Very Good: . Excellent, high-quality materials and zippers . Great durability . works perfectly with PD pouches . astonishing beautiful bag . Tuck in system works like magic
But not great . the bag is heavy . I always get worried that my laptop could be squeezed when packing a full load . lack of compartments, you have to tuck the middle compartments to gain more space for trips more than 3-4 days . the chest strap is so losable that I lost it in my first week . pricy in my opinion . i worry that the straps will shred if rub a velcro or rough surface. I think it probably will.
Lots of great features. Some of the downsides are that there isn't enough belt adjustment for myself so I cannot use it at all, the shoulder pads are a bit hard and a bit narrow on a bag that is able to hold 45L, and the sides zippers can be harder to open and close ( not sure if this needs to be broken in or not)
I have had this backpack for almost a year and have brought it on trips to Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, and all over the US so far. The backpack has held up great through visits to the beach, walks in the drizzle, bumpy bus rides, long walks around cities and everything in between. I love the safe computer case for bringing my laptop with me and the hip and shoulder straps make it easy to adjust the carrying style to the weight and length of the walk. Before buying I had read some concerns about the zipper durability but have experienced no issues on this front, and the main zippers still glide as smooth as they did when brand new. I did lose the two very handy external carry-straps at the airport, and wish there was a more secure way to hold these to the bag, but it was easy to replace them through the PeakDesign website. Sometimes the location of the main opening vs the front pouch can make it a little awkward to access items without flipping the bag over, but I believe this would happen with any suitcase style opening backpack. Size-wise, the backpack is excellent. I have more than enough space inside for what I need, and plenty of options to ties onto the outside if needed (fishing rod, ukelele, jackets, wet clothes, dirty soccer cleats, etc.). All in all, very happy with the backpack. I recommend it to each of my friends looking for a single travel bag
Bought this 3 years ago and have travelled a lot with it all over the world. Perfect for carry-on if its not stuffed all the way, also great for camping and attaching gear outside. Really good organization inside. I only wish the carry system would be a bit better / more comfortable
I bought it a couple months ago and finally got to travel with it last week. I am really happy I went with this travel backpack. It was eat to keep my things organized whether it was in a hotel room or transiting through airports. It is structurally sound as well.
My favorite bag so far has been Kickstarter project that was a great concept poorly executed. The 45 liter Travel bag from Peak improved on the concept, and totally nailed the execution. I bought the bag a month ago for a two week trip to Germany, Austria, the Dolomites, and Venice. We've been doing carry on travel for years, but with the travel headaches we've been hearing about this summer, we really wanted to avoid checking a bag. The Travel 45l made it easy. Far and away the best bag I've ever owned. Doing carry-on only usually involves some compromises, but the decisions the Peak Design team made on this bag are truly elegant. And the build quality is second to none. Bravo and thank you! Dan
Bought it specifically for 1-2 week trips (specifically for airplane travel) and it fit the bill perfectly. It is such a thoughtfully designed backpack with lots of space for organizing your travel items (with the addition of the packing cubes it was a dream). Easy top-access to take out your laptop and liquids at the airport, lots of loops to clip carabiners, and massive side-pockets for my huge water bottle. Pretty much in love with it.
I've been using this bag for a while now and it is super great. The only thing I wish is if the inside had the ability to use the origami folds so I could use the divisors to organize the bag.