Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(982 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 982 reviews
5 Stars
840
4 Stars
114
3 Stars
25
2 Stars
3
1 Star
0
97%of customers recommend this product.
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525 out of
539)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Customer Rating
5
Absolute beast
on August 16, 2022
Posted by: sgg1903
from Seattle, WA
Bought this months ago to replace a hardshell carry on, never going back. Innovative features that are actually useful. Sleek design.Has been on several trips to cities, camping adventures, and even as a day-hike backpack. High quality materias, not a single sign of wear despite major abuse. Cleans back to new every time. Straps can use a little more cushion when hauling huge weight over long periods but most of the time is fine. Cannot recommend this product enough.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Perfect Travel Bag
on August 16, 2022
Posted by: tanner208
from Chicago, IL
I bought this for my boyfriend so that we could go on a backpacking trip together and it's perfect! It fits everything you need and more and has a great laptop sleeve. We both like the sleek look because it looks less touristy than most other travel backpacks. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great carry-on travel backpack.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Peak Design is the Apple of Camera Products
on September 2, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
from Colombia
My first experience with Peak Design was a gift from a friend. It was the Canera Clip which I still used. Then I bought the Everyday Backpack V1 which became my favorite camera bag. Now I own 5 backpack of peak design. Each one has a specific usage. I can’t think on any other brand that has such a nice collection. The camera products such as de Clipper, the lense holder, the bracelet holder. Everything is incredible
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Perfect carry on for extended travel
on September 2, 2022
Posted by: FuzzDogSD23
from San Diego
Large enough for 1 month summer tour of Europe. My wife and I both went without checking luggage. We replaced 15+ year old Eagle Creek bags (which we loved to death… but discontinued our favorite model) with Peak Design packs.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Great travel back lpack
on September 3, 2022
Posted by: Backpacker
from MA
Took on a trip to Europe city hopping. Worked perfectly. I am a small person but manages to configure to fit my frame. Only feedback for the team is that I almost lost the chest strap a couple of times.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Love the 45L
on September 6, 2022
Posted by: Shell
from Arizona
We stuffed our bags with 9 days of clothes including a formal dress and traveled to 4 countries with no problem. We were able to use the bag as a carry on for all airlines which reduced our stress dramatically for fears of lost luggage when heading to my daughter’s wedding.
Well designed, durable and evenly balanced when you carry it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
Ok, with a few form-over-function design decisions
on September 12, 2022
Posted by: David
from Seattle, WA
Bought this backpack to carry equipment to work each day, so I got some pretty immediate heavy mileage out of it. I ended up giving it to someone else and buying a different backpack. Overall, the whole pack seems to be designed to look pretty and depend heavily on the Peak Design cube system. Pros and cons:
PROS:
- VERY spacious for its size; can hold a ton of gear.
- Looks super cool. I can see why Peak Design is a photographer status symbol.
- High grade materials with very high build quality. Feels solid.
- Versatile storage - relates to one of my CONS below however
- VERY spacious for its size; can hold a ton of gear.
- Looks super cool. I can see why Peak Design is a photographer status symbol.
- High grade materials with very high build quality. Feels solid.
- Versatile storage - relates to one of my CONS below however
CONS:
- Strap design is not comfy. Dug into my shoulders after several hours. Ok for short trips, but hurts after a long day.
- no load lifter straps. For a travel backpack this should be a no brainer; similar sized backpacks have these as standard.
- overly dependent on the Peak cube system. Lots of space in the central compartment, but out of the box organization is very limited. This might be a PRO for some people.
- The size-down snaps are weirdly thought out and compress the backpack into an odd shape.
- Strap design is not comfy. Dug into my shoulders after several hours. Ok for short trips, but hurts after a long day.
- no load lifter straps. For a travel backpack this should be a no brainer; similar sized backpacks have these as standard.
- overly dependent on the Peak cube system. Lots of space in the central compartment, but out of the box organization is very limited. This might be a PRO for some people.
- The size-down snaps are weirdly thought out and compress the backpack into an odd shape.
This would be a much better backpack if a few key concessions were made around how pretty it looks and put more into function. It's OK, might work well for you under very specific uses and if the strap design fits you better than it did me.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
Average Usability, but High Quality
on September 25, 2022
Posted by: CFM
from Seattle
Bought this because of side access and "ease" of getting to my gear. The side flaps do NOT open wide enough for the flaps to lay flat while accessing gear and try to close due to zippers not being quite long enough. The zippered pockets on the inside of each flap are fine, but the slide in one's do NOT hold anything in unless the pack is vertical...so a bit useless. The outside slide in pockets are not wide or deep enough to secure gear, although they both have securing straps. Their travel tripod should slide further down. Also, the side flap zipper gets caught on the corner of the main pack flap when trying to zipper one handed...so the main flap has to be pushed to the side. I was photographing to wet and windy conditions trying to access and store my R5 and attched lens quickly which was a challenge with this pack. High quality, but not perfect and does not hold much gear if you plan on having space for your coat or water bottle. It's close, but not quite there.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design