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15 Essential Gifts for the Outdoorsy People in Your Life
…added convenience, it comes with a carry strap for easy portability. Snow Peak x Danner Light II (US$450) Snow Peak and Danner deliver excellent comfort and protection for your adventurous feet with the Snow Peak x Danner Light II boots. The limited-edition boots are made by hand in the USA and feature a fire-resistant leather upper, waterproof GORE-TEX liner, and Vibram MEGAGRIP® outsole. Ready to embrace years of outdoor exploration, these boot…
Deal Radar: Western Rise, Peak Design, Lexdray and More
…dded to your cart. The gift cards are valid until 1 July 2020. Peak Design Peak Design are running a sale from now through to 6 April 2020 (11:59pm PT), with 20% off all products except the Travel Tripod and tripod accessories. Additionally, they’re offering 40% off all V1 Everyday Bags. Lexdray Lexdray are offering an awesome 40% off from now until the end of April 2020. Use the code Socialdistancing at checkout. Alchemy Equipment New Zealand-ba…
How to Make and Find Great Coffee When Traveling and Adventuring
…ingle-wall models. If you’ve never tried anything from the masters at Snow Peak, this is a great item to start your addiction with. Snow Peak 600 Ti-Single When I’m doing longer multi-day hikes, this is what I take with me. It’s the workhorse of the Snow Peak lineup and I use it for everything from boiling water and cooking to, obviously, drinking my coffee. It’s not a double-walled mug, so the outside gets hot to the touch, but that’s why there’s…
Top 5: Best Sling Bag 2020
…rounds. STRENGTHS Ultimate expandability Minimal and versatile aesthetics Peak Design Everyday Sling When it comes to achievements in the bag community, Peak Design has cemented their status at the top. Always continuing to progress their designs forward, the Everyday Sling was part of their revamped Everyday Collection – making an already good bag even better with slight enhancements. The feature-heavy Everyday Sling visually stands out from the…
Best New Gear | April 2021
…ough to carry anywhere while also being multifunctional? The ForeverPen is designed to tick all these boxes, with a highly compact design that fits on a keychain, zipper pull, or stored in a pouch or bag pocket until needed. The pen features a silver composite tip that lets you write on multiple surfaces including paper, plastic, wood, and more. And since it’s solid ink, it never needs refilling. The tip is combined with a choice of body materials…
Best New Gear | September 2021
…spending four years in development and a successful Kickstarter campaign, Peak Design is finally ready to launch its mobile ecosystem. With the recent announcement of the iPhone 13, the timing couldn’t be better. The line focuses around the Everyday Case, an ultra-protective and ultra-slim MagSafe compatible phone case, which then allows you to attach accessories to your phone, or attach your phone to mounts. Using their proprietary SlimLink tec…
Best New Gear: August 2018
…seconds so you can focus on the ride instead of wrestling with your gear. Peak Design Travel Line Peak Design have gone from strength to strength, taking their considered design approach from camera carry to everyday bags. And now they’re set to make your travels easier with their new Travel Line. Central to the line is the 45L Travel Backpack. What makes the pack stand out is that each feature and component has been carefully considered, from th…
Interview with Wookey Design Studio
…s falling apart, we have just been exceptionally fortunate, we just landed design job after design job. We got a big job with BD right away and they were just launching their backpacks. We helped them kind of crack that whole program and it’s just – knock on wood, it’s just been a good roll. Trisha: And when we came out and when we announced to everyone we were going to do design development pretty much everybody we talked to just laughed at us. T…
The Best Messenger Bags for Tech, Travel, and EDC (2023)
…sizes to suit smaller or larger loads too. Best photography messenger bags Peak Design Everyday Messenger (from US$229.95) One of the most innovative camera messengers to hit the scene in recent years, Peak Design’s Everyday Messenger does double duty as an EDC messenger bag and camera bag. Able to carry a 14″ tech device, the bag thoughtfully combines a variety of features into a stylish and functional whole. From expandability and one-handed acc…
Best New Gear: November 2019
…or a quick trip to the mailbox, taking out the trash or garden excursions. Peak Design Everyday Line V2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-kxrhuRPpU&feature=emb_title Peak Design’s Everyday Line garnered a global fanbase with its deft blend of everyday and camera carry functionality. But Peak Design didn’t stop there, revamping the line for even better functionality. The new Everyday Line V2 refreshes Peak Design classics, while also introducing ne…
Top 6: Best Everyday Bag 2020
…screams epic value. STRENGTHS Wins in value Quality build Highly adaptable Peak Design Everyday Backpack Zip Peak Design is no stranger to the Carry Awards. This crew has gained a serious following of carry lovers who use their products around the globe daily. In my opinion, this Everyday Backpack Zip is Peak’s first time really pushing their own boundaries and creating a pack that fits the needs of this everyday bag category like a glove. Now, we…
Is the Peak Design Everyday Backpack Suited to One-Bag Travel?
