Mountain Hardwear Camp 4 28 Pack vs Peak Design Travel Backpack 45L

The front grab handle gets in the way of using the zippers and accessing the front compartment (see picture). I appreciate having the extra grab handle, but do not think it is worth this frustration.

Use the front access to get into what we call the organization panel in here. You've got a handful of separately zippered pockets and these pockets ba...

A hip strap would be the only welcome addition. I sized up to the 28L since I read reviews that the smaller bag will not fit a 15" laptop.

There is however, an elephant in the room that should be a deal breaker for every sane traveler - this bag is unforgivably uncomfortable to carry; and as that is the core function of a travel bag, I struggle to understand why so many people just gloss over it. It’s brilliant, amazing, oh and it’s a brick that carry’s like someone loaded 70kg into a Kanken and made you carry it. No amount of awesome design and fabulous ergonomics can cover it up - it’s big, heavy and completely over priced.

Like I said before, they're a thinner shoulder strap, you know, So it's not a lot of padding in there, but it feels really good on your shoulders even...

- The lash straps are super handy. I used them to lash an extra coat to the outside of the pack.

The backpack looks better than it does in the photos and feels well made and comfortable. There are handles on front and back for carrying. The back is nicely padded and cool. The straps are comfortable and easy to adjust

That's really great for getting the pack into side access mode while you're wearing it, as well as hiding the strap system, which we'll get into in a ...

It has great organization throughout with multiple pockets and storage locations in the front opening, a zippered pouch on the inside of the main opening, and a great little organizer space on the top of the bag towards the rear (almost a hidden storage location).

So honestly, I think this is one major design flaw in the peak design 45 liter although I think it is also outweighed by the streamlined design and al...