Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(1,133 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,133 reviews
5 Stars
953
4 Stars
131
3 Stars
36
2 Stars
9
1 Star
4
96%of customers recommend this product.
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630 out of
657)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Customer Rating
5
Versatile Choice for Camera and Non-Camera
on March 29, 2026
Posted by: Telephoto Can
Purchased for a trip to Kenya with three locations. Used in conjunction with a large camera cube, Neoprene body bag, small neoprene pancake lens holder. I carried a 150-500mm, a 70-180mm, a 26mm, Nikon Z6 body, large bathroom dop kit, puffy jacket in a compression bag, paperwork, 3 batteries, large rocket blower, camera strap and various other items. Very useful on safari drives where I could carry my puffy jacket, rain jacket and camera outside the camera cube and other gear in the pocket areas. Weight with gear was about 26 pounds. The backpack itself is about 8 lbs, which means solid protection, and weight. I love the design, but even if that does not float your boat watch the YouTube videos and check out the versatility. Best backpack I have ever owned. For at home, I will get an extra-large cube for my longer lenses.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
45L Travel Backpack
on March 23, 2026
Posted by: Ego7289
Excellent build quality, gorgeous Ocean blue color!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Amazing Bag!
on March 17, 2026
Posted by: Nick
from Atlanta, Ga
This has quickly become one of my favorite bags. It is beautiful and functional. I have a rather large, bulky, laptop that isn’t easy to accommodate; however, this bag’s dedicated laptop storage handles it just fine.
I would 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
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
5
G-E-ORGEOUS
on March 9, 2026
Posted by: corksea
from Oregon
I got the last 30L red one (for now). It's beautiful-can't wait to take a trip with it :).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Great Travel Pack
on March 5, 2026
Posted by: Ridge
I love this thing! Used on multiple trips loaded with camera gear and others with just clothes. If it ever wears out I'll be buying another.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Great features
on March 3, 2026
Posted by: PD fan
from Boston, MA
Great travel backpack. I've started using it to carry baby supplies onto the plane - compartments are super helpful.
Only downside is the buttons to shrink the backpack from 45L to 30L doesn't hold very strongly, so it unsnaps frequently. I also wish the shoulder straps had more padding
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
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.
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