Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Outdoor Backpack 45L - Cloud
Average customer rating
4.3
(272 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 272 reviews
5 Stars
169
4 Stars
57
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
11
1 Star
10
87%of customers recommend this product.
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199 out of
229)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Outdoor Backpack 45L - Cloud
Customer Rating
2
Not a woodsman pack
on December 18, 2024
Posted by: Joseph D
If you are a digital nomad then likely a great product but for the outdoor enthusiasts not so great. Missing loops for a hatchet and fire steel for one. A pack for bushcraft is very different than these urban packs.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
The Ultimate Backpack for Photo Hikes
on December 16, 2024
Posted by: fabfabc
I recently got this 45L backpack through the Kickstarter campaign, and I took it out for a weekend photo hike—wow, I’m blown away! This is hands-down the best camera bag I’ve used in all my years of (amateur) photo hiking. The carry cord system is an absolute game-changer—perfect for strapping on a tripod, sleeping bag, or water bottles, and it’s so easy to use. The bag is massively spacious, giving me room for all my digital and analog gear without feeling crammed. And let me tell you, the chest strap and hip belt are lifesavers! They made carrying my heavy equipment on longer walks feel effortless. I couldn’t be happier with this bag—truly a must-have for anyone who loves photography and the outdoors!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Mostly wonderful
on December 16, 2024
Posted by: Maxim
from North coast of California
Plus: great color. Love the roll top magnetic closure and tough fabric on back and bottom.
Minus: wish they’d put that tough fabric at bottom of side pockets. I see a tripod blowout in the future. The dangling drawstring on the back is a little obnoxious. The clever folks at PD could have done better with that. It’s a little expensive.
Minus: wish they’d put that tough fabric at bottom of side pockets. I see a tripod blowout in the future. The dangling drawstring on the back is a little obnoxious. The clever folks at PD could have done better with that. It’s a little expensive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Outdoor 25L - Eclipse
on December 13, 2024
Posted by: Sue
from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I just received mine about 3 weeks ago. Super happy with the design, build, colour and the quality. I love how it opens both ways and it’s perfect for my camera and lenses!
The compartments are really thought through. I can’t wait to take it to more of my outdoor adventures!
Thanks Peak Design for this awesome design!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Amazing
on December 12, 2024
Posted by: PGPetty
from Ashburn VA
I’m using mine as a work laptop bag, a bag for hiking & biking treks, and with a Smedium Camera bag as a full on camera bag with space for other stuff. Super protection and easy to use. I’d give it 5 stars but I think the price is high, especially since you’re going to need accessories for lots of use cases.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
I’m not sure how I would have survived without it
on December 11, 2024
Posted by: Yossarian
from Berkeley Ca
I’m just wrapping up a trip in Patagonia and I’m so thankful I bought this bag in the SF store the week before. I’m not a conditioned hiker but somehow I managed 20 miles with 30lbs on my back, including a brutal 1000 elevation gain in the last hour. This pack held me in the right way, balanced the load, and was soft on the contact points. Don’t get me wrong, I hurt, but I probably would not have finished the hike with a lesser bag and holy hell was the destination worth it.
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Customer Rating
2
2 stars is generous
on December 10, 2024
Posted by: Andrew
from Georgia
I bought both the 45 and 25 outdoor packs. These bags are not camera bags in any way, they are backpacks that can hold a camera cube…….kind of. There is zero room for any of the small accessories that all photographers seem to accumulate. The 2 zippered pockets on the front flap part have no organization. The pull down part realistically is only for flat stuff or soft goods. Anything else just sticks through to the camera cube part making for a lumpy cube.
The large v2 cube does NOT FIT in the 45 bag. Physically, yes it fits but you can not access stuff near the top without pulling dividers out or pulling the cube out. The v2 cubes that you are forced to buy are not even close to tall enough. I am forced to lay lenses flat that used to fit standing up in the original cubes. Laying lenses flat now takes up twice the space, so now 1 lens takes up 2 spots. I am forced to stand up a few lenses which is leaving them unprotected which is the point of an actual camera bag.
The large v2 cube does NOT FIT in the 45 bag. Physically, yes it fits but you can not access stuff near the top without pulling dividers out or pulling the cube out. The v2 cubes that you are forced to buy are not even close to tall enough. I am forced to lay lenses flat that used to fit standing up in the original cubes. Laying lenses flat now takes up twice the space, so now 1 lens takes up 2 spots. I am forced to stand up a few lenses which is leaving them unprotected which is the point of an actual camera bag.
The chest straps are horribly uncomfortable. The backpack straps are not even close to long enough for tall people. The padded part ends above my armpit.
I appreciate that this can hold a water bladder, but a filled bladder would take up precious camera space. I would also in no way ever put a water bladder in the same compartment as $20,000 worth of camera gear.
The 25 is ok for packing a small day bag worth of gear but still unorganized.
I appreciate that this can hold a water bladder, but a filled bladder would take up precious camera space. I would also in no way ever put a water bladder in the same compartment as $20,000 worth of camera gear.
The 25 is ok for packing a small day bag worth of gear but still unorganized.
PD has failed photographers with all of the latest camera bags.
I supported these bags on kickstarter because of my previous experience with the company. I have multiple sizes of the travel backpacks, multiple v1 and v2 cubes, probably a dozen smaller tech bags in different configurations and sizes, multiple camera straps and other doodads etc. these bags are a fail….big fail.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
PURE MAGIC!!!
on December 5, 2024
Posted by: cdizzle
from Montreal
The 45L outdoor backpack has now become my go-to everyday carry bag. It's spacious but doesn't feel big (I'm 5'10). The straps are comfy, and comfy enough that I didn't need to keep the waist belt on -- removing the waist belt also lessens the bulk of the bag! All the cord loop system is great, I love love it ! I was even to rig the old PD key chain along with the anchor to create a key holder on the backpack strap! The new design for accessing the top of the bag is amazing, super easy to use and now that I've been using it for awhile, its become the best bag access method I've ever tried! And I got this bag along with the 2L outdoor sling and I now can finally attach the sling to the backpack straps which is just pure magic for me!!! If there's one improvement for the next iteration, I would recommend to move the inside pocket onto the outside, just in the kangaroo pouch area so that it's easier to access, but to do a work around for my set up, I transferred the key loop that comes with the bag onto the one of the loops by the kangaroo pouch and attached an old pencil pouch to it :) oh and and the mesh by the backpack straps at first I wouldn't use but now that's where I put my wallet on one and my earpods on the other! TBH BEST BAG EVER IT IS PURE MAGIC!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design