Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Sage Green
Customer Rating
5
Great bag for all body types, super flexible for traveling or as a gear bag
on April 1, 2020
Posted by: Christie
Finding a bag to fit a small, female frame is actually pretty challenging, and I have to hand it to Peak Design. A lot of other high end bags place the chest strap right across the front, which doesn't work well for women at all! This bag is fully adjustable in that regard, and it was a non-negotiable for me. I appreciate how flexible this bag is as well. You can simply use it as a carry-on bag when traveling and leave the packing cubes behind. And as a professional shooter, I can use the packing cubes for shoots when I need to carry and protect my gear. I love that it opens completely for full view of my gear. Also has some nice security features so the bag can't be unzipped by others when you're out and about with it. It's pricey, but I think well worth the investment. Plus the lifetime guarantee is incredible. Some other high-end bags have guarantees but don't cover things like zippers. I've gone through enough bags in my ten year career so far, and I'm excited to finally have a bag that will last longer and be repairable down the road. Thanks for making a great bag for everyone, Peak Design!
While this bag definitely doesn't run cheap, I am extremely happy with the the build quality and functionality built into it. The compartment placements are easily accessible multiple different ways for any situation or need. I was able to take this bag as a carry on in it's most compressed form and still carry a week's worth of clothes ok my back and feel comfortable doing so. It has totally changed my travel routine as I can carry everything I need and not check a bag and remain comfortable. The expanding compartment is well hidden and the straps for carrying large items seem solid although I didn't need to use them as of writing this post since the space already was plenty. I will say if you are shorter than 5'10" that you may want to consider the everyday bag instead as it can be a little on the large side if you have a smaller frame.
Other than that, it's a solid, well designed bag, with everything you could possibly want in a backpack, and probably a few extras you may never need, but could come in handy.
It's not advertised as daily use but I use the 45L for just that! It goes where I go and comfortably holding a lot or a little depending on my needs. I don't think I'm going to get another backpack for a long, long time.
I was skeptical at first about how much of a change this would really bring to my gear access and workflow. As it turns out, it does bring about a significant amount of improvement. While constantly moving around and trying to remain creative, workflow has great value and this certainly improves it.
I got a travel backpack 45L, 7 day trip with my family including 2 two years old kids form Hong Kong to Japan. I made the small camera cube to my baby stuff cube and it works great that help me a lot in trip. Just 2 suggestion i would like to mention. 1. It would be great if travel backpack 45L V2 will have some organizatioer inside the side open area, just like every day backpack for keys or little stuff. 2. It would be nice if you guys great team can design some cubes or drivers for Daddy/mommy or gaming user.
You know, the most important things is, It can be use again or always.
I own 6 different backpacks (4 from PD), and this is the best, most versatile backpack I own. I like how it opens from the back and the main packing compartment has everything you need for a 2-4 day trip. Highly recommend. You won't be disappointed.
This bag has absolutely everything you could ask for. Combine it with a packing cube and it becomes very versatile in what kind of trip you're planning on. From packing hiking gearto even a simple weekend getaway and still have room for a camera.
Having been on production crews that traveled overseas to film, I have a lot of experience in the art of packing a lot of camera equipment into backpacks - I wish we had this bag sooner! The engineering and design of this bag maximizes the amount of space available and it is THE ONLY bag I would use for one bag travel.
The shoulder straps and hip belt are sturdy (and stowable) and help distribute the weight really well. The materials are high quality and I love how clean the bag looks even though it is packed with pockets and storage.
I can't recommend this product enough! If you are in search of a tech and wash pouch, buy them from Peak Design - the same thought and design that makes this backpack great makes those pouches equally awesome.