Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Customer Rating
5
Everything I'm Looking For
on December 29, 2020
Posted by: Ted
This is everything I'm looking for in a travel bag! Plenty of room, with the packing cubes and accessories (I have a small, medium, shoe pouch, Dopp Kit), I have all that I need for a couple of weeks. It looks great. It's made super well. it's deceivingly small for all it can carry. Super stoked.
The bag is awesome with loads of space and compartments. Quality of the bag and stitching is wonderful. The only issue I have is - its kinda heavy. The moment I place luggage in the bag - even if its half full - it feels heavy. It feels very heavy compared to my peak design everyday 30L bag. If you really need the space - go for this bag, but expect to feel the weight whenever the bag is full.
This is the most expensive backpack I have ever bought. I was skeptical that the quality would match the price, but was pleasantly surprised when I actually got my hands on it. This bag oozes quality, being made from very nice and durable materials. The design is well thought out and avoids being clunky while offering many useful features. My favorite feature that I believe us understated in its reviews is that it's rigid like a suitcase. This makes it so much easier to pack and carry and is the reason I decided to go with this bag over the AER flight pack. As long as Peak can keep this level of quality up, I will be returning for more.
Got this pack as a gift for a friend, and she uses it all the time now. Amazing capacity, has the right number of pockets without having so many you lose track of things, and every feature is well-designed.
This will be the last bag that you will buy, from design to functionality to aesthetic, you will look for nothing more. This is guaranteed to be high quality and worth your money, plus their products come with lifetime warranty. I have never been so happy purchasing a bag and accessories that ticks all the boxes. Excellent job Peak Design!!!
I've tried a few bags and this one is easily the best. Haven't had issues either checking it in or using it as carry-on. I _really_ appreciate being able to hide the straps when it's checked in. My Kathmandu bag's straps actually got damaged and one of the support points tore a bit from the straps getting caught.
Black one gets dusty easily, but it just makes it look more inconspicuous (purely black bags stand out and make you look like a rich traveler). It's also just nice having a bag that's just a "big container". Don't think the side accesses are super useful though, so I keep them locked off.
Was a bit worried when I heard that some people find it heavy, but it's actually still pretty light fully-packed, and I'm a comparatively small person.
I ordered pack along with a tech pouch, medium and small camera cubes. I want to love this pack I actually find it extremely nice and well built. I love the stowaway hip and shoulder straps. The padding on the shoulder and hip belts is good. The zippers are strong and don't feel like they will break under pressure. My only complaint which is why I gave this 4 stars is the waste belt buckle and adjustments. Now I understand this isn't a hiking pack but more of an urban and travel pack but I want my hip belts to have a wide 1-1/2 -2 inch belt and for the buckle to be a side squeeze or something that is easy to close without having to look at it. I actually bought new be 1-1/2 inch belt and buckles and am contemplating modifying this pack which I do with a lot of my packs. I know it will void the warranty if I do this so I may not but if it had a side squeeze buckle and better strap adjusters I would LOVE this pack.