The top area has an interesting, rubbery-feeling mesh, which gets the job done and allows you to see whatever items you have in there. Backpacking: This is a terrible idea with this backpack for a couple reasons. Material: Utsida i vattentligt 400D nylonkanvas med DRW impregnering. posted Thursday, September 13, 2018 at 11:20 AM EDT. Plus, its never going to breakbecause, you know, metal and stuff. But in my experience, it's really not particularly good at being any of those things for a working, traveling photographer with the exception of one specific case. Because of how the pouches fan out, they easily show you their contents and let you get to what you need quickly and easily. I'm all about good materials, but not when they compromise by adding pounds of weight to the finished product, Tripod mounts/pocketsare on the sides. I've fit so much into this tech pouch and still managed to close it without much trouble. On the other side of this compartment theres a pretty similar scenario. Yup, clip together with magnets. So while you could fit a few things in this backpack, it doesn't eliminate the need for a second bag if your trip is going to take more than two days. It is feasible that you could get it all in the bag, but then a new problem arises: support. Secondly. Side handles provide a funky, imbalanced carry. This is, without a doubt, the best strap hideaway system we have found to date. I can't really say a bag is worse because it lacks Peak Design innovation, but what I can say is that there are scant few risks taken with this bag. No heavy jackets, coats, or even hoodies will really fit in this very well (at least not the medium size bag we tested), and if they do you won't easily be fitting much else in it. Lastly, there are two compression features on this pack. The cube itself, say you stripped the inside bare and removed the dividers, is just a cloth cube that can be zippered shut and features a handle for easy removal and carry-ability. Clear windows are ugly, and this does help keep that minimalistic look that they have worked so hard to achieve. This person also wouldn't need to wear the bag for long, could take it off when in a car or on public transportation, and wouldn't need to carry anything other than photo equipment in the bag since he or she is coming home later that night. And lastly, theres a luggage tag indicated by a small icon on the back panel. Disclaimer: We take the measurements of the bag provided by the manufacturer and compare them to the allowance listed on airline websites. While our version is pretty loosey-goosey, the final production run will have velcro here. Though the small pouch we reviewed isn't quite large enough for more than a day or two's worth of clothing, it is nice that it pops itself larger in addition to being a flexible, stretchable material. It's passable for a few hours, but soon after it can really become a literal pain. Outside of a gallon jug, were pretty confident this thing will handle any water bottle you might want to throw at it (or in it, heh). To be honest, were bit confused with the choice of Zoom zippers, but well cover that later in the review. If you go into this expecting a backpack that has a dedicated role, you'll be disappointed. The wash pouch is a similar story of heaping praise. Peak Design is one of the most successful, fastest-growing brands in the photographic industry. Good waist straps not only secure a bag to your hips, they also properly distribute weight around so that stress is relieved from your shoulders and back. Review: Fujinon MKX 18-55mm & 50-135mm T2.9 cinema lenses, DxO PhotoLab 2 Review: Fast & easy-to-use raw converter & editor brings out the best in your photos. (This is all when youre not using it, of course.) The Peak Design Travel Backpack is nothing short of genius. Vi anvnder cookies fr att gra ditt besk s enkelt och trivsamt som mjligt. Bag is pretty good at transforming to multiple configurations, The Wash Pouch and Tech Pouch are amazing. In all three of these cases, Peak Design has handled the return and exchange of the broken zippers gracefully. Moving on the inside of the pack, there is a quick-grab pocket at the top of the bag with some stretchy mesh on the inside. The entire industry, not just bags. Empty, with no pouches or cubes, it's $235 on their Kickstarter ($300 MSRP). Yes, the Travel Backpack does have optional external straps but they aren't really as secure as the side pouches like on the Everyday Backpack due to the Travel Backpack's lack of a pocket on the front to secure the tripod (so it doesn't just slip out the straps). That following helped them hit their goal for this latest bag, the Travel Series, onKickstarter in less than a day, and as of the writing of this review, it has more than six times their $500,000 goal. These straps also feature aluminum glide hardware on the adjuster straps, as well as a plastic keeper to handle any excess material. However withover 10,000 backers, I don't know that my opinion honestly matters. However, that means you can fold up a flap that is sewn to the insides to create a more snug package for whatever you're carrying. Oh, and you can't fit all those things plus the wash pouch in there at the same time. I just don't know that rewarding them for making a bag that I honestly believe is below their capabilities as a team is good for all of us in the long term. We should note that this plastic keeper