Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
Average customer rating
4.8
(1,110 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 1,110 reviews
5 Stars
934
4 Stars
129
3 Stars
33
2 Stars
8
1 Star
6
96%of customers recommend this product.
(
615 out of
640)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Travel Backpack 45L - Black
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
Posted by: Mike
from Alabama
Verified Purchase:Yes
Lots of cool features however it forgot to be a comfortable backpack. I really wanted to like it more than I did, but I couldn't get the straps to feel good even with a light load let alone a heavy load. Also this might just be me but if found the usage of hooks for the sternum strap and hip belt much less convenient than a standard buckle system.
On the good side the rain fly, security features, compression zips, stowable straps we're all very nice!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Very good, but not great yet.
on July 14, 2022
Posted by: tsp
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Very Good:
. Excellent, high-quality materials and zippers
. Great durability
. works perfectly with PD pouches
. astonishing beautiful bag
. Tuck in system works like magic
. Excellent, high-quality materials and zippers
. Great durability
. works perfectly with PD pouches
. astonishing beautiful bag
. Tuck in system works like magic
But not great
. the bag is heavy
. I always get worried that my laptop could be squeezed when packing a full load
. lack of compartments, you have to tuck the middle compartments to gain more space for trips more than 3-4 days
. the chest strap is so losable that I lost it in my first week
. pricy in my opinion
. i worry that the straps will shred if rub a velcro or rough surface. I think it probably will.
. the bag is heavy
. I always get worried that my laptop could be squeezed when packing a full load
. lack of compartments, you have to tuck the middle compartments to gain more space for trips more than 3-4 days
. the chest strap is so losable that I lost it in my first week
. pricy in my opinion
. i worry that the straps will shred if rub a velcro or rough surface. I think it probably will.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
1
Brown color materials are frail and comes apart
on February 11, 2025
Posted by: Nick V
from Seattle WA
I bought the backpack about a month ago and I see that material (brown/gold) is frail and starts to come a part little by little on shoulder straps. And it's after very gentle use to office and back. I own same one in sage(green) color and it comes built with different materials, and I have no issues with it. I traveled half the planet with that backpack and still look good. If you are looking to purchase this backpack I would suggest to pick other colors/materials. This one in brown definitely not sturdy and won't last long for you.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Best Travel Backpack Ever
on February 25, 2023
Posted by: Lance
from Huntington Beach, CA
We bought 2 of these backpack for our trip to Bali after watching the hilarious video. I now travel with this backpack for weekly work trips. I love how it collapses down so I can use it for a computer bag instead of taken luggage and a separate computer bag for work trips.
I would recommend this to a friend!
(click to see the video)
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
2
Great Pack, terrible harness.
on October 17, 2024
Posted by: Sparkdog
This system has the best camera cubes I have tried, but the pack has the worst harness ever. The straps have almost no padding on either the shoulders or the waist belt, and carrying a pro sized kit for any length of time is torture. The straps dig into your shoulders and hurt. The connectors on both the shoulder and waist section is a fiddly frustrating mess, very hard to fasten. I get that the harness is minimal to make it stowable, but it also means that the pack fails at it's most basic task...carrying a load in comfort.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Honestly the perfect bag
on March 19, 2023
Posted by: brandiiii
from Washington DC
I spent way too much time researching the perfect travel pack but I made the perfect choice. The quality, features, pockets, and tuck away straps are all A+. I just got back from a month long trip in Costa Rica. I'm 5'4" and 120 pounds and it's so comfortable to carry around airports, etc (heavy of course but the hip belts are awesome). Love it!! Hoping we're wedded for life.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
Mostly good
on January 22, 2025
Posted by: Sarah
from Seattle
I’ll be honest, I love nearly everything about this bag (I have the 30L one. As a photographer I can use a camera cube, the large toiletry bag and still have space for 2 laptops and a lot more. My qualms is that the handle/luggage pass through is AWFUL. This bag is heavy, it has a lot of important stuff in it so having it on my roller suitcase is ideal and yet the luggage pass thought is nothing like any of their other backpacks. The other style works SO much better and I often find myself debating whether to take the everyday backpack or the travel one. Like once this bag is all loaded up if I use the luggage pass through it will literally fall off when I’m rolling through the airport.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design