stk
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...and I feel tricked by all the great reviews.
It seems to me that every reviewer loves this bag, but to me it has a lot of room for improvement.
Here are my biggest problems with this bag compared to what I was "promised" by reviewers:
* The bag is supposed to be, if not waterproof, resistent to rain. It's not. The top zipper for the laptop and tablet compartment starts to let in water after just 5 - 10 minutes of light to medium rain. The rest of the bag seems better protected, but you really do need a rain cover if it rains.
* The side pockets are way to small and with not enough stretch. They work fine if the rest of the bag is empty, but I would really like to both fill up the bag, and fit a bottle and or my tripod in the side pocket. The tripod fits with one leg in the pocket (while Youtube reviews make it seem like the whole thing would fit), and there is a strap to secure it, so that's probably OK. A normal sized water bottle is just to big.
* The backpack lacks pockets or compartments for storing things like chargers, triggers, filters and so on. I guess they are ment to go in the pockets on the side flaps, but they have the same issue as the side pockets, you could either fill those up, or the main compartment, not both.
* The backpack is uncomfortable to carry. This will probably not be the same for every body shape, but I do a lot of hiking and therefore own a lot of hiking backpacks; this can't compare when it comes to comfort and weight distribution.
* The bag is advertised as a 20 L bag. It's only 20 L if filled to the brim in a way that it's not really practical (and even less water proof). It should be compared to 12 - 15 L bags.
Other than that, this backpack do feel like a premium product, and includes a lot of nice features. I'm going to keep and use mine. So in summary the bag is great, but not as great as the internet wants you to think. And for Peak Design this is a really great foundation for a v2.0, especially if they dare to sacrifice (or maybe incorporate?) some design for functionality and comfort.
It seems to me that every reviewer loves this bag, but to me it has a lot of room for improvement.
Here are my biggest problems with this bag compared to what I was "promised" by reviewers:
* The bag is supposed to be, if not waterproof, resistent to rain. It's not. The top zipper for the laptop and tablet compartment starts to let in water after just 5 - 10 minutes of light to medium rain. The rest of the bag seems better protected, but you really do need a rain cover if it rains.
* The side pockets are way to small and with not enough stretch. They work fine if the rest of the bag is empty, but I would really like to both fill up the bag, and fit a bottle and or my tripod in the side pocket. The tripod fits with one leg in the pocket (while Youtube reviews make it seem like the whole thing would fit), and there is a strap to secure it, so that's probably OK. A normal sized water bottle is just to big.
* The backpack lacks pockets or compartments for storing things like chargers, triggers, filters and so on. I guess they are ment to go in the pockets on the side flaps, but they have the same issue as the side pockets, you could either fill those up, or the main compartment, not both.
* The backpack is uncomfortable to carry. This will probably not be the same for every body shape, but I do a lot of hiking and therefore own a lot of hiking backpacks; this can't compare when it comes to comfort and weight distribution.
* The bag is advertised as a 20 L bag. It's only 20 L if filled to the brim in a way that it's not really practical (and even less water proof). It should be compared to 12 - 15 L bags.
Other than that, this backpack do feel like a premium product, and includes a lot of nice features. I'm going to keep and use mine. So in summary the bag is great, but not as great as the internet wants you to think. And for Peak Design this is a really great foundation for a v2.0, especially if they dare to sacrifice (or maybe incorporate?) some design for functionality and comfort.
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