Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Everyday Backpack V2 20L - Kelp
Average customer rating
4.2
(215 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 215 reviews
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
10
2 Stars
3
1 Star
25
86%of customers recommend this product.
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157 out of
182)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Everyday Backpack V2 20L - Kelp
Customer Rating
4
Picky Criticism
on January 13, 2026
Posted by: Devo
from Winston-Salem, NC
I wanted to give this backpack 5 stars. Three things hold me back. First, both the exterior pockets and the laptop compartment feel tight for modestly-sized content (an 18-ounce Hydro Flask water bottle and a Surface notebook, respectively). Second, the interior dividers, while useful in their configurability, take up space and don’t lend themselves to defining vertical compartments. And third, my particular backpack looks ever so slightly asymmetrical, with the main compartment flap partially covering one of the side entrance zippers. This last criticism is admittedly picky, but it bothers me. The rest of the construction shows so much attention to detail, this little flaw stands out. Nevertheless, I like the backpack a lot. I was just hoping for perfection in a business travel backpack.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Bulky backpack with limited internal space.
on January 24, 2026
Posted by: ttchip
from Germany
I bought the 30 L version of this backpack in Charcoal. Love the way it looks from the front. Would prefer if MagLatch was self-centering. Note that the 30 L capacity only applies with the top lid attached to the highest MagLatch anchor point. By default, this is a big backpack for the amount of internal volume you get. The rear panel being a flat piece of foam that extends way beyond the padded section looks silly to me.
Material selection and assembly quality are very nice.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Perfect for every day - inside gets stained easily
on January 25, 2026
Posted by: EF
from Germany
I bought the 30L version of the bag to become my portable office on the road (trains, busses, planes) with the option to also bring my camera for leisure time and I love it. I can compartmentalize as I need for every single trip, I have easy access to everything even in settings with limited space, to have two decently sized water bottle holders makes all the difference on a 10 hour train trip and when only using the laptop compartment for laptop and tablet, it carries a ton of groceries home comfortably.
What I have found is that the depth measurement presented on the website is wrong. It is not 27cm, but 23cm. This is a feature, not a bug, because I therefore can use it as a carry on luggage with bigger European airlines such as British Airways or Lufthansa (not Air France or KLM though).
The only drawback that I have after two months of use with my ocean coloured model is that the light inside stains easily and is nearly impossible to clean.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Perfected!
on January 26, 2026
Posted by: aperture
from Napa California
Such a great backpack! I had the V1 and this one has great little upgrades that makes it perfect.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
on February 13, 2026
Posted by: J
from Canada
I like the organization system inside, and the material feels nice.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
Great design but too small.
on February 25, 2026
Posted by: Peak Reacher
from Birmingham AL
I bought this about a month ago. I wanted it to be a office /gym
Bag. I was tired of carrying to bags to the office as I normally change at work before leaving for the gym.
I absolutely loved the thoughtfulness of the design it’s apparent the team really spent a great deal of time observing a listening to customers and this innovated quite a few things. I especially liked the dividers in the bag and the top latch.
But at the end of the day I could not fit my size 11.5 on cloud running shoes in the bag. It’s advertised as 30L but seems smaller than that. I’m not if the methodology used to determine that volume.
My needs were not large. I typically just lack a large iPad, a my gym shirt, shirts and running shoes. Maybe a light rain jacket ?very packable) and a small brick chargers/cables.
Also I was hoping this bad could serve as a weekend bag for overnight trips but again the smaller size and shoe issue is a problem.
Overall nice bag just not for me. Unfortunately I returned it. Maybe the team can create an office/gym bag in the future.
Bag. I was tired of carrying to bags to the office as I normally change at work before leaving for the gym.
I absolutely loved the thoughtfulness of the design it’s apparent the team really spent a great deal of time observing a listening to customers and this innovated quite a few things. I especially liked the dividers in the bag and the top latch.
But at the end of the day I could not fit my size 11.5 on cloud running shoes in the bag. It’s advertised as 30L but seems smaller than that. I’m not if the methodology used to determine that volume.
My needs were not large. I typically just lack a large iPad, a my gym shirt, shirts and running shoes. Maybe a light rain jacket ?very packable) and a small brick chargers/cables.
Also I was hoping this bad could serve as a weekend bag for overnight trips but again the smaller size and shoe issue is a problem.
Overall nice bag just not for me. Unfortunately I returned it. Maybe the team can create an office/gym bag in the future.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
The best Camera Bag money could buy.
on March 2, 2026
Posted by: CJMedia
from Fort Wayne, Indiana
This was bought as a gift for me as a camera bag. It blows my previous camera bag out of the water. My first thought was how impressive the quality of the bag felt. Additionally, it’s the most thought out camera bag, with an amazing design and tons of storage for camera accessories and lenses. Super excited that it has a lifetime warranty, so I never feel worried about actually using my bag to work.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
A super well rounded GADA bag
on March 5, 2026
Posted by: JMc
I’ve had this for a little over a month and have been using it primarily as a camera bag and I’ve been able to consistently (and comfortably) pack it with (1) full frame DSLR, (1) crop sensor DSLR, a 70-200mm, a small tech pouch packed with stuff, and another xtra small camera cube with 2 more lenses, along with a bunch of accessories in all the great internal pockets and it’s handled everything great while also not feeling over packed. I also used it as a personal item for a recent trip and packed it with a laptop in addition to my camera gear and it handled it in stride. I’m looking forward to taking it out this spring to my kids various sporting events and seeing how it handles different types of weather. All in all, I’m very satisfied with the bag and am happy I bought it.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design