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Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50 vs Zpacks Super Nero Ultra 50L Backpack

Weight and specs compared for 2026 — and which one to choose.

Zpacks Super Nero Ultra 50L Backpack is the lighter option — 477 g lighter than the Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50 (58% less weight). If grams matter to you, that is the one to beat.
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Spec Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50 Zpacks Super Nero Ultra 50L Backpack
Weight 822 g · 0.822 kg · 1.81 lb 345 g · 0.345 kg · 0.76 lb
Brand Superior Wilderness Designs Zpacks
Category Backpack Backpack
Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50
822 g

Durable 50L internal-frame ultralight pack with dual aluminium stays, built for heavier multi-day loads on rugged terrain.

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Zpacks Super Nero Ultra 50L Backpack
345 g

Versatile ultralight frameless pack in Dyneema Composite Fabric. Sized for multi-day thru-hiking trips while staying under 350g total weight.

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Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50 vs Zpacks Super Nero Ultra 50L Backpack: which should you buy?

If saving weight is your priority, the Zpacks Super Nero Ultra 50L Backpack wins — at 345 g it is 477 g (58%) lighter than the Superior Wilderness Designs Long Haul 50 (822 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.

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