Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Travel Backpack 30L - Sage
Average customer rating
4.6
(270 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 270 reviews
5 Stars
196
4 Stars
51
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
4
1 Star
6
91%of customers recommend this product.
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205 out of
225)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 30L - Sage
Customer Rating
5
Everyday and travelbag
on February 6, 2025
Posted by: Alex G
from Stockholm
I bought my Sage 45L travelbag 2020 and used it almost everyday. I have travel with the bag to South Africa, All over Europe and across USA, Miami, Vegas, San Diego. Perfect for every occasion. But I also use it for everyday use, biking to office in all weathers based in Sweden so yes also including Snow. I use it to customer meeting computer bag.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Regional jet to widebody, it fits them all
on February 14, 2025
Posted by: Tom S
from Charlotte, NC
I picked this up a couple years ago and it's been on dozens of trips, both domestic US and abroad. I honestly have no complaints. It just works. If you're the "one bag" kind of person, I've found that this is entirely sufficient for travel beyond a week at a time.
RJ's, mainline narrow-bodies, long haul wide-bodies—it fits on a very wide variety of aircraft. In the zipped down condition it will fit under-seat on any aircraft I've been on. At that size it will also just barely squeeze into CRJ bins. At the expanded size it will fit overhead on just about any mainline aircraft, including the small bins on very old Airbus A320 family aircraft.
Really a solid product, I'd recommend it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Can’t imagine a better travel backpack
on June 19, 2025
Posted by: Kdearm
I travel frequently to Europe. I use planes, trains and automobiles. When I am with my Wife, I am her Sherpa as she has not mastered the art of minimalist packing. The versatility of this bag allows me to put it on my back and use my hands to assist with my Wife’s luggage. The bag has such a polished look, it will even fit in at a 5 star hotel. It’s perfect.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Durable and Easily Cleaned
on July 13, 2025
Posted by: MEOWMEOW
Bought about 3 years ago when I went backing in Ireland, Scotland, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, for about a month. Held up well. Can handle a lot of dirt and cleans easily. I think because its a backpack even when it was oversized as a carryon (fully expanded only certain airlines) I never had an issue I think because its kind of incognito or just luck who knows. Just remember where you pack things when I was going through airport security (this only happened once and I was told it was just because they were training they were being extra formal) TSA struggled to find the "mystery" item which ended up being a portable charger it was a bit of a pain going through all the zipped comparments. Everything was fine just know where you put your electronics or like anything that may be a potential issue because there really are a lot of zippers and compartments (a good thing). Good size for me 5'8 woman medium to broad build (I could see shorter women or short torso people in general maybe struggleing with the weight distrubtion). I have a larger chest (H-cup in case any women have similar worries) and one concern I had was that the chest strap would be uncomfortable but I had no issues. I had the matching travel cubes and toilettires bag which have been used a lot in the three years. The material used is good and i've spilt foundation on it and managed to wash it off. I will be using it on another trip shortly which is why I'm writing this review now as I was reminded while checking the dimensions of the bag to compare to airlines. The side zippers that expand the bag capacity can get caught on the material and are difficult to unstick so watch as you condense the bag but I reconize this is human error and the matieral held up as I got it unstuck so I can't complain much. The price is a lot but I see this bag holding up atleast a decade if not a lifetime even with rough treatment.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Build like a tank but small improvement are needed
on December 1, 2025
Posted by: Jesus
from Colorado
I love this backpack built like a tank. My first major issue is the side water bottles pockets are too tight and small. I ended up dropping and loosing my 32oz nalgene water bottle. The water bottle pockets need to be larger and deeper. My second Issue is the bottom pouch that uses magnets, peak design needs to add a zipper instead. My third is just a more of a modification. That said, I would love for the small top pocket to be deeper.
Over all I would recommend this to my friends and family. Peak design fix these issues and you will have a customer for life.
Over all I would recommend this to my friends and family. Peak design fix these issues and you will have a customer for life.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Better than expected! (and looks amazing)
on January 8, 2026
Posted by: greliak
from Krakow, Poland
I bought this backpack mostly for traveling. However I have used it also for ski-touring and hiking as I haven't took any different backpack for vacation. After few hours I would say all features are useful. Great thing it that it keeps its shape and always looks good. Some reviews says it is heavy. It is, but it comes with all features and ways of opening it. I have used all four sides for access, what is perfect to find exactly what you need. Also it is really comfortable, even more than other outdoor backpacks I have. After 5 hours I haven't feel any discomfort.
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