ORTLIEB Back-Roller
by ORTLIEB · 🇩🇪 Germany
The Back-Roller is ORTLIEB's classic waterproof pannier pair, welded rather than sewn and closed with a roll top. The company manufactures all its waterproof products at its factory in Heilsbronn, buys almost 70% of raw materials in Germany, and runs its own repair team — which is why the panniers are designed so nearly every part can be replaced.
How the EU-ness score breaks down
Each criterion is worth a fixed number of points, multiplied by how good the evidence is and how recently it was checked. Read the full rubric.
Manufacturing
Verified30 / 30 ptsManufactured in Germany
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
“All waterproof products are manufactured at our factory in Heilsbronn, Franconia.”
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
Design & engineering
Not documented0 / 15 ptsWhere is the product designed and engineered?
Company headquarters
Verified15 / 15 ptsHeadquartered in Germany
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
“Heilsbronn, district Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany (since 1997)”
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
Ownership & control
Verified20 / 20 ptsEU-owned, privately held
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
“ORTLIEB has always remained an owner-managed, completely independently financed and regionally rooted company.”
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
Materials & components
Verified10 / 10 ptsInputs sourced mainly within the EU
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
“in fact, almost 70% of our raw materials are purchased in Germany.”
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
Supply-chain transparency
Not documented0 / 10 ptsDoes the maker publish where and by whom the product is made?
Documented quality
Not a review score. These are things a maker either publishes and commits to, or does not — warranty length, spare parts, certifications, support windows.
Warranty
Verified20 / 20 pts5-year warranty
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
“The ORTLIEB warranty, limited to five years, is a voluntary warranty provided by the manufacturer. It grants additional rights independent of the rights granted by consumer protection laws.”
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
Repairability
Verified0 / 25 ptsRepair details published
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
“Almost all parts of our products are designed and built so they can be replaced. Even after intensive use, our service team in Heilsbronn or our service dealers in specialist stores can repair the bags again in around 70% of cases.”
- de.ortlieb.com · producer · checked 2026-08-26
Independent certification
Not documented0 / 30 ptsHas an outside body certified anything about this product?
Energy label
Not documented0 / 10 ptsWhat is the EU energy class, where one applies?
Long-term support
Not documented0 / 15 ptsHow long is the product supported after purchase?
Where it comes from
- Designed in
- Not documented
- Manufactured inVerified
- Germany
Who is behind it
German maker of waterproof panniers, backpacks and travel bags, manufacturing at its own factory in Heilsbronn, Bavaria since 1997 and owner-managed since its founding in Nuremberg in 1982.
- Legal entity
- ORTLIEB Sportartikel GmbH
- Founded
- 1982
- Headquarters
- GermanyVerified
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