Peak Design is expanding its award-winning Travel Line of carrying solutions with four new travel bags, launching first on Kickstarter. The new bags, including the Travel Backpack 2-in-1, Travel Weekender 25L, Travel Backpack 20L, and Travel Crossbody 3L, are built with modern travelers in mind, including photographers gearing up for weekend getaways and extended photo adventures.
Peak Design has been on a travel kick lately. Almost exactly one year ago, Peak Design launched the Roller Pro Carry-On, an excellent bag that numerous PetaPixel team members have used to transport photo gear and personal belongings around the world over the past year.
With the new additions to the Travel Line, Peak Design hopes to further improve how creatives travel.
“We designed these bags for real travel, the kind where you’re moving from airports to city streets and tackling long days on the go,” says Peter Dering, Founder and CEO of Peak Design. “The success of the Roller Pro Carry-On on our last Kickstarter was a huge moment for us, but travel is never one-size-fits-all. This collection is about giving people the flexibility to carry what they need, stay organized, and feel great doing it.”
Like many of Peak Design’s other launches, the updated Travel Line will launch first on Kickstarter, starting today, with pre-sale discounts for customers. All four products below will be available on Peak Design’s online store and at other retailers beginning on June 2. All four of the new bags below will be available in the same three colors: Black, Sage, and Stone.
Travel Backpack 2-in-1
The key piece of the updated Travel Line is the Travel Backpack 2-in-1. It is a modular backpack designed as a true one-bag solution for travelers and photographers.
It is designed as two bags in one, hence the name, and comprises two components that connect via a zipper. The 34L base backpack connects to a 16L zip-off daypack, giving users two options for carrying their gear. Together, they create a 40L carry-on-compliant big bag. If the math doesn’t check out, some volume is lost through the process of connecting the bags. However, they can be used independently for a total carry volume of 50L. It could be a good option when traveling with others, so each person has a separate bag for excursions.
The main bag part of Travel Backpack 2-in-1 is built from weather-resistant materials, has large straps to make carrying a lot of gear more comfortable, features a stowable sternum strap and adjustable hip belt, and 360-degree grab handles. The Travel Backpack also includes padded laptop and tablet sleeves, mesh bottle pockets on either side, luggage pass-through, a hidden AirTag pocket, clip-in compatibility with Peak Design Camera Cubes (up to the “Large” size), and a high-visibility light gray interior.
The Daypack, or secondary bag, has many of these same features but opts instead for smaller, lightweight shoulder straps and a detachable sternum strap — no padded hip belt. It still has a hidden AirTag pocket and luggage pass-through, though. And this separate, smaller bag is also weatherproof.
The main 34L backpack weighs 1.68 kilograms (3.7 pounds) when empty, while the 16L Daypack is 710 grams (1.56 pounds).
The Peak Design Travel Backpack 2-in-1 comes in black, sage, and stone colorways and will cost $399.95 at retail, but early backers can get it for $319.95.
Travel Weekender 25L
The Travel Weekender 25L is Peak Design’s first-ever structured duffel bag, and promises to bring the company’s travel-system organization design and clean aesthetics to a new carry category. Peak Design says the Travel Weekender is built for shorter trips.
The bag has a stand-up form, making packing and organization easier. It has a wide clamshell opening and features extensive stretch mesh to expand as needed. It has dedicated padded sleeves for laptops and tablets and can fit different Peak Design Cubes. It supports one large Packing Cube, two Smedium Packing Cubes, or a Smedium Camera Cube. A Smedium Camera Cube can fit a mirrorless camera kit with a few small or medium-sized lenses.
Like the Travel Backpack 2-in-1, the Travel Weekender 25L has a hidden AirTag pocket and is built from rugged, weatherproof materials. It is also worth noting that the bottom of the bag can be folded, allowing it to slip underneath a seat while traveling. The stand-up design should be useful for packing — nobody wants their duffel tipping over — but it means the bottom of the bag is fairly wide when unfolded. When empty, the Travel Weekender 25L weighs 1.25 kilograms (2.76 pounds).
The bag also features stand-up grab handles, a removable and adjustable padded shoulder strap, and theft-deterrent zippers. Peak Design notes that it is a “perfect companion” to its Roller Pro.
The Peak Design Travel Weekender 25L is available to order on Kickstarter now for $157.95 and will be $199.95 at retail.
Travel Backpack 20L
Next up is the Travel Backpack 20L, Peak Design’s most compact travel backpack to date. It is designed as an everyday carry solution or as an auxiliary bag during trips. It can fit a Smedium Camera Cube, two Smedium Packing Cubes, or one Large Cube, even when not expanded. It has an internal laptop sleeve, external carry straps for the Peak Design Travel Tripod on the bottom, and a weatherproof design.
Peak Design notes that its new 20L Travel Backpack has the same overall design as the company’s original, much larger 45L Travel Pack, but distilled into a much smaller, sharper format. The company believes the expandable design ensures the new backpack is slim enough to be an airline personal item while also able to fit enough items for “spontaneous weekends.” Like the Travel Backpack 2-in-1, the new Travel Backpack 20L has magnetic strap keepers and a hidden AirTag pocket.
The Peak Design Travel Backpack 20L is on Kickstarter today and costs $199.95 at retail but $157.95 for backers.
Travel Crossbody 3L
Rounding out the launch is a new, super-compact crossbody bag designed to carry small essential items and tech. The Travel Crossbody 3L sports what Peak Design calls an “origami-inspired interir layout,” and keeps the wearer’s items organized and easy to see. There is a magnetic exterior phone pocket to keep a smartphone easily accessible, and the bag, like the rest of the new ones, is weatherproof.
The new Travel Crossbody 3L draws heavily on Peak Design’s popular, award-winning Tech Pouch. It can even fit a small camera inside, the company says.
The Peak Design Travel Crossbody is $78.95 on Kickstarter and will be $99.95 at retailers in June.
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