Volume30 L
Weight1,500 g
Load6 to 10 kg
Height158 to 178 cm
Deuter · Futura Pro 30 SL
A shorter back, air moving through: 30 litres for the day.
The slope steepens, your poles bite into the volcanic rock and the pack stays settled on your hips. Between your back and the load, the Futura Pro 30 SL leaves a gap: its mesh, tensioned over a spring steel frame, doesn't cling to your back. The SL fit shortens the harness and shapes it for a woman's body; five positions finish the adjustment.
Hiking · Day hikes · SL fit
A short, ventilated back, set with a click.

Best for
Day hikes, sized for a shorter back.
Ratings from 1 to 5: Deuter data.
Hiking
5 out of 5
A full day in the mountains, jacket, water and lunch included.
Not its terrain
- Trekking2 out of 5For back-to-back days, the 34 SL and 38 SL score higher (3 out of 5). See the Futura Pro 34 SL · See the Futura Pro 38 SL
- Alpine mountaineering1 out of 5The ice axe sits on one side; a mountaineering route calls for a different pack.
- Travel1 out of 5Loaded from the top, it's nothing like a travel pack.



The back system
A mesh tensioned over a frame, an SL fit, five adjustment positions.
- AircomfortThe pack doesn't touch your back: a flexible mesh, tensioned down to the small of your back, holds it away, and air passes through the space left free.
- VariClickAt the centre of the pack, the slider stops at five positions, from S to L, with a click at each one.
- The frameMade of spring steel, it carries the shoulder straps directly and sends the weight down to the padded hip belt.
The right fit
SL fit, designed for a woman's build. Recommended for heights of 158 to 178 cm. Also available in the standard fit. See the Futura Pro 32
Video
Adjusting the back, watching the air pass through, stowing the poles, loading the bottom.
Outside
Poles on the side, and an optional helmet holder.



What fits inside
30L
The whole day, packed on two levels.
At the bottom, a separate compartment with its own zip keeps the warm layer until the break; the divider opens for a single space. The top loads through the big opening, under the lid.
- A light down jacket, in the bottom compartment
- A hydration reservoir up to 3 L
- Water bottle in the big side pocket, phone on the hip belt
In the field
From mist on the ridges to the setting sun.
Photos from the Futura Pro range, in several sizes and colours.
7 photos
In the rain
When the sky closes in, the cover goes over the pack.
Not made for rain
No rain protection
Water gets in eventually: anything that hates water goes in a pouch.
Water-repellent
Water-repellent main fabric
Water beads on the fabric, but gets through the seams and zips in steady rain.
Cover included
A rain cover comes with the pack
A cover supplied with the pack wraps all of it when the downpour sets in.
This bag
IPX4, once closed
Coated fabric, taped seams
Once closed, the pack keeps its contents safe from rain and splashes (IPX4), not from immersion.
Without its cover, it won't get through a day of rain: keep the cover in the pack.
Eiken's take
- Why we chose it
- Deuter's mesh back, brought down to the length of a shorter back: set with a click at the centre of the pack, it keeps the load on your hips and lets air through all the way up. For a day out in the SL fit, it's the Futura Pro we recommend.
- Worth knowing
- 30 litres, not one more: as soon as a night in a hut comes into it, the 34 SL packs more comfortably.
- Who it's for
- Hikers who head out for the whole day and are tired of finishing with a soaked back.
Baptiste, Eiken
The range
In the SL fit: the 30 SL for the day, the 34 SL and 38 SL for longer.

Futura Pro 30 SL
30 L · 1,500 g · 61 × 32 × 24 cm
209,00 €
Day hikes in the SL fit: shorter back, for heights of 158 to 178 cm.
This bag

Futura Pro 34 SL
34 L · 1,530 g · 63 × 32 × 24 cm
219,00 €
Long days out in the SL fit, and a few nights in mountain huts.
See the Futura Pro 34 SL
Futura Pro 38 SL
38 L · 1,550 g · 64 × 32 × 24 cm
229,00 €
The biggest of the SL packs: 38 litres for several days away.
See the Futura Pro 38 SL
Futura Pro 32
32 L · 1,580 g · 67 × 32 × 24 cm
209,00 € 176,90 €
A big day in the mountains, the most compact in the standard fit.
See the Futura Pro 32Photos to the same scale, by height: 61, 63, 64 and 67 cm.


Colours
An ash pink or a glacier blue.
Cassis Ashrose
Ash pink over a plum front: warm, without overdoing it.
Polar Bluejay
A very pale blue over slate grey: the lighter of the two.
Colour on this page
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In Madeira, from the cliff path to the damp forest, with two Futura Pro packs on their backs.
Deuter
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
- Volume30 L
- Weight1,500 g
- Dimensions61 × 32 × 24 cm (height × width × depth, pack full)
- Recommended height158 to 178 cm
- Recommended load6 to 10 kg
- Back systemAircomfort: mesh tensioned over a spring steel frame; SL fit (shorter back, harness shaped for a woman's body)
- Back adjustmentVariClick, five positions (S, S/M, M, M/L, L)
- Carrypadded, ventilated ActiveFit shoulder straps attached to the frame; padded, ventilated hip belt with Pull-Forward adjustment; two-position load lifters; sternum strap with one-handed buckle; grab handle
- Openingtop, with drawcord and lid
- Storageseparate bottom compartment (divider opens), lid with two pockets (outside and inside), stretch mesh front pocket, large stretch side pocket with two openings, two hip belt pockets, wet gear pocket
- Hydrationup to 3 L
- Attachmentspoles on the shoulder straps (quick attachment), ice axe and poles on one side, side compression straps, glasses holder, key clip, optional helmet net (sold separately)
- Rainrain cover included
- SafetySOS label
- Fabricrecycled 210D polyamide, X-Grid weave
- Treatmentmade without intentionally added PFAS
- Awardoutdoor Magazine Test Winner, 04/2026
- Made inVietnam
- Deuter guarantee2 years, defects in materials and workmanship
- Deuter reference3401026 (Cassis Ashrose: EAN 4046051185354; Polar Bluejay: 4046051185361)
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 Futura Pro 30 SL?
61 × 32 × 24 cm (height, width, depth, pack full) and 1,500 g empty, for 30 litres. Recommended load: 6 to 10 kg.
Is the Futura Pro 30 SL waterproof?
It isn't waterproof, but its rain cover is included: in steady rain, water eventually gets in through a pack's seams and zips, hence the cover. Anything that has to stay dry also goes in a pouch.
What's different about the SL fit?
The harness is a little shorter than on the standard fit and shaped for a woman's body: the Futura Pro 30 SL is recommended for 158 to 178 cm, against 170 to 205 cm for the Futura Pro 32. The mesh, pockets and rain cover stay the same, and the length still adjusts in five VariClick positions.
Futura Pro 30 SL or Futura Pro 34 SL?
They share the back, the fit and the recommended height. The 34 SL takes 4 litres more, stands 63 cm tall instead of 61, weighs 30 g more and goes up a notch for trekking: 3 out of 5, against 2. For the day, the 30 SL; for outings that stretch on or end in a mountain hut, the 34 SL.
Can I get to my poles without taking the pack off?
Yes: folded, they attach to the shoulder strap with a quick attachment and come back out without putting the pack down. Extended, they go on one side of the pack, under the compression straps, with an ice axe if needed.











