Peak Design Travel Duffelpack (65L) Review
"Everything but Carry-on"
A huge, expandable duffel built for big road trips and check-in travel.
The Duffelpack from Peak Design expands from 45L to 65L (a little too large for carry-on on most airlines), has backpack straps that hide away, is made of weatherproof material and is a durable and organized companion for LOTS of different kinds of adventures.
This would be hard to carry on, but it’s available in a couple different colors and has an awesome metal stay running through it for a huge opening. That killer hideaway backpack strap setup, excellent materials throughout, big old side handles which is probably how I’d carry it if I wasn’t going backpack-style — and it’s expandable too. This is your huge road trip or check-in bag. I don’t think you could get away with carrying this one on, though you might be able to if you don’t over-pack it.
More on the Peak Design Travel Duffelpack (65L)
What I like
- Expands from 45L to 65L with big number 10 zippers
- Backpack straps and hip straps stow behind a magnetic panel; pull them out on cobblestones or the beach
- Metal stays in the back panel help put the weight on your hips. Most comfortable bag this size I've carried that isn't a hiking pack
- Weatherproof, 100% recycled materials, with padding in the bottom
- Soft and stuffable, so it shoves into a car trunk easily
- One of my favorite check-in bags, and great for car camping and road trips
- Big opening with a metal stay and big side handles
Watch for
- Hard to carry on; you might sneak it on if it's not overpacked, but don't count on it
- With the straps stowed, the front handles are a bit awkward to grab
- I wish there was a little seal where the straps tuck away
Specs
- 65L, 1.77 kg (3.9 lb) (brand site)
Where I've covered it
- PEAK DESIGN TRAVEL DUFFELPACK 65L at 0:00 (full review)
- Top 25 Duffels... and the only one you need at 15:20
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