I bought my Everyday Backpack 30L almost 3 years ago to carry my gear on my back while I traveled across the country doing onsite photoshoots of senior living properties. After 3 years of travel I can honestly say that I've never had a backpack that stood up to the rigors of travel as well as my Every Day backpack. I love that I can safely carry my full size DSLR and lenses needed for my shoot, or my drone and batteries all in one bag along with my 16in. laptop and iPad with all the cords and cables safely stored in the top zipper pouch. I love the individual pockets that are designed to safely carry/store the batteries I need for a days photoshoot as well as the pockets designed to carry other accessories needed (memory cards, business cards, etc...). When going through airport security, it's easy to access my gear to pull it out when before it goes through the security scanners. I also love the top pouch that I can quickly access things that I have placed on top for easy access. I have come to rely on this backpack for all my travels and feel naked without it.
Thanks Peak Design for your excellent customer service when I broke the top zipper by stuffing my (too big) jacket in the top of the bag. I now have your next version of the Every Day backpack and can't wait to get on the road again.
I own the 30 liters version and I'm able to pub everything I need inside when I go out. I can change the configuration whether I take me 100-500 or smaller lenses. The design is great, the look is terrific. I'm fond of my baG.
I work in an office but like to carry my camera wherever I go. I have the 30L bag and the ability to compartmentalize my camera gear from office necessities is perfect for me. My 16" laptop fits with room to spare. It is not as convenient to carry books, but most of my books are hardcover or loose papers are in folders/binders. All of the little storage areas are great for my hard drive, chargers, power strip, microphone, cables, etc. I fit a lot in this bag and I still have lots of room to spare. I'm incredibly happy with this purchase and anticipate it lasting a long time.
I love anything that does more than one thing. This backpack has tons of pockets (as any backpack should) but it also has a ton of extra features unique to this pack and backpacks in general. And the quality is exceptional. All the materials feel great and like a lot of care went into the bag. I won't list all the cool stuff because their product listing does that already but trust that it's worth every penny
I had my first one from Kickstarter for about five years. The zipper broke on that one but I liked it so much I bought another one recently. The updated version is even better--the inside flap pockets are much more accessible. Great bag for work and travel.
I wanted something around 20l so went for the small EDB but this is its MAXIMUM volume when fully expanded (which looks a bit daft IMHO)! Hunted around on the PD website and found that the larger bag is actually 22l (I think) when not expanded which is much better (for me)…
Apart from that confusion, really happy my new bag - lots of cool features and functionality which I’m still in the process of working out how to use😎
We have more than several peak design items but 2 of the backpacks. We did a LOT of research before we got our first one and are still in awe of everything this offers. Every time we open it we find a new feature. The only flaw with this is that the side bottle holders are tight, we found that the small 16 oz Stanley tumbler is the best fit without going to a flask/bladder style. The magnetic straps are a game changer and it was the deciding factor in us buying this or their smaller pack for our second bag. We use them mainly for travel purposes but we do pack a cannon in there with some basic lenses and it fits all if not most of our necessities. Now if only they made luggage, we'd be first in line!