Hiking backpacks from VAUDE: Comfortable, robust and sustainable

Nothing is more important for a hike than a well-fitting hiking backpack. If you are on foot in the mountains or lowlands for hours or several days, you need a well-fitting hiking backpack with a thoughtfully designed interior. VAUDE hiking backpacks for women and men are ready for any adventure: from a short day hike to a long tour lasting several days, our backpacks are reliable companions. And the environment doesn’t come up short, either. Sustainable materials, in some cases recycled, not only ensure that our hiking backpacks are robust. They also do something good for our planet.

What are the characteristics of a good hiking backpack?

If you want to set out on a hike, choose the right backpack first. To ensure that nothing presses, rubs or is too heavy in the long term, it makes sense to rely on a special hiking backpack. They are designed for prolonged wear and sporting use. Soft, ergonomic shoulder straps relieve your back and ensure long-lasting wearing comfort – even with heavy loads. Soft, padded hip belts distribute the load optimally and prevent back fatigue, even during trekking tours lasting several days. The chest strap of a hiking backpack ensures stability and prevents things from sliding around when you are navigating steep passages or climbing. With a lightweight hiking backpack, you are even well-equipped for fixed rope routes.

To ensure that the hiking backpack perfectly fits your body’s anatomy, you can set the back length of our VAUDE backpacks. This way, everyone – tall or short – is taken care of when hiking. There are also special hiking backpacks for women: they are adapted to the female anatomy with regard to back length, strap width and the hip belts. As you can see, hiking backpacks for men and women are not only different when it comes to design.

A backpack for hiking should ventilate your back. In the mountains in particular, it quickly becomes strenuous. To avoid arriving at the peak soaked in sweat, VAUDE hiking backpacks are equipped with a ventilation system that gives your back some space.

Hiking backpacks with cleverly divided interiors from VAUDE

The way a hiking backpack interior is divided up is just as important as its fit. Most hiking backpacks have an extra compartment for a hydration pack or special side compartments for water bottles. Depending on the backpack size, the backpack interior is fitted with additional compartments: for example, with a special bottom compartment for shoes, a sleeping mat or a sleeping bag. An inner top pocket keeps your valuables safe.

And the outside of a hiking backpack also offers many options for storage. In the side and front compartments, you can store everything you’ll need to reach quickly: energy bars, a rain jacket, sunglasses, smartphone, GPS device, etc. You will have all the important things at hand without having to put down the backpack. Gear loops and special holders for hiking poles are additional options for attaching equipment to your hiking backpack.

Robust and sustainable hiking backpacks for mountain climbers

VAUDE hiking backpacks are made from hard-wearing materials. They are both robust and environmentally friendly. We not only want to enjoy nature when hiking – we want to protect it as well. VAUDE relies on sustainable materials like PET bottles in the production of hiking backpacks. Find out more about sustainable materials. We also ensure that our production processes for backpacks for hiking are fair and preserve the environment. This is why VAUDE backpacks bear the Green Shape sustainability label and the government-certified Green Button seal.