Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Everyday Totepack V2 Backpack - Bone
Customer Rating
5
Great daily backpack
on September 1, 2022
Posted by: roxy
from San Francisco, CA
This totepack is perfect for carrying your everyday work essentials. There's a laptop compartment, a soft pocket for sunglasses/cellphone, and the side zips for water bottle storage. It also has loops and straps to carry bulkier things like a coat. There is one very long pocket in the back I haven't figured out, but overall it's an amazing work backpack.
I own a 15L zip and a 20L everyday backpack, but I find the Totepack more comfortable if I have to travel light, like for my daily commuting to the office. The back pack straps already hide-away, would LOVE it if the bag could convert to a messenger (like a 3 way bag)
I saw this bag and thought it would be perfect for me. I have a 16" MacBook Pro and I like to carry some camera stuff with me on occasion, I also wanted something that looked a little more upscale than a backpack for bringing to meetings. I do own an every zip 12L that I love, it just doesn't fit my laptop when I need it.
I think I would like it more if I didn't have the zip because what I don't like about the tote I love about the zip.
When the bag is packed full, it was really difficult for me to get my laptop in or out, like really really difficult.
Despite being a bigger bag, I felt like I could fit more in my 12L zip. The front pocket is so tight that it is borderline useless. I feel like I have to wrench things in and out which is just not a good experience. The side pockets do not open as wide, so I have to be more mindful of what I am putting in and where if I want easy access to it.
The bag looks nice but it is more of a brief pack than a tote pack; when I think tote I think of something I can put on my shoulder, that being said the leather handles are nice and easy to carry on your hand for the size of the bag but the magnets on mine are not strong enough to stay closed when I am using it as a backpack which takes away from how sleek the bag looks, the back straps are not as comfortable as the everyday packs.
The bag looks nice and is high quality like all peak design things, I just think it has a lot of compromises to be a tote that don't work for me personally. I will likely be trying to sell mine and maybe get an everyday backpack or the larger everyday zip.
I bought this a month ago. Love the aestics, design and simplicity. Decent storage and organization. Discovered I carry too much for this to work for my day to day bike commuting.
It was gifted to me for my birthday and I have been eyeing the bag for a while now. I love everything about it because it's just what I needed a versatile bag
I think this bag would work well if I was a woman unencumbered by children while traveling. As it is, I purchased this as an airline carry-on bag that would carry both my and my 2-year-old's necessities - and serve me in the future when the kids can carry their own stuff. As well-built as it is, I think it has not been as thoughtfully designed as Peak's other options. The side pockets are tight to access. The very bottom of the interior is below the level of the side zippers, requiring the divider to be high enough up that your hand can dip into the lower part of the bag. Finally, the lack of water bottle pockets leaves me needing more interior space. I just couldn't carry all our stuff including 2 water bottles inside the bag. Comparing the 20L Totepack with my husband's 20L Backpack zip, I am surprised Peak classifies the Totepack as 20L; pictures attached. I decided to return this beautiful bag and go for the 15L Backpack Zip (mostly because it's the only size in Bone). The 15L Zip seems to hold as much as the 20L Totepack and offers more accessible openings and water bottle pockets to boot. I've come to learn that volume doesn't indicate actual capacity in many cases.
I bought this for my girlfriend and she loves it and seeing the bags features and how its designed, great quality, now I would like a bag for myself from peak design!
I bought this as a work backpack with intention to transition to photography backpack in the future. For work, it is perfect! Large and I can play with cubby sizes that work for me! Works for commuting and gym supplies for after work! I get so many compliments on my backpack and my colleagues are very impressed that it has stayed clean since I bought it! (White version) it is easy to wipe down if something spills on it - the weather proof fabric is very handy!