Ultralight backpack Agilist 2024

Ich habe den Agilist auf Teilen des Eifelsteigs und dem kompletten GR20 getestet und bin bisher super zufrieden.

Der Tragekomfort war, trotz anfänglicher Skepsis, hervorragend (zumindest für typische Ultraleicht-Zuladungen und durchschnittliche Vorräten). Ich habe zeitweise völlig vergessen, dass ich den Rucksack auf dem Rücken hatte. Alle Gurte sitzen perfekt am Körper und lassen sich einstellen.

Die Meshtaschen fügen viel Volumen hinzu. Beispielsweise kriegt man mehrere große Wasserflaschen, Zeltgestänge und Stöcke gleichzeitig in die Seitentaschen. Das große und kleine Mesh an der Front ist super um Dinge wie die Regenjacke, Snacks etc. zu transportieren.

Einen Langzeittest konnte ich nicht machen, aber der GR20 hat auf dem Rucksack keine Spuren hinterlassen. Bin gespannt wie sich das Material über mehrere Touren verhält.

Ich vertraue dem Rucksack und werde ihn auf dem Pacific Crest Trail nutzen und wärmstens weiterempfehlen.

Wir besitzen den Agilist seit 3 Jahren und haben schon mehrere längere Fernwanderungen (120 – 280km) mit Zelt, Schlafsack und Kocher in den verschiedensten Regionen von Europa unternommen. Ideale Grösse, top Tragkonfort, durchdachte Extras. Wurden auf unseren Wanderungen schon verschiedentlich auf den auffälligen Rucksack angesprochen und konnten nur beste Referenzen abgeben.

Alles für eine 3-wöchige Weitwanderung in einem kompakten Rucksack als Handgepäck im Flugzeug – auch die Anreise beginnt schon stressfrei.

Empfehlenswerte Qualitätsarbeit aus dem Schwarzwald!

Ich wollte nur teilen, dass der Agilist mutig mit mir die Berge erwandert 😄. Dieses Jahr war er mit mir auf Madeira, in den polnischen Bergen, und ist gerade von einer Solo-GR221-Wanderung aus Mallorca zurückgekehrt. Es funktioniert super, ich bin sehr zufrieden. Ich empfehle ich auch meinen Freunden, weil sie bereits über UL-Ausrüstung verfügen und auch einen leichten Rucksack haben könnten.

Übrigens: Als Aufgabegepäck bis 10 kg bei Billigfliegern eignet er sich sehr gut – ich öffne nur den Hüftgurt, drehe die Schultergurte nach hinten und befestige ihn mit dem Brustgurt. Dadurch habe ich ein sehr kompaktes Paket 😀. Auch seine Höhe, Breite und Tiefe sind perfekt.

Finally I had vacation and opportunity to run the Agilist larger. Previously, I had the Agilist already fully integrated into my everyday life, he just hung with the backpacks and has quickly overtaken all. I love the patch pocket on the back, which is not a "mini-highlight", which is the clever-thought-out detail that you miss on other backpacks, if you put on another time. Cap, scarf, currently mouth-nose protection, keys on the hook, cycling gloves all loosely accessible and safely stowed. My cell phone has moved into the shoulder strap pocket, feels very comfortable there. As far as known and now confirmed in the long-term test. Now I had considered a 150km route as a march through (no sleep, no camp, yet campkram for safety).

1.with you: sleeping bag, mattress, tarp and some change of clothes, provisions. Everything stowed away casually. Here I have to say that most synthetic sleeping bags probably take a lot of space and are difficult to get in from the compression bag dimensions. But that is a well-known synthetic fibre problem. What has been shown out in the open:

2nd boy is the backpack comfortable! Had the rucksack on my back for 36 hours, almost 30 hours in a row, and then wouldn't let me take it off! The Agilist sits like a second spine. Sounds crazy with a backpack without frame? But it is. If you know how to use your straps, belts and load-lifter and have already packed a backpack you can look forward to this feeling of taking the backpack on and standing "lighter". The belt guide and the attachment point on the backpack stabilize the shoulder girdle and allow a good radius of action of the arms and free pole use. In addition, the chest strap follows every breathing movement dynamically and offers no resistance, even without elastic bands. However this works, I almost don't care, because especially with very long or high loads this is a gamechanger for the positive. The hip belt made of webbing is surprisingly comfortable even after many hours and wet and doesn't chafe (I know completely different, from Deuter hip belts with two-piece padding I had open places on my hip bones). This hip belt fits easily. The weight can be brought well on the pelvis and the back is well relieved.

