I got the travel backpack for a trip to Bali. I do not want to say much about the usage of the backpack, other reviewers have already mentioned that it is great and I agree with those comments. What happened is that I flew with a chinese airline with a layover in china. I have checked the backpack in, when arrived at china for layover I saw alot of people had issues with their checked in luggage. Some suitcases were broken, which were being replaced by the airline, other people who had checked in their backpacks had their straps broken, so I got a little nervous by the way the luggage was being handled by this airline and airport. I was going to get my bag back at my final destination, and the whole time I had thought that something could happen to my bag as well. When arrived at final destination I did notice that my bag has been handled pretty roughly, it was a brand new backpack, but it had gotten pretty dirty. But altough it has been handled roughly like other peoples bag, there was no real damage to it. It went through the same rough treatment on the way back, but the durability of the backpack is amazing. Although the airline and chinese airport did their best to damage my backpack they have not succeeded because of the great job of people at Peak Design, thank you for providing me with this great backpack.
Was buying a camera and realize a good camera bag was also needed. Finally got the 30L Peak Design travel bag and loved the quality and features from first sight. Kept as carry on for trip to Madagascar and day pack for hikes during the trip. Got the camera clip which is a truly great accessory. Super handy and comfy! Make sure to remove the sternum strap when you not use it! It may fall off. Overall highly recommended backpack with lots of great features.
I got the 45l Travel Backpack for an 11 day trip to Europe. I went carry-on only with this bag and the 13 inch Everyday Messenger. What an amazing product. I dressed well enough to dine in four Michelin-starred restaurants and I took two laptops, a tablet, tripod, 35mm camera and a medium format. The quality and functionality of the Travel Backback is unmatched.
I've traveled with the RedOxx AirBoss for years. This is smaller but so much better. I won't be going back to that bag.
With what I learned on this trip I can't wait to get it out for the next one.
My wife and I just returned from a 9 day trip to Europe, relying entirely on our Peak 45L Travel Backpacks for our luggage. We found the many features of these packs to be perfectly suited to a trip of about this length. They easily handled all of our clothes and necessities, as well as my laptop, while still allowing some room to expand the pack for items we picked up on our trip. The hardware all proved to be of top quality, and even with my pack being a bit heavy with everything I brought, I was able to wear it comfortably for hours at a time when needed. Looking forward to many more adventures with our Peak backpacks!
I bought this to replace a roller bag. I travel to Germany for business regularly and this bag has changed how easy that is. If anyone has ever travelled to Europe you know it is not very easy getting around with a roller bag as there is rarely escalators or smooth streets/wide sidewalks. I would highly recommend this bag to anyone.
I commute via bicycle 6miles each way to work. This holds everything I need. iPad, change of clothes, shoes, camera cube w fuji body and 3 lenses. Toiletries, a million dongles. I use the straps on the back to tie up my U-lock. The bag is comfortable for up to around 20 mile rides. Well made and incredibly useful features. Customer for life.
Just come back from 3 weeks in Europe with just this bag. It was a pleasure to carry and use. Love all the organisation, the multiple ways to access and all the carry options. There was plenty of room for all my clothes and tech ... weight restrictions were the limitation not size. Loved using the packing cubes too. My only slight criticism is the empty weight at 2KG, but happy to live with this for the features that come with it.
I have had this bag since the kickstarter launch and it has become an indesspensible part of my gear. I rotate through two small camera cubes and the medium cube. Each cube is stocked for different types of shoots and I rotate them based on what I need to bring with me. The back has come with me on all my local shoots and is great to throw open and grabbing the gear I need. It is comfortable and built very well. I have traveled internationally with it with no problems in planes, trains, or busses. The secure zippers are awesome. I usually bring a small camera cube an the medium travel pack with the tech pouch. Incredible product.