Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Everyday Backpack Zip 15L - Bone
Customer Rating
4
The perfect everyday, BUT....
on January 14, 2020
Posted by: Todd
I absolutely love this backpack. In all honesty, it's perfect except for the laptop compartment. I really don't understand the thinking in not making the outside zip portion just a little longer for better access. I'm also very confused by the 13" vs 15" divider inside the compartment. When it's in the folded down position for the "15, it doesn't sit flush against the back panel and you have to put your hand inside to hold it out of the away in order to slide a "15 laptop in. When unfolded and tucked beneath the inside flap it's only deep enough for a 13". Maybe I'm just an idiot, but it's a confusing design and not what I've come to expect from Peak.
15L, Bone color, very classic color which combined leather and white cream fabric. The inside is very neat. Premium quality and high precision. Only one small problem for me is very easy to be dirty and it's not easy to clean like the quick guide said. Actually 15L is somehow small than I think BUT there's only one option for this color and I love it so much. The good thing is the extra belt that easy to use to expand some carry on items. If you are a guy that bring many things please skip this option but if you can minimize your things into 15L backpack, I really recommend this
I bought the 20L when it was first released and have used it as my EDB ever since. I store my peak tech bag in the bottom, the middle allows you to fit a camera and 1 or 2 lenses, and the top allows a change of clothes or misc things you are carrying.
I keep a surface pro in the sleeve but it is hard to access and a little tight when the bag is full, the zipper should travel a little further down giving a bigger opening and making it a little easier to get stuff out of the laptop compartment. Never the less I also keep my external drive, mouse, and adapter in the little pockets in the laptop compartment.
Water bottle pockets are huge!
I am glad Peak decided to add a zip version of this bag!
This is my VERY FIRST camera backpack, and the space allocation is very clever!! The V2 zip is smooth so I can use this very easy, I already looking forward to my travel with this backpack.
Totally a joy to use. Love the way it looks and the comfort while carrying my 15l zip. Really like the overall quality of the bag. I do have a few gripes though. I find the bottle pockets at the sides hard to use, especially when the bag is packed on the inside or when the Flexfold dividers aren't folded. I didn't like forcing my bottle in; felt as if I was damaging the dividers. Another problem also arises when the dividers are not folded in the bag: when the dividers are velcro-ed certain height, it inhibits the use of the side pockets. Of course, you could still put bulky items in the pockets, but it gets difficult to access and puts strain on the zips. Otherwise, the 15l Zip is probably the best backpack I've ever bought. Peak Design's values also aligned with mine. Big fan of their sustainability effort, unlike other companies who try to sell greenwashed products. Give their bags a go!
I use this as my EDC. I appreciate the minimalistic styling and the zipper access. The bag looks great, feels amazing, and has great features. However, I wish the straps would have some hideaway system to tuck away the excess webbing and miss the magnets on the straps from the EBD maglatch. Also, the laptop compartment can get very very cramped if there is more than a laptop in there.
Overall, great bag. But I was hoping the material and design would be as good as the travel backpack. I feel that the material on the raised back panel is a little weak and I can tell it'll wear through with time. I feel like PD should have used similar material as the travel backpack since it's more robust. I like the zips, They are nice and smooth and should last. The side pockets aren't as good as the travel backpack. In the travel backpack, it swallows very large bottles. While the Zip's side pockets look large, but a 500ml water bottle doesn't touch the bottom of the pocket, it leaves about 5 inches of space from the bottom of the side pocket. That's a lot of wasted space. My water bottle is standard sized, with a diameter of 2.5". The straps appears pretty comfortable. Softer than the travel backpack. Midnight colour way is a good edition and really digging the leather accent. I wish there is build in strap management for this backpack. I actually had to velcro them together to keep them from dangling. I wish PD would make other types of dividers that actually divide lengthwise. The depth of the bag is wide, so my lenses would be rolling around on the shelf. So again,not an efficient use of space. I would welcome add on dividers to reduce the size of the large shelf so I can securely carry prime lenses without them rolling around.