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Built to keep your gear safe and organized, the Peak Design Travel Series bags are great for overnight and weekend trips. At the core of the series is the Travel 45 backpack: a versatile carry-on bag with tons of storage and a large U-shaped opening Read More
"Shipping is limited to the US" ? What's up with this? Is it that hard to ask for a little more money, and print out a different shipping label?
I see this stuff more and more on drops lately. If this is now an all-only-for-Americans, I dunno why I'm still checking stuff...
What's the word on how this compares to the old Peak Design Everyday Backpack?
I have that in the 30-45L model also, and I see this "travel pack" doesn't open from the top.
Is there any kind of comparative review? I'd love to see or read about it, I'm a fan of the Everyday Backpack, but I have always HATED the straps on it. Worst designed/comfortable straps I've ever had on a pack in +15years. Which I have of course discussed with peak, and am hoping the new pack has improved ones. Not just stowable ones.
Thanks a lot for the reply. It helped me out with a few points.
I also watched a few "how to" videos for the new Travel Pack and just personally compared it with my Everyday Backpack 30L.
Looks like my 30L drops to 18L when I tuck the top flap all the way down, which I usually do. And the backpack itself weighs 3.5lbs. dry. Whereas the Travel Pack can be "snapped down" to 35L and weighs 4.5lbs. dry.
Once you throw a laptop (X1 Carbon), tablet (iPad Pro 12.9"), powerbank (20,000mAh), and charger (Finsix 65W) into the Everyday Backpack, it's heavy enough that it's not really "fun" to be carrying around. I was hoping to drop some dry/pack weight, keep the existing features, fix the strap problem, and get some nifty new updates all on a new Peak Design pack.
But it seems the Travel Pack is a fully bigger bag, weighs more, and still has the same straps that aren't very conforming and cut off circulation when the content weight goes up. It does look like there are some nifty new features like the front compartment and the tuck away straps, but overall it's not an upgrade for the Everyday Backpack, so I guess I'll have to keep waiting.
billionsI'd say that's a fair assessment. Its a nice bag, but there are certain things to kinda rule it out of a lot of "travel bag" use cases. Namely the straps and like you said, weight. In my opinion, you have to balance weight versus utility of the compartments and anchors and such, and for me those features make the bag better for how I tend to use it. Weight tends not to bother me as long as the harnesses and straps supporting the weight keep the bag firm and still to my body, and for me that is usually enough. For me personally, it is a great bag for getting from place to place, but not necessarily for long term carry.
Also one correction, which I will edit above: the waist straps are in fact padded. Not a significant padding like you'd get in a hiking bag, but enough to make the weight comfortable - its a bit more than the shoulder straps.
-$26.00 is the discount on the backpack at checkout. Peak Design also has the backpack at $299 plus free shipping on their site vs the $295 here. So I guess we would get a total savings of $30 bucks.