2. I walked about 16h in rain and fog, packed a towel in the top of my backpack in case something did go through. Nothing! Unbelievable. None of my other backpacks (see previous mail) would have held this without an additional rain cover. Sure, the mesh pockets outside were soaked, but there was only my "toilet set" and later on already wet change clothes.

3. the biggest surprise was the shoulder strap and hip pocket. Everybody knows that they get full in the rain on every backpack at some point, the best thing is to keep the water in the bottom... What can I say, I'm smoking and had cigarette papers in my hip pocket. If the pack gets wet, smoking is the end of it, everyone sticks together. When the rain stopped, I took a break and started smoking. Completely dry. That was the surprise. My cell phone is waterproof, so I didn't think anything would happen. It remains: the Agilist is an absolutely rainproof backpack without any compromises.

4. as expected, water bottles were easy to reach and store. Had 2x 0.75l and 1x 1.0l plus Sawyer Squeezefilter on the sides, always easy to reach and stable. At first I had the impression that the bags could not be deep enough, but it is exactly the right height. Where otherwise sometimes annoying fiddling and pressing is necessary, here it is much easier to get the bottle out of the bag while walking. And at no time anything wobbled there or was even in danger to fall out. Even the grip on the "back" of the two small bottles was targeted and easy. The pockets are tight enough that even with far-reaching pole movements to the back the arms or the pole cannot reach the bottles. Even with uneven weight distribution (only one bottle filled) the backpack does not "pull" conspicuously to the side. Whoever packs with the spirit level will have his fun.

5. the backpack does not crunch! Anyone who has ever had a heavier backpack on their back and creaking from the shoulder straps in their ear knows what I mean. Annoying! The Agilist on the other hand is a silent companion. Nice to meet you.

6. the large top opening allows easy access to everything in the backpack, even with the clip closed, you can quickly reach the topmost items in the rain and thus minimize water penetration. Great. The only downside here: I personally like additional zipper access to the main compartment from the side or bottom, so I can set up camp in the rain without having to take out half of my backpack. Besides, I simply like to get to all places in the backpack quickly. Is of course some additional weight and a question of taste

8. in the meantime the backpack has certainly gone 250km on foot (jogging and hiking) and almost 100km on the bike to work and shows no wear at all. Really nothing, washed it could have arrived yesterday. But as a through-hiker I give my final verdict on the durability after 1500km. High-put, but so far everything looks like the Agilist is going to take it easy.

9. the gear loops keep poles firmly in place. Unfortunately I'm not flexible/skilled enough to get my poles on and off without taking the backpack off, so when I have a break from poling I usually carry the poles in my hand because I don't like to take the backpack to the front when running. But this is the case with all backpacks. Therefore, one thing remains: the loops do their job solidly and are easy to handle even when wet and with cold fingers.

Conclusion: Anyone who has ever run/hiked/run 100km+ at a stretch knows that man and material reach their limits. Not the agilist. He just does his job even in hour 30+! Fantastic ... A strong companion to all weather conditions (snow + frost are not yet tested). My answer to the question: which backpack would you recommend for a hike 50km+ is thus set: Weitläufer Agilist! In addition, the price-performance ratio must be simply emphasized again in the recommendation. The price is incredible for such a high-end product from a small manufacturer! If you are considering buying a Deuter 60+ backpack or an Osprey 55+ in the 150-200€ price segment, you must also take the Weitläufer into consideration and will certainly choose a Weitläufer upon closer inspection.

Dear Weitläuferteam,

I finally got to test my Agilist last week on a 2-day mountain trip. I am so excited that I decided to inform you directly about how great I find the backpack! It really is super comfortable to wear, even on my very bony, anatomically poorly padded shoulders. The division of the outer compartments is super practical and perfectly thought out on the road, the processing really fine and neat. It wasa real pleasure to be on the road with the backpack and I'm really looking forward to the next tour!