Deuter Futura Pro 38 SL, Women's Hiking Backpack

Deuter Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, three-quarter front view

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, front view

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, three-quarter view from the other side

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, three-quarter rear view of the Aircomfort mesh back

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, lid compartment unzipped with a first-aid kit and a headlamp, keys on the key clip

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, Aircomfort back system with tensioned mesh, padded shoulder straps and hip fins

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, helmet in the mesh helmet holder (sold separately)

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, map in the front mesh pocket, bottle in the side pocket, phone in the hip belt pocket

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, trekking pole attached on one side

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, sleeping bag in the separate bottom compartment

Futura Pro 38 SL in Cassis Ashrose, close-up of the VariClick back-length slider and its size marks

Deuter Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, three-quarter front view

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, three-quarter view from the other side

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, lid compartment unzipped with a first-aid kit and a headlamp, keys on the key clip

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, three-quarter rear view of the Aircomfort mesh back

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, Aircomfort back system with tensioned mesh, padded shoulder straps and hip fins

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, helmet in the mesh helmet holder (sold separately)

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, map in the front mesh pocket, bottle in the side pocket, phone in the hip belt pocket

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, trekking pole attached on one side

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, sleeping bag in the separate bottom compartment

Futura Pro 38 SL in Black, close-up of the VariClick back-length slider and its size marks

229,00 €

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Ventilated back · Aircomfort mesh, no sweaty back
Women's SL fit · back adjusts in five settings
Spring steel frame · built for 6 to 10 kg loads
Bottom compartment · the base opens on its own
Rain cover included · for showers on the trail

Range comparison

Compare with

	30 L SL	Recommended 34 L SL	Current 38 L SL
Weight	1500 g	1530 g	1550 g
Dimensions	61×32×24 cm	63×32×24 cm	64×32×24 cm
Best for	Full days	Trekking & huts	Multi-day treks
Price	209,00 €	219,00 €	229,00 €
Availability	Out of stock	Out of stock	Out of stock
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Color: Black

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Futura Pro 38 SL Black229,00 €

Volume38 L

Weight1,550 g

Load6 to 10 kg

Height158 to 178 cm

Deuter · Futura Pro 38 SL

Hut to hut, in the SL fit: 38 litres for several days.

Last night's hut is down at the bottom of the valley, tonight's is still a long way up. The Futura Pro 38 SL is the biggest Futura Pro in the SL fit: a shorter harness, shaped for a woman's body, and enough room for the sleeping bag and several days' gear. The load drops onto your hips, and air gets to your back.

Trekking · Multi-day · SL fit

The biggest of the Futura Pro SL packs.

A woman hiker with a Futura Pro SL Cassis Ashrose leads the way through an alpine valley, followed by a hiker with a Futura Pro Nightblue Baltic

Best for

Several days of hiking, from hut to hut.

Ratings from 1 to 5: Deuter data.

Hiking
5 out of 5
Big days too, but its 38 litres are made for going further.
Trekking
3 out of 5
Several days in the SL fit: the biggest of the three, for stages between huts.

Not its terrain

Alpine mountaineering1 out of 5Poles or an ice axe on one side; for climbing, it's still too bulky.
Travel1 out of 5Loaded from the top, it's a trail pack through and through.

Bottom compartment of the Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose open, a sleeping bag slipped inside

What fits inside

38L

The night at the bottom, the day on top.

The sleeping bag goes in through the bottom zip and waits for the evening in its compartment, away from the day's gear. Above it, the big opening under the lid cinches with a drawcord, and there's room for a hydration reservoir up to 3 L.

The light sleeping bag, in the bottom compartment
Clothes and food for several days, under the lid
Yesterday's wet clothes, kept apart in their pocket

In the field

From the Alps to ridges above the ocean.

Photos from the Futura Pro range, in several sizes and colours.

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Aircomfort back of the Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose: tensioned mesh, shoulder straps and hip belt

Close-up of the VariClick slider on the Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose

The back system

Several days of carrying, on a shorter back.

The meshFlexible and airy, it holds the pack away from your back and follows a slimmer figure, from the top down to the small of the back.
The adjustmentVariClick at the centre of the pack, five positions from S to L; the load lifters have two positions for fine-tuning.
The frameThe shoulder straps come straight off the steel frame, which sends the load to the padded hip fins.

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 40

Within reach

What you need during the day stays on the outside.

Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose: a map in the mesh pocket, a water bottle on the side, a phone in the hip belt pocket — **The pockets**Map in the front mesh, water bottle in the big side pocket with two openings, phone and snack bars in the two hip belt pockets.

Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose open at the top, gear packed under the lid — **From the top**Lift the lid and the wide opening shows the whole compartment; the lid itself has two pockets, one outside, one inside.

Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose from the front, a pole attached to the side — **On the side**Extended poles or an ice axe attach to one side, under the compression straps; folded, the poles go on the shoulder strap.

In the rain

Several days out means a downpour at some point: the cover is there.

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.

Video

The adjustment, the ventilation, the poles and the bottom compartment, on film.

VariClickPull the slider at the centre of the back, set it again: you hear each position click.

AirflowUnder the mesh, air moves and comes out at the top.

The polesTips at the bottom, handles on the shoulder strap: the poles ride at the front.

At the bottomThe bottom compartment opens wide for the sleeping bag.

Eiken's take

Why we chose it: Several days on a shorter back, with Deuter's mesh back system: the 38 SL is the SL-fit Futura Pro for linking stages, and it weighs only 50 g more than the 30 SL.
Worth knowing: Rated 3 out of 5 for trekking: it handles several days between huts, not a self-supported week.
Who it's for: For trips of a few days, from hut to hut.

Baptiste, Eiken

The range

Several days in the SL fit: the 38 SL; for shorter outings, the 30 SL or 34 SL.

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.

See the Futura Pro 30 SL

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.

This bag

Futura Pro 40

40 L · 1,620 g · 70 × 32 × 24 cm

229,00 €

The biggest in the family, for linking stages together.

See the Futura Pro 40

Photos to the same scale, by height: 61, 63, 64 and 70 cm.

Futura Pro 38 SL Cassis Ashrose, three-quarter view

Futura Pro 38 SL Black, three-quarter view

Colours

Ash pink or black.

Cassis Ashrose

Dusty pink with a plum front, the colour in our field photos.

Black

Black on black: nothing to catch the eye, in town or on the trail.

Cassis AshroseBlack

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Out hiking

A hike in Madeira, from the water channels in the forest to the ridges in the fog.

Deuter

Augsburg, 1898: mailbags first, then backpacks.

Since 1898

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.

The mesh 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.

Guaranteed, then repaired

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

Volume38 L
Weight1,550 g
Dimensions64 × 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
Made inVietnam
Deuter guarantee2 years, defects in materials and workmanship
Deuter reference3401426 (Cassis Ashrose: EAN 4046051185477; Black: 4046051185460)

Features, dimensions, weight and usage ratings: Deuter data (deuter.com, October 2026); dimensions measured with the pack full.

Returns30 days to change your mind.

Legal guarantee2-year legal guarantee of conformity, on top of the Deuter guarantee.

Questions

Is the Futura Pro 38 SL big enough for several days?

For several days hut to hut, yes: 38 litres on two levels, the light sleeping bag at the bottom, and a trekking rating of 3 out of 5. Its recommended load tops out at 10 kg: it's a hut pack more than a wild-camping pack.

Is the Futura Pro 38 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.

Futura Pro 38 SL or Futura Pro 40?

Same use, two fits. The 38 SL has a shorter back and a harness shaped for a woman's body, recommended for 158 to 178 cm; the 40, in the standard fit, for 170 to 205 cm. The 40 has 2 litres and 6 cm more, for 70 g.

How many pockets, and where?

Two in the lid (one outside, one inside), two on the hip belt, a mesh pocket on the front, a large stretch side pocket that opens at the top and on the side, and an inside pocket for wet gear. On top of that come the separate bottom compartment and room for a hydration reservoir up to 3 L.

What are the dimensions and weight of the Futura Pro 38 SL?

64 × 32 × 24 cm (height, width, depth, pack full) and 1,550 g empty, for 38 litres. Recommended load: 6 to 10 kg; recommended height: 158 to 178 cm.

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Hut to hut, in the SL fit: 38 litres for several days.

Several days of hiking, from hut to hut.

The night at the bottom, the day on top.

From the Alps to ridges above the ocean.

Several days of carrying, on a shorter back.

What you need during the day stays on the outside.

Several days out means a downpour at some point: the cover is there.

The adjustment, the ventilation, the poles and the bottom compartment, on film.

Several days in the SL fit: the 38 SL; for shorter outings, the 30 SL or 34 SL.

Ash pink or black.

A hike in Madeira, from the water channels in the forest to the ridges in the fog.

Augsburg, 1898: mailbags first, then backpacks.

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