Peak Design - Travel Duffel - 35L - Black

So as you can tell by the title, Im not a fan of the grab handles on this bag. Peak Design designed a bag that is great in every way, but one. The slightly-less-than-doctor-bag like opening, the very nice and large zipper, and the well placed attachment loops. The thoughtful side flap magnets that keep them nice and neatly folded when the shoulder strap isnt in use. The weather proofing, the perfect carry-on size, and the very durable nylon material made from recycled plastic is all so great. Then theres the handles (and to a lesser extent the shoulder strap). The magnet barely holds the two sides together and even if they did, theyre flat and expecting people to hold them, how they look to be intended, makes no sense. Theres only one way to hold these ... MoreSo as you can tell by the title, Im not a fan of the grab handles on this bag. Peak Design designed a bag that is great in every way, but one. The slightly-less-than-doctor-bag like opening, the very nice and large zipper, and the well placed attachment loops. The thoughtful side flap magnets that keep them nice and neatly folded when the shoulder strap isnt in use. The weather proofing, the perfect carry-on size, and the very durable nylon material made from recycled plastic is all so great. Then theres the handles (and to a lesser extent the shoulder strap). The magnet barely holds the two sides together and even if they did, theyre flat and expecting people to hold them, how they look to be intended, makes no sense. Theres only one way to hold these barely-magnetized-at-all-so-why-even-do-it handles and thats to hold them flat, together. Put one stacked on top of the other, then roll the handles a full turn, just to keep them from coming apart while holding the bag. But why Why should anyone have to do this, (and you should if you want to hold this bag by the handles) just to carry their $130 bag? I dont know why the same care they put into literally every other detail, didnt get put into their handles and strap, but it definitely did not!

Bought this to use as a daily bag for everything from an overnight trip to lugging camera gear for a day trip into the mountains. As they do with most of their products, Peak Design pays a lot of attention to the details. The material looks great but feels very sturdy, and the straps all feel very nice. The outer pockets are useful for small items but the sleek design makes it difficult to put anything thicker in there. Think a toothbrush or small book, but nothing thicker. The main compartment is deceptively small, but still plenty big for a fully expanded set of medium and small PD packing cubes. If there’s one downside, it’s what many others have mentioned: the magnetic handles. The magnets aren’t quite strong enough, and when you try to pick up the bag with them ... MoreBought this to use as a daily bag for everything from an overnight trip to lugging camera gear for a day trip into the mountains. As they do with most of their products, Peak Design pays a lot of attention to the details. The material looks great but feels very sturdy, and the straps all feel very nice. The outer pockets are useful for small items but the sleek design makes it difficult to put anything thicker in there. Think a toothbrush or small book, but nothing thicker. The main compartment is deceptively small, but still plenty big for a fully expanded set of medium and small PD packing cubes. If there’s one downside, it’s what many others have mentioned: the magnetic handles. The magnets aren’t quite strong enough, and when you try to pick up the bag with them attached, it’s not very comfortable and they kind of slide apart anyway. They could probably make the handles more circular and the magnets a little stronger to fix that. Otherwise, this is a stylish and strong bag for daily use and I’m excited to see how long it lasts for me!

I have the Peak Design 45L travel pack and was looking for something smaller for shorter trips. I bought this instead of the 30L travel pack because I wanted something more versatile as well. This bag fits the bill perfectly. It's just the right size for airline carry-on or a trip to the gym, with more organization than a typical duffel. And it's more compressible than a hard-sided bag. Yes, the magnets in the handles are barely adequate to hold them together, and it might get uncomfortable in the hand with a heavy load (although my sage version has leather handles that are fairly soft). The straps also don't make for comfortable backpack carry for more than a short distance. But I tend to favor a crossbody carry for this kind and size of bag, and for that the ... MoreI have the Peak Design 45L travel pack and was looking for something smaller for shorter trips. I bought this instead of the 30L travel pack because I wanted something more versatile as well. This bag fits the bill perfectly. It's just the right size for airline carry-on or a trip to the gym, with more organization than a typical duffel. And it's more compressible than a hard-sided bag. Yes, the magnets in the handles are barely adequate to hold them together, and it might get uncomfortable in the hand with a heavy load (although my sage version has leather handles that are fairly soft). The straps also don't make for comfortable backpack carry for more than a short distance. But I tend to favor a crossbody carry for this kind and size of bag, and for that the included strap is comfortable and well padded. So I'm quite happy with the purchase.