The Peak Design at MagicCon Philly | An FDS Review 

I realized, thanks to a comment by @buddyWalrus, that I completely neglected to talk about the weather resistance of this bag. It is excellent in this regard. The first day of Philly it was pouring and all of my stuff in the bag was dry as a bone. (This is diminished slightly if you do fill the top of the bag full to the upper latch. There are spots for water to get in if you do that.) In addition to that I did not mention that the laptop slot is quite thin, so regular binders do not fit in there. They can be strapped to the outside or fit in the main compartment if you remove all the dividers.

I love your review. I don't want to buy one backpack, but you made it so interesting that I watch it from the beginning to the end and enjoy it a lot.

Using mine for a magic trip this weekend ☺️ love this bag!

Hot damn this bag is elegantly and thoughtfully designed! As always I love your reviews and this one is no different! Keep it up!!!

You are making some pretty good points, keep up with the great reviews!

I am super surprised to see this kind of review. MTG players/photographers are a rare breed indeed. I use this same 20L bag for my TCG and photo needs and agree with a lot of the points you have. To add, I have a bit of trouble using the side access while slinging it from my back to my side for quickness, so I think I'll have to finally pull the trigger on the Capture Clip for quick camera use. Also I love the weather resistance on the thing, most bags are not completely waterproof but this one can stand in rain for awhile as long as the zippers are fully zipped and you aren't expanding the top area. Expanding that part makes the top opening flare out, exposing the inside. I can't fit my trade binder in the laptop sleeve which is a real bummer. And I wish the straps were a bit wider, my smallish frame gets a bit sore with it fully loaded (4-6 decks, spare cards/trades, 1-2 binders strapped outside, camera + 1-2 lenses, accessories, dice, playmat, water, mini dopp kit). But yea that's a ton of stuff so not bad overall! If I really need more space, I have the Wandrd Prvke 31L which is a storage beast, but lacks the quicker access of the Peak Design backpack.

Now I have a new wish for christmas

Have you had any experience with the sling version of these bags? ive always prefered to use slings over backpacks if i can help in and want more opinions on finding good slings

I use a lowpro it has more space

"candy" *concern*

Hey, FDS Thanks for this review! I have a trip planned next month and I'm thinking of getting this backpack for my camera and a handful of decks. I know it will fit the decks I'm likely to bring, but I plan having it as my carry on so I wonder if you could please verify on how many boulders fit in each origami section of the bag? I'm trying to determine how much space beyond the decks I'm bringing I'll have and consequently the size I should buy.

The Peak Designs backpack lines are great, really love the designs, however at 3.66 LB for 20L, that is a lot of weight just for the container used to carry other things. I do a lot of ultra light hiking so any bag that is over 1.5LB is a deal breaker for me personally. Also for card packing cubes, I find the most efficient way to do this is the plastic deck boxes inside the Gamegenic Game Shell 250+ as it is roughly the same size as a medium packing cube and at the bottom of your bag it provides a solid foundation to your packing as heavier items in your backpack should be closer and lower on your back (if you have a full clamshell opening bag then this helps when TSA things your brick of cards are drugs).

Woot

Even though I have a amazing TCG bag, I think I might end up picking this up simply because it has that slot for the camera

Another brand like this is Vanquest, if anyone wants more tactical options.

Amazing review!

Do you know if a 12 pocket binder would fit in the laptop slot?

Hey! Would have loved to see how many decks/gear you can fit or how the bag looks inside when filled. Still, great video! Thanks for uploading

Probably better for content-creator/con-crawler than for dragging 60-dollar decks down to the LGS, but it's good to know what's out there for folks that have the funds.

$280 for a backpack is a lot excessive. Don't quit your day job.