I bought it a month ago but have been waiting for this, for years! I watched all the videos to look for the perfect travel backpack, and this one is outstanding! You have plenty of space for everything to keep it handy and organized, plus is so comfortable and the quality is great.
I bought this bag back in 2019, so I’ve had it for more than 4 years now. Originally I used it for just a way to carry my camera and lenses while I was traveling but started using it as my main 72 hour bag for my deployments. It was able to fit everything I needed to live off of for up to week. And 4 deployments later through the Middle East and Africa, it’s held up without a wince. It’s been dropped, thrown, and dragged around in the worst of conditions I’ve ever seen around the world been through countless of airports and is still going strong. It’s carried and protected not just my personal belongings but military mission equipment as well. No rips, no tears, holes or broken zippers. The best $300 I ever spent and it will be for as long as I have this bag. It’s a backpack that’ll probably out live you.
I’ve recently purchased this bag and it has everything one could want. Light, spacious, lots of pockets, intelligent design. Wish the back straps were 15% more padded, but can’t have it all
Well made and thoughtfully designed. Lot's of storage space and zipper compartments. Plenty of room for large 15" laptop. Very sturdy and durable. Nice looking. Highly recommend.
One issue with having photography as a habit is I NEED more and more accessories to not only make me a better photographer, but to make me a better person. Although I really liked my previous bag, it was too small for all of my gear. Peak Design's Travel Backpack is beautiful, has a quality feel, and extremely flexible. I really appreciate the cube system, it makes packing my bag easy and efficient. I appreciate that it can be compressed or expanded. I like the attention to all of the details, like the ability to fold away the shoulder straps, hidden pockets, linking and hiding zipper pulls. I appreciate that now when I do my short weekend trips one bag will carry all of my gear, tech and clothes.
Purchased to upgrade my Solgaard Lifepack that I love, but needed the additional space the 45L excels at. The expandibility comes in handy and sooo many pockets/compartments for everything and then some. Purchased several packing cubes and the rain fly, so I'm ready for any trip/weather. Enjoy how the shoulder straps stay hidden, but are easily accessible on the fly when my hands are full...used them today when returning home from a Xmas trip.