Top 10 Professional Outdoor Backpack Brands

When heading outdoors, besides your feet, your backpack truly determines how far you can go! A professional outdoor backpack is not only comfortable and energy-saving, but also helps you make reasonable use of space to pack more items.

Yuan Ye Warehouse is now introducing the top 10 professional outdoor backpack brands of 2025!

1.Osprey(Click to Purchase)

Osprey probably doesn't need much introduction. As the best-selling outdoor backpack brand in North America and Hong Kong, it has long dominated the top of the best-selling charts. I personally think Osprey is the best overall backpack brand. Moreover, the founder is also the product manager, and Osprey's product iteration and innovation speed is also the fastest. Many people have been paying attention to theKestrelentry-level backpack, but in fact, the Aether, Exos, andAtomsseries are the best-selling on various bestseller lists.

2. Gregory

"Backpack Master" Gregory is known for its comfortable carrying system. Founder Wayne believes that there is only one key to backpack comfort: fit. As long as the length, curvature, and other aspects of the backpack's shoulder straps and waist belt match your body shape, no matter how heavy the backpack is, the weight will naturally be transferred to the appropriate parts. With the design concept of "not carrying, but wearing," Gregory is widely used for heavy-duty travel. For example, the Baltoro series and Katmai series are star products of its heavy-duty backpacks. However, one thing to note is that Gregory's heavy-duty backpacks are relatively heavy themselves.

Three, Deuter

When it comes to seniority among outdoor backpacks, Deuter is definitely number one. Deuter is a German backpack brand that was founded in 1898. It has made royal mailbags and produced military backpacks. Today, its outdoor backpacks rank first in the European market in terms of both reputation and sales. As early as 1984, Deuter developed a revolutionary Aircomfort mesh frame carrying system, which can reduce the body's perspiration by 15% and has become the object of imitation for all breathable backpacks. Today, Deuter'sAircontact carrying systemhas also undergone multiple iterations and upgrades, and has an extremely high cost performance in multi-day hiking backpacks.

Four,Mystery Ranch(Click to Purchase)

Mystery Ranch is a favorite of many military enthusiasts. Founded by outdoor legend Dana Gleason, it is known to outdoor players for its 3-zip three-way zipper design, BVS (the so-called BVS system refers to the abbreviation of Bolstered Ventilation and Stability system, its function is to allow soldiers to fix the bag without shaking and take into account ventilation and breathability when wearing tactical vests, so that soldiers can have a good carrying effect when wearing equipment. It can be removed when not in use), adjustable carrying expansion system, and modular backpack design. Mystery Ranch's best-selling entry-level backpacks are mainly 2Day short-distance hiking backpacks, and more professional ones mainly include the Glacier series and the terraframe with a support expansion back frame.

V. Arc'teryx

Most people only know Arc'teryx for its clothing, but Arc'teryx backpacks are also essential for outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy mountaineering, rock climbing, and other mountain activities. For example, its first backpack, the Bora series launched in 1994, is known for its excellent load-bearing capacity, featuring a rotating orbital hip belt, a customizable shoulder strap position adjustment grid, and a lightweight frame panel similar to carbon fiber. This product remains its best-selling backpack to this day.

VI. Kelty

Kelty is known as the "Father of Frame Backpacks." Founder Kelty designed the first aluminum frame backpack and was also the first to design a hip belt on a hiking backpack. It may not sound like much, but in reality, the invention of the hip belt transferred the weight of the backpack from the shoulders and spine to the pelvis, which is an important design that makes carrying the backpack more reasonable. Kelty's backpacks are known for being sturdy and durable, and its Coyote series backpacks are a good choice for long-distance hiking adventures.

VII. Granite Gear

Founded by two outdoor enthusiasts from Minnesota, the brand is known for its lightweight, durable, and ergonomic designs. In 1996, it launched the first 3D backpack made of carbon fiber composite and plastic, using Granite Gear's unique 3D anatomical support system, which can be perfectly adjusted according to the user's back curve and never slips. Today, its Crown series backpacks have a place in the ultralight backpack field.

Eight,Lowe Alpine (Click to Purchase)

This brand may not be familiar to many, but it has actually made many innovations in the field of outdoor backpacks. In 1967, it launched the world's first internal frame backpack, Expedition. Today, internal frame backpacks have long become synonymous with standard backpacks. In addition, this brand was also the first to add compression straps to the sides of backpacks and the first to propose adjusting the back length of backpacks. Now that Lowe Alpine has been acquired, it and Rab both belong to the British Equip Group. After 50 years of refinement, what is presented to the world is a comprehensive series of bags with excellent quality that can meet the needs from daily light travel to professional mountaineering.

Nine, Hyperlite Mountain Gear

As you can tell from its name, this is a brand that focuses on ultra-light outdoor equipment. Its development is inseparable from its close cooperation with Dyneema Company (composite material (also known as DCF or formerly known as cubic fiber) is the most technologically advanced performance fabric on the market today for the outdoor industry. It is a high-end fabric series originally developed for the nautical industry. It consists of cross-laminated ultra-strong Dyneema® fibers (up to 15 times stronger than steel) laminated between two layers of polyester film.). The two parties have been cooperating for more than 10 years. Its best-selling Windrider backpack uses this material, so Hyperlite Mountain Gear's backpacks are not only particularly light, but also strong and durable, and can be directly put into a pocket after storage, using the most advanced technology to achieve the ultimate in quality, durability, and lightness.

10. ULA

Another representative brand of ultralight outdoor backpacks, ULA has gone from obscurity to one of the most popular brands on the PCT and CT in just a few years. Unlike HMG, ULA has no intention of creating the "lightest" backpack in the world, but rather prioritizes the comfort of the backpacker. This is also a major difference between ULA and other brands, in that its backpacks do not have a universal size. ULA offers thousands of combinations, including different styles of padded shoulder straps, six waist belt sizes, and multiple torso length options, making each backpack uniquely tailored.