…The founder of Pack Hacker, Tom has built up a wealth of travel experience, tips and hacks, and knows how to spot good travel gear a mile off. So what does he think of the 30L Peak Design Everyday Backpack as a one-bag travel option? Dig into his video review below and check out the full review here… …
Peak Design And BioLite Founders Launch Climate Neutral
…chasing decisions about products and services. Co-founded by Peter Dering (Peak Design founder and CEO) and Jonathan Cedar (BioLite founder and CEO), Climate Neutral aims to put a price on carbon emissions and to encourage businesses to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint by measuring, reducing, and offsetting those emissions. Businesses who successfully do so will be allowed to label their products and services as Climate Neutral Certified. So ho…
Peak Design Tech Pouch Review
…these too: What’s In My Bag: Home Office Edition The Best Tech Pouches and Organizers to EDC…
Peak Design Launch Party Photo Diary
…Last week, Peak Design’s long-awaited Everyday capsule landed on the shores of Australia and slid across the shelves of our Carryology Concept Store. To celebrate, we threw a photo-infused shindig, beginning with a photo walk through the streets of Fitzroy, led by local photog legend Matt Henry, and finishing with a good ol’ fashioned launch party….
Adventure at Home | Best Accessories for Socializing in the Pandemic Era
…a great tool to encourage safe socializing, and it’s mesmerizing too! Snow Peak Folding Table Camp tables, in my opinion, are often a frustrating experience. They usually aren’t high enough, big enough, or sturdy enough to achieve many useful tasks! Sure, you can make it work. But when you don’t need to save every ounce of weight for your pack in/pack out, why should you suffer? Snow Peak have nailed it with the Renewed Single Action Table. A lami…
Best New Gear | June 2023
…on for your phone with the benefits of fast mounting technology, Nomad and Peak Design have a nifty solution at the ready. The polycarbonate Nomad x Peak Design Rugged Case integrates extended TPU bumpers around the phone’s corners and camera lenses, providing 15-foot drop protection. Additionally, it also integrates Peak Design’s SlimLink™️ mounting architecture that works with all Peak Design Mobile mounts, chargers, and accessories, as well as…
Meru :: First Ascent of the Shark’s Fin
…nd what their limits are, they tend to stretch their limits as well as our design limits. As designers we’re often not comfortable with what they’re asking us to do. These expeditions are literally a life and death thing. How do we design for the expedition mentality of these athletes – accepting a certain level of suffering and physical discomfort in order to move faster – without having the gear jeopardize the expedition?” In other words, when d…
Best Accessory Results – The Sixth Annual Carry Awards
…ed in the action. And that’s pretty darn cool. Exceptional work, Heroclip! Peak Design Capture V3 Peak Design caused an industry-wide rethink on what camera carry can be and achieve. And the Capture Camera Clip is the piece that started it all. But Peak Design aren’t the kind of brand to rest with a good thing when they can make it even better. So they rolled up their sleeves and got down to making the Capture V3. The camera clip offers a host of…
Best Sling Champion 2020
…e Peak Design Everyday Sling 2 Few brands have shaped the carry world like Peak Design has over recent years. They’ve rethought what carry can be, with an innovative take on bags that can adapt to both everyday and photography use. Pieces like their Everyday Sling, revamped from the original design to be even better, lighter and more useful. The Everyday Sling is a smart everyday/photography hybrid (that comes in 3L, 6L and 10L), with FlexFold div…
Best New Gear | June 2021
…ive in… EDC Peak Design Field Pouch V2 One of the often forgotten items in Peak Design’s carry range, the Field Pouch gets a refresh for 2021. V2 continues to fill the role as the ultimate “wing-bag” but with features that help it stand alone as a minimalist camera carry or EDC bag. New features include enhanced organization with new internal pocket layout, zip and stretch pockets. An included custom carry strap allows for crossbody or shoulder ca…
