Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Customer Rating
5
Ideal bag for my use case
on February 18, 2019
Posted by: Dan
Purchased this bag to replace a smaller Tortuga Setout Divide (great bag btw just too small for my needs) and it seems to fit the bill perfectly. The idea was to have a weekender+ that can carry my laptop and tech all in one place. I was tired of taking two bags for short trips, one dedicated to laptop. So far it has handled 3-4 day adventures with ease an room to spare. I have a 10-day international trip coming up that will be the real test. Quality is seemingly superb, comfortable to wear, and a surprising amount of space. I already have large & medium eagle creek packing cubes and dob kit and they fit perfect in the bag as well....though I am still tempted to pick up a Peak packing cube because of how good this bag has been so far. In terms of heft, it is heavy feeling but In my opinion, that heft is the cost of the build quality. This thing feels like it can handle some wear and tear, which I look forward to finding out for years to come. Pull the trigger, you will not regret it.
I've done a bit of traveling and have used different types of bags. By far, this is the most organized, comfortable and efficient backpack I've ever used. I give 5 stars. And I plan buy another one for my girlfriend.
This bag is everything i hoped it would be and more. I Love that i can change how i organize it depending on my specific need. I packed for a 10 day trip in just this bag, and am constantly amazed at how much it fits. I was concerned that it would be too big for every day carry... and while it looks huge it isn't too heavy for me to carry on a daily basis. I love in NYC and often need to lack a lot of stuff to get me through a day here. Basically I'm obsessed with this bag.
I bought the 45L and all the accessories (except the large camera cube). This backpack is just about perfect. Every feature is brilliant and works great. The size is awesome. The accessories work great in the bag. The zippers are all delightful. The bag is a joy to use. At full size, at normal size, or at compressed size. I highly recommend this. But a few things: I don't think they should make a black color. It looks awesome but it attracts dirt like you wouldn't believe and I think the waterproof coatings make it hard to clean. So I figured green was a better color to hide minor spots and such. I've bought two of the green colors and both had a quality issue (the main flap wasn't opening right). I'm trying to sort this out with customer service. No luck yet. But hopefully they will send me a green one as awesome as my black one.
I'be used the travel backpack in all three different configurations for different occasions.
I've used it as a “everyday backpack” for my laptop and exercise equipments, on photo walks and hikes in normal mode and as a gear carrier in extended mode with stuff attached with straps on extended mode. The packing tools make it super easy and fast to swap out gear for the different occasions. The straps and the waist band is super comfy even on heavy configurations.
The quality, materials, features and super looks make it the perfect all round travel bag that's also super comfy.
Great laptop compartment inside but would love it if Peak design could make a seperate laptop/tablet case that could be inserted and taken out for check ins and on the plane, in cafe scenarios etc.
The customer support is on point too. Looking forward to what this team release in the future. Brilliant!
I got this bag in December and immediately used it for a 2 week trip over the holidays. I 100% love this bag and am glad I got it. It has amazing features that make it super nice for traveling (watch the video!).
I love it so much I now use it as my everyday bag. I'll have my laptop, charger, accessories, gym clothes, gym shoes, dopp kit, water bottle, lunch, and snacks all packed away and easy to access.
I don't have any issues with the straps the other reviews have mentioned.