can be a little bit hard to get back on if it falls off Youll probably have to take the bag off and fiddle with it a little bit. I never do it. Mostly all of the heavy hitting travel backpack brands opt for YKK. Towards the bottom, theres a similar pocket with no organization that is great for flatter items here. Plus, the separator unzips and you can stuff it into itself in the bottom of the main compartmentwhich allows you to essentially remove the separator and use the bag as a giant duffel. One, there is no internal metal framing to keep the bag straight and secure on your back. We really dont have much in the way of gripes about this bagoutside of those Zoom zippersand were loving all the thought and effort Peak Design has put into this thing. Awesome, innovative thinking herewe love it. The magnetic pocket is great for holding a rain flyif you get caught in a torrential downpour, its nice to have that as an option for some additional weatherproofing. To get those, you need to jump up to $400. As far as the overall aesthetics of the bag, this thing is really sleek and minimal even though it has a ton of crazy features going on in it. Results were fairly conclusive, with 69% saying they liked the look of the pack and 31% saying they did not like the look. Learn more, Get up to 10% off Peak Design Join Pack Hacker Pro. The farther back you push the weight, the more you as the wearer have to lean forward to compensate. 22 in x 13 in x 9 in (55.9 x 33 x 22.9 cm), Depth increases to 11" (28 cm) when expanded, Aluminum, Hypalon, Polyurethane, DWR Coating, YKK Zippers, Nylon, Zoom Zippers. Now you're really out of space. That main compartment is also accessible from the zippers on the sideso if you have things strategically positioned in here, you can swing the bag around your body, unzip it from the side, and grab what you need. Not new, but still useful. It's just they're few and far between. You dont need to use their system, but it does help as they size them specifically for this pack. Sign up for the latest and greatest gear delivered right to your inbox. If there was a competition for how fast can you hide your backpack straps, you would want this bag. Maybe in New York or similar cities where stairs and public transport make roller bags challenging, but otherwise I am doing my best to keep weight off my shoulders. Moving onto the interior of the front panel, theres some really smart organization going on here. For all that, the asking price is rather steep. So while I can only speak to the sample I have, I trust that my qualms with this feature have been mediated in the finished product.). There are rear straps for mounting a tripod, but no way to prevent those items from slipping downwards since there's no pocket to secure the legs of a tripod, Uncomfortable: the straps are not adjustable at the shoulders meaning if you aren't just the right build, the straps are going to pinch, Waist straps are unhelpful and floppy, making them unable to properly redistribute weight, Back-heavy: when you wear the pack, it doesn't want to push any weight to the sides, or make use of vertical space. Well start with the harness system, which is one of our favoriteand most innovativepieces on this pack. I have two different day packs, one large and one small, depending on what I need to take with me. The zippers on the front side are securable via a loop at the bottom. Kocksgatan 1 116 24 Stockholm T-bana Medborgarplatsen, thinkTANK URBAN ACCESS Sling 10 dark grey, thinkTANK URBAN ACCESS Backpack 15 dark grey, thinkTANK URBAN ACCESS Backpack 13 dark grey. Weve also noticed that it does a great job of keeping its form even while empty, due to the high density foam padding around most of the pack. Now I get it: this is not a backpacking backpack. So no need to worry about your tag slipping out. Also, the way the bag is designed and how the interior works makes it kind of weird to use if it doesn't have some kind of interior to it. It feels like they thought of everything with this pouch. No detaching straps, no zippers, no nonsense. This should be used as a guideline rather than a rule. That's not a ton of stuff, but I recognize that's enough for the average photographer. We pride ourselves in honing every last detail of our products to perform their specific functions optimally, and working with Zoom has allowed us to do that.. Peak Design tillverkar produkter fr dig som gillar funktionalitet och snabb tillgnglighet nr du r ute och fotar. You'll end up carrying a mostly empty, giant backpack with you when you really just need something smaller for a sweatshirt and a laptop when you're jumping on the train to get to work. The Medium Cube, which could be large enough if I really slimmed my kit down to bare bones, takes up more than half the space of the interior of the bag. We have, unfortunately, had some problems with Zoom zippers though. This is especially handy for the camera cube insert, allowing you to quickly swap out a lens or do other #photographythings. I was able to fit a travel soap bottle, regular-sized toothpaste, my Sonicare, regular sized stick of deodorant, full bottle of allergy pills, another allergy medication (I have a lot of allergies), ear plugs, grooming kit, hair product, and an electric razor. That being said, Peak Design tends to release their bags in a lot of different colors, so were curious to see if they try anything later in 2018 or early 2019.