Design Heads | Prometheus Design Werx
…place to show an audience this type of functional product aesthetic, this design direction.” What are some key insights to your design and your vision for PDW? Patrick: PDW is a continuing evolution of a singular design vision that is staying true to itself, and as a business model, uncluttered by stodgy corporate dogma. Being able to evolve and holding true to the authenticity about what a brand is, who we are as individuals, what we are passion…
Best Travel Daypacks: Ultimate Buyers Guide 2019
…And coming in at just 0.75 kg (26 oz), this 16L pack won’t weigh you down. Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L (US$260) There’s no shortage of features to love with Peak Design’s 20L Everyday Backpack. Dual side and top access. A range of pockets and FlexFold dividers for customized organization. A MagLatch closure for adjusting to different loads. A comfortable, weatherproof build. Plus a luggage strap to secure the pack to rolling luggage. Making…
Outdoor Retailer Carry Awards :: Summer Market 2016
…fect suspension, we awarded Arc`teryx the Innovation Award. Best In Show – Peak Design My first introduction to Peak Design was purchasing one of their Capture Clips in about four years ago. Since then they have slowly released small but thoughtfully designed camera accessories. The real gamechanger was last year’s Everyday Messenger bag which raised $4.8M on Kickstarter, making it the most successful bag product ever. I reviewed that bag and what…
Top 5: Best Camera Bags 2020
…e day. I would put this pack between the NYA-EVO/Shimoda Designs and the Peak Design/Wotancraft. The build and the carry can bridge between the outdoor/adventure pack and the travel/day shoot bag. STRENGTHS Epic traveler Sleekest aesthetics NYA-EVO Fjord 36 NYA-EVO has hit the adventure camera pack market with force. With the Fjord series introduction, they have been building high-level adventure packs that will last a lifetime. The Fjord 36 is…
Reuben Wu | The Visionary Combining Art, Design, and Technology
…t, everything can fall out, which has happened to me before with bags like Peak Design. Having a flap that comes out this way allows you to access it from the top.” I Know You’re Into Backpacks—Can You Tell Me About Your Personal Collection? “I’ve been into backpacks since I was 16, like Berghaus and Karrimor adjustable systems from the UK. Embarrassingly into hiking equipment. But my current collection looks like this: MW Arkiv R2 Field Pack MW V…
Iceland R&D Expedition I Our Senior Editor’s Favorite Gear
…converted, and my knees and feet have never felt better. Camera Goodies – Peak Design Camera Cube, Carbon Fibre Travel Tripod & Mobile Tripod As the media man on this expedition, I was very concerned about making sure all of my equipment was organized, protected, and dry. I had a significant amount of equipment, two bodies, three lenses, a drone, a gimbal, etc. etc. etc. We were using a few different bags, so I was looking for the trustworthy ins…
Iceland R&D Expedition | Our Creative Director’s Favorite Gear
…ra Body Canon RF 28-70mm F2.0 L USM Lens Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8 L USM Lens Peak Design Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod Peak Design Leash Camera Strap Matador Camera Base Layer Matador Lens Base Layer A heads up: Bellroy and Carryology share the same founders. You can read about our origin story here. And hey, we’re reader-supported too, so if you find something that sparks your interest and click through and purchase via our affiliate links, sometimes…
These are the Brands, Retailers and Publishers Standing Against Racism
…nviolent activism pushes progress. We have work to do. #BlackLivesMatter” Peak Design “Businesses need to speak up. They cannot be silent while another black person is killed in America.⠀ ⠀ We just made a donation to @aclu_nationwide, @naacp, and @splcenter. Those donations are not some sort of magic fix for deeply ingrained and systematic racism, but they do help put resources into the hands of those who fight day in and day out for racial and…
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