1984 came Aircomfort, a tensioned mesh that holds the pack away from your back. The Futura series took it up in 1999, and the Futura Pro carries it today.
Deuter guarantees its packs for 2 years against defects in materials and workmanship, on top of the legal guarantee, then repairs them at a shared cost. For a pack bought from Eiken, the claim goes through us.
Specifications
- Volume55 L
- Weight1,640 g
- Dimensions64 × 36 × 22 cm (height × width × depth, pack full)
- Recommended height158 to 195 cm
- Back length38 to 54 cm
- Recommended load5 to 10 kg
- Back systemContact: padded back, round-profile spring steel frame; stowaway harness
- Carrypadded, ergonomically shaped shoulder straps; load lifters; sternum strap with continuous adjustment; padded hip belt, Pull-Forward adjustment with side compression; padded grab handles
- Openingzipped front access; lockable main compartment zip (padlock attachment point)
- Storagezipped inside compartment, internal packing straps, shoe compartment, zipped side pocket
- Attachmentsremovable side compression straps
- Rainnothing provided (no cover or fabric treatment described)
- Fabricrecycled 600D polyester, recycled 420D polyamide
- Treatmentmade without intentionally added PFAS
- Made inVietnam
- Deuter guarantee2 years, defects in materials and workmanship
- Deuter reference3511325 (Atlantic Ink: EAN 4046051167886; Black: 4046051167879)
Features, dimensions, weight and usage ratings: Deuter data (deuter.com, October 2026); dimensions measured with the pack full.
Questions
What are the dimensions and weight of the Access 55?
64 × 36 × 22 cm (height, width, depth, pack full) and 1,640 g empty, for 55 litres. Recommended load: 5 to 10 kg.
Can the Access 55 go in the cabin?
At 64 cm tall when full, it's over the most common cabin size limits: plan on the hold. Before check-in, its harness stows under a cover and the main zip locks with a padlock. Every airline sets its own rules: check yours.
Is the Access 55 waterproof?
No, it isn't made for rain: in steady rain, water gets in through the seams and zips. Put anything that mustn't get wet in a pouch.
Is the Access 55 the right size for me?
It's recommended for 158 to 195 cm, for a back length of 38 to 54 cm. The padded Contact back sits close to your body, and the padded hip belt takes the load on your hips.
Can I go hiking with the Access 55?
To walk to the hostel or for a few hours on foot, yes: it's rated 2 out of 5 for hiking. For a proper day in the mountains, a hiking pack like the Futura Pro 40 carries the load better and lets air reach your back.




