The fanciest tote in the world?
Because it's from Peak Design, this humble tote bag is stacked with more features than your average hiking backpack. Zip closure and a microfibre padded shoulder strap elevates it from shopping bag to all-purpose everyday companion, and the water-resistant 70D shell fabric is self-healing – meaning smaller scratches will actively mend. How clever is that? Weighing in at just 80g, it packs down to the size of your sunglasses case, so you've got no excuse to leave it behind.
- Stuffs into built-in stuff sack, packs down small
- Stuff-sack becomes a small internal pocket
- Zip closure features durable UltraZip with abrasion-resistant thread
- Water-resistant coating
- Use as a stand-alone bag or as a packing tool to organise items in a larger bag
- Single-strap design makes it easier to grab, carry and stow
- Sewn-in microfibre pad on strap adds comfort
- Main shell is constructed from a single piece of fabric to minimise seams and stress points
- Solution-dyed to reduce water consumption
- Fair Trade Certified
- Carbon neutral manufacture
- Lifetime guarantee
- Dimensions: Unpacked: 42 x 41 x 12 cm
- Dimensions: Packed: 15 x 9 x 4 cm
- Capacity: 12L
- Weight: 80 g
- Max interior pocket capacity: iPhone 12/13 standard and Pro models (does not fit 12/13 Max)
- 100% recycled ripstop 70D nylon/poly shell with water-resistant coating
- Shell is solution-dyed, significantly reducing water consumption
- High-strength nylon webbing strap with Clarino needle-punched microfiber pad
- Super-durable #5 UltraZip with abrasion-resistant UHMPE thread
- Recycled Materials: this tote is made from 100% recycled nylon
- Reduced water: Shell is solution-dyed, significantly reducing water consumption
- Supports Eco Initiatives: Peak Design donate 1% of their revenue to environmental nonprofits
- Sustainably Built: Fair Trade certified and 100% carbon neutral
- Sustainability through longevity: Lifetime Warranty covers manufacturing defects and failures or breakages that render part or all of your product to become non-functional
Hands up who gets unreasonably excited about efficient and innovative ways to carry stuff? Those crafty, adaptable products that optimise space and arrange gear so that the thing you want is always right where you want it. Carryologists, we see you – and so do the folk at Peak Design.
Based in San Francisco, the bags, pouches and accessories that come out of Peak Design are proper marvels of form and function – streamlined, good-looking and impeccably organised. Founder Peter Dering launched his first product on Kickstarter in 2011, and the company still crowdfunds new lines rather than seeking outside investors – letting them take bigger risks and stay close to their customers. They love to tinker with their designs and they've absolutely nailed that feedback loop with real-world users.
And this urge to develop better stuff extends to the way they do business too. Dedicated to creative activism and social justice, Peak Design has full B Corp status, and as members of the 1% for the Planet scheme, they've donated over $4,600,000 to environmental causes since 2016. The brand even has its own dedicated supply chain sustainability manager, with responsibilities that include working with partner factories in Vietnam, China and the Philippines to negotiate fair pay and safe working conditions.
Serial award-winners at both product and company level, Peak Design were Carryology Brand of the Year 2020, with the judges noting that 'They really do it all, from excelling in product design, to sustainable business practices, social awareness and inclusivity.'
