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
4
Superbly designed pack
on April 9, 2022
Posted by: Anonymous
from Los Angeles, CA
I am almost overwhelmed by the versatility of this pack, and the cleverness of the design. It will serve me well in the years to come. There are a couple of caveats: 1) the padding on the shoulder and waist straps is not that thick, but that is because they are designed to be neatly tucked into the pack; and 2) if you don’t use the snaps to compress the pack it is nearly impossible to put it under the seat in front of you on a plane. I know that the pack was intended to be the carryon item, but I had hoped to use this as my “personal item” that I could stow under the seat in front of me. It is also rather pricey, but as I said, beautiful design is expensive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Easily the best backpack I’ve used
on April 9, 2022
Posted by: Matt P
from Ann Arbor, Mi
I bought this backpack prior to a domestic trip for 5 days. It held all the clothes and items I wanted for the trip. All of the external straps stow in the bag; which makes it fit in the overhead compartments of domestic flights really well. Multiple carry straps so you can literally grab the bag from anywhere on it and carry it. It distributes weight well. The backpack is comfortable to carry even when fully loaded. There are too many little features to name, but there is a lot of organization in this bag. Great product. Would work for international travel and as a gear bag as well. Wonderful and responsive customer service.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Even better than the photos
on April 7, 2022
Posted by: BL
Love the sage colour. Can’t wait to take first trip with it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Easy to carry and organize
on April 7, 2022
Posted by: Hat88
from Atlanta, GA
First, customer service has been great! The first bag I received was sliced in transit but the PD team walked me through the warranty process and I was able to get a replacement quickly and painlessly. I was able to get very speedy responses from the text services.
I just returned from a week in Belize with the bag. I’m 5’4” with a petite frame and easily carried it on the plane in the 35L set up (~30lbs). One word of warning—the snaps to convert from 40L to 35L are very hard for me to snap. It fit easily in the overhead storage. Once we arrived, it was great to be wheels-free on all of the dirt roads. I was able to stay fairly organized in the bag throughout the week thanks to all of the pockets. On the way home I checked the bag—it held up to the airline abuse well but (to no surprise) came back a little dirty. I was able to wipe it clean a little but would recommend the black bag if you wanted to avoid that. Otherwise, the sage green is a beautiful gender neutral color and the fabric and zippers feel nice and sturdy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
best travel backpack
on April 4, 2022
Posted by: Jo
from Brooklyn
bought this based on Wirecutter review to use mainly when traveling. have been on several trips. the pack and accessories are simply great.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
2
Great bag, terrible shoulder straps
on March 31, 2022
Posted by: MWF
from Montana
I haven’t seen this comment in other reviews so maybe it’s a fit issue for me alone, but the shoulder straps rotate inward and dig into my shoulders and chest making uncomfortable to wear for even 20 minutes. In every other way the bag is perfect, but the straps issue makes it unusable for me.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Exactly what I was looking for
on March 31, 2022
Posted by: BCulver
from Ohio
I was looking for a carry-on bag for short to medium length trips with enough room and options to prevent the need to check a bag. The 45L Travel Backpack ended up being exactly what I needed. It had more room and pockets than I ended up needing with the items in mind I wanted to bring. Paired with the Medium and Small packing cubes, this did everything I needed. Looking forward to continue using this on all of my trips going forward!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Great Pack for Travel
on March 30, 2022
Posted by: Jim1947
from Seattle, WA
We bought Travel Backpacks for going on cruises. We packed them to use as carry-on for the flights to get to and from the cruise and they worked great! They just fit in the overhead bins and they carry a lot of stuff. We like the way they have many options for chambers and for access in a variety of ways. We packed a number of devices in addition to clothes and were able to get to them easily.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design