Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45 Backpack vs Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45L ALUULA Graflyte
Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.
ALUULA pack with articulated hip belt and running vest harness for technical hiking.
Spring 2026 framed ultralight pack in new ALUULA fabric; one of first mainstream packs with this material
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Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45 Backpack vs Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45L ALUULA Graflyte: which should you buy?
If saving weight is your priority, the Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45 Backpack wins — at 819 g it is 1 g (0%) lighter than the Mountain Hardwear Alakazam 45L ALUULA Graflyte (820 g). That said, the heavier option may justify the extra grams with more capacity, durability or comfort, so weigh the trade-off against how you'll use it.
See where both rank against everything else in this category on the lightest backpack page, or browse the full gear weight database.