Winner of National Geographic's best overall travel pack 2024
There isn't much this multi-award-winning bag doesn't do. The Travel Backpack from Peak Design is sleek and adaptable, based on the idea that you should only ever need one bag for any trip. Designed with a base capacity of 35 litres to fit with airline maximum carry-on dimensions, you can expand it up to 45 litres when you’re allowed a bigger bag – or compress it down to a more compact 30-litre daypack. Access the interior from top, back, sides and front via weatherproof, abrasion resistant zips – and if the internal capacity isn't enough for you, there are expandable side pockets, secret zip compartments and clever external straps for securing extra gear. A padded, adjustable backpack harness (including waist and sternum straps) stashes neatly under magnetic flaps in the back panel, so you can streamline it down to suitcase form for snag-free travel. Your shell fabric is weatherproof recycled 400D nylon canvas, engineered for long-lasting performance, and the whole thing is padded with ultralight foam. This is the slightly larger version for longer adventures (also ideal for pro photographers), but they also do a 30-litre model for weekend trips or daily use.
- Standard 35L capacity is suitable for airline carry-on
- Can be expanded up to 45L using expansion zips
- Can be compressed down to a 30L daypack via compression snaps
- Padded shoulder straps and waist belt stow away under magnetic flaps
- Stowable sternum strap
- 360-degree grab handles
- Access to interior via front, back and side zips
- Internal divider sleeve zips up to create two compartments when needed)
- Internal zipped mesh pockets
- Expandable side pockets
- Soft-lined zipped top pocket
- 2 hidden external zip pockets
- Ultralight padded foam provides protection and structure
- Protected luggage tag holder
- Luggage pass-through strap for a roller bag
- Fair Trade Certified
- Carbon-neutral manufacture
- Lifetime guarantee
| External dimensions | 56 x 33 x 24 cm |
| External dimensions compressed | 56 x 33 x 24 cm |
| External dimensions expanded | 56 x 33 x 29 cm |
| Internal dimensions | 53.3 x 33 x 16.5 cm |
| Internal dimensions compressed | 53.3 x 33 x 14 cm |
| Internal dimensions expanded | 53.3 x 33 x 19 cm |
| Capacity standard (max carry-on) | 35L |
| Capacity compressed | 30L |
| Capacity expanded | 45L |
| Laptop max size | 40.6 x 30 x 2.5 cm |
| Tablet max size | 24 x 19 x 1.5 cm |
| Weight | 2.05 kg |
- Weatherproof 100% recycled 400D nylon canvas external shell. DWR impregnated and double poly coated for water resistance.
- 900D waterproof bottom liner
- High-visibility grey nylon interior
- Hardware is anodized aluminum and glass-reinforced nylon
- Super-durable UltraZips with abrasion-resistant UHMPE thread
- Hypalon zip pulls and reinforced stress points
- Recycled Materials: this backpack is made from 100% recycled nylon
- 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.'
