Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Travel Backpack 30L - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(310 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 310 reviews
5 Stars
221
4 Stars
61
3 Stars
15
2 Stars
7
1 Star
6
91%of customers recommend this product.
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234 out of
257)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 30L - Black
Customer Rating
4
Almost perfect travel backpack
on March 14, 2026
Posted by: Bruce Y
Bought the 30L version of this travel backpack and have traveled with it now maybe 4-5 times. Love how the bag opens up for easy packing and access to everything inside (no digging around inside to find what I want). Also really convenient to have access on the top side, especially when the bag is stowed under the seat in front on the plane. It's almost perfect except for one big miss IMO. You cannot easily slide this bag on top of a roller bag handle in the upright position (like every other backpack)! You have to turn it sideways and then hold the strap on the back open while mounting it onto your roller bag handle. I don't get it. It's very awkward. Fix this and I would give it 5 stars instead of 4.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
G-E-ORGEOUS
on March 9, 2026
Posted by: corksea
from Oregon
I got the last 30L red one (for now). It's beautiful-can't wait to take a trip with it :).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Great Travel Pack
on March 5, 2026
Posted by: Ridge
I love this thing! Used on multiple trips loaded with camera gear and others with just clothes. If it ever wears out I'll be buying another.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Great features
on March 3, 2026
Posted by: PD fan
from Boston, MA
Great travel backpack. I've started using it to carry baby supplies onto the plane - compartments are super helpful.
Only downside is the buttons to shrink the backpack from 45L to 30L doesn't hold very strongly, so it unsnaps frequently. I also wish the shoulder straps had more padding
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
2
Trying to be everything for everyone is a failure
on March 2, 2026
Posted by: mjd
The bag is overly heavy for the amount that it holds. The construction is decent, but the camera cube system is pretty bad as it adds weight and doesn’t fit in the bag without a gap of about 2” meaning the cube can slide in the bag and there’s wasted space. Color isn’t as good as I was hoping. Some pockets are hard to access. While it’s well made the style isn’t very good and as they sacrificed functionality for style it was clearly a poor design decision. I took a chance on an peak design and it was a mistake.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Probably the best backpack on the market
on February 26, 2026
Posted by: Alex
The best backpack I ever own. All the little details, like pockets placement, hidden hip belt, the access to the main compartment and the fabric use was engineer. Such a great pack!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Great for condensed packing for 3-5days
on February 26, 2026
Posted by: Fi
from Yorkshire
I bought this about a month ago for work trips where I have to travel on budget airlines as this gives me 8.5kg of capacity rather than losing around 3-5kg with a wheeled bag. I’ve used it on a couple of trips now and have been full up to 10kg and it’s been great
I’m 5’2 and I find the straps comfortable as long as I use the chest strap when I have it packed out at that weight. Love all the pockets inside which worked great for my various tech bits, makeup, and work odds and sods. I managed to pack for a 5 day trip in this including laptop and iPad and still had room to be bringing some extra samples back with me. Love the way it opens and there’s ample space for some PD compression cubes and a couple of the soft pouches too. My 6’ other half tried it while it was packed at 10kg and he also found it comfortable
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Feature-rich but heavy travel backpack
on February 24, 2026
Posted by: ttchip
from Berlin, Germany
This is an exquisitely put together backpack. Love the materials, love the look. It does what I need it to do, which is help me lug around luggage from the airport or train station into a taxi or public transportation and to a hotel if I don't want to bring a suitcase.
The common complaint about the padding being lacking is entirely reasonable, but given my use case and me being sized like a standard-issue male (1.79 m, 90-105 kg, depending on the season), I can't complain about discomfort.
It is feature rich, just like every PD backpack, and heavy for what it is because of it, just like most of PD's gear. Whether or not the features are necessary for you is a different question altogether. I don't, but the weight does not bother me one bit.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design