Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Travel Backpack 30L - Black
Average customer rating
4.6
(285 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 285 reviews
5 Stars
205
4 Stars
56
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
5
1 Star
6
91%of customers recommend this product.
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215 out of
236)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 30L - Black
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
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
4
Best backpack overall
on April 1, 2026
Posted by: Equilibrochu
from Moncton, NB, Canada
I bought this backpack in April of 2022, almost exactly 4 years ago and I have to say I love this backpack. BUT unfortunately, I lost the chest strap after 1 year (which is holding by simple pinching hooks, so easy to loose). Also, the main zipper only lasted 3 years. I've been dealing with this broken zipper for 1 year now. I did not yank on it nor anybody else around my backpack. This happened from simple day to day use.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
6 month review
on April 3, 2026
Posted by: Bread
from North Vancouver, BC
I have a lot of different backpacks - hiking, mountain biking, backpacking, ski touring, work, you name it. The 45L is by far my favourite backpack.. So much so that apparently I feel compelled to write a review about it LOL
First off, if you're thinking about buying the bag, watch the video walkthrough of it on YouTube. That was extremely informative for me before purchasing. It's just so versatile. I travel alot for work - every 6 weeks - and this bag has been a gamechanger for me. Its extremely well organized, fits with various packing cube systems (I have a 3rd party brand), and fits my big honking hydraflask water bottle on the outside of the bag which I appreciate.
The ability to shrink the bag to a 30L size is useful once I'm at a destination and want a slightly smaller, more work oriented laptop.
I've started to use it as a duffle bag too now for personal vacations/road trips/weekend getaways. I tuck away the shouldwr straps, unzip the middle divider, and now I have a duffle that I can just carelessly toss clothes into.
Seriously great bag. A pricey bag, but an incredible bag.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
2
Disappointed quality
on November 7, 2024
Posted by: Steve
from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I bought this bag a couple of months ago and am very disappointed with the quality. The edges of the bag are peeling, and the stitching has come undone as well. I’ve owned several Peak Design products and had no issues with them. Peak Design should consider reviewing the materials used for their backpacks, especially the zipper.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
I like it a lot, but
on July 26, 2022
Posted by: JMH72
from Boise, ID
Over my last 20 years of traveling abroad, I've purchased many travel backpacks in search of perfection. The Peak Design Travel Backpack is almost there. It's nearly perfect. The design of the shoulder straps is the best I've encountered. It is solidly built and feels comfortable to wear. The only three things I would wish for would be more outside pockets (when sitting in the airport, I don't like opening my whole bag to pull out my mobile hotspot) but mainly, I wish there was outside access for my laptop. When I'm in the TSA line, I don't want to open the main compartment to pull out my laptop. And thirdly, I wish it had a sleeve rather than just a strap to slide over the handle of my roller suitcase. If these issues are not a problem for you, then I'd highly recommend this backpack.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
Good quality but not great at comfort
on July 8, 2022
Posted by: Anjie
from Canada
Iam petite at just 5.2 and find this bag extremely uncomfortable. The straps have very poor padding and are very poky at my shoulders especially when the bag is heavy. The weight balance is a little better with the sternum straps. The bags lower end sits quite awkwardly below my coccyx and with regard to this issue I feel it was my fault and I should have been more aware about the dimensions. I have no complaints at all regarding the quality looks and built of the bag.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Finally found what I was looking for
on August 30, 2022
Posted by: ryer
from San Diego, CA
This is my third camera-style backpack and this one checks all the boxes. I just traveled with it for the first time, to shoot a wedding (both photo and video), and it was a dream to take on the plane.
• I wanted something that could fit all my gear when I have fly dates ✅
• I wanted it to fit underneath the airplane seat ✅
• I wanted it to fit on my carry-on roller bag easily ✅
• I needed it to fit a 16" MacBook Pro ✅
• I wanted something that could fit all my gear when I have fly dates ✅
• I wanted it to fit underneath the airplane seat ✅
• I wanted it to fit on my carry-on roller bag easily ✅
• I needed it to fit a 16" MacBook Pro ✅
Here is all the gear I fit in the 30L travel backpack: medium camera cube, small camera cube, Sony a7IV, Sony FX3 w/ top handle, Sony - 16-35, 50 1.2, 24-105, 70-200 GMII, filters, batteries, rode wireless + camera mic, lens caps, straps, 16" MacBook Pro + charger, and one bag on M&M's.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design