Editing The Pen Addict 319/transcript (section)

== Peak Design Backpacks ==


'''Myke Hurley:''' I know. Sure. You know how I roll. Look, the DC pen show, which we are going to talk about a little later on today, is the biggest pen show of your year. Yeah. I understand that things have to take a little bit of precedence to that. And I know that you're a very efficient man. And as soon as you come back from that trip, everything will be planned out to the second. I know that.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yes. I'd say that's reasonably accurate. I will go along with that. On my trip, will I be taking a Peak Design Travel backpack? You wish, buddy. Because you put this in the document, and I'm wondering why. Like, this was kind of random. Like, we talk about bags and backpacks all the time, and we both love a good backpack. Then you drop this in on me. Do you have one of these or something? No, no. Are you backing this? What's going on here? Well, I have the...

'''Myke Hurley:''' Two million dollars. Yes. Good lord. Yeah. And it's only been up for like three days.

'''Myke Hurley:''' So I have the Peak Design Everyday backpack, which is their, like, camera bag, right? I think we've spoken about this. I'm sure we've spoken about this. Yes. We have. I kind of moved away from my tomb bin and went to the Everyday Backpack. And I absolutely love this bag. I know people that love it. I know people that tolerate it. I know people that don't like it. But I am in the, I love this bag. It is the best travel bag I have personally owned. But the thing is, this bag is actually a camera bag, right? Right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It is a... So is the original.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Yeah. It is a backpack to be used for everyday stuff for photographers. It, like, is built by photographers for photographers in mind, right? Like, so there's a lot of features to it, which are photography focused. And I kind of, like, hack it to my own requirements and needs, right? Right. Now, they knew that a bunch of people were using their bag for travel. So they have made a travel bag. That's what this Kickstarter is for. And it is a pretty huge backpack. It's a 45 liter backpack. Right. But the everyday that I have, they do a 20 and a 30 liter. And I have the 20 liter. The 30 liter is huge. But the actual physical dimensions of the backpack that they're making, the new one, is not that much bigger than my 20. Like, it's... So, like, it's just with the way that they've built the system and it's got, like, it can be expanded and stuff like that. But in kind of, like, the regular non-expanded, it's not that much bigger. And they've created a bunch of, like, pouches and cubes and stuff that all look pretty good. Now, I'll tell you the reason that I bag this. Their bag, their everyday bag, is full of little touches that I've never seen on any other bag. Like, they seem to go to quite a length to invent little things. Right? Like, they have that magnetic latch at the front, which I love. And they have these little security things for the zips. And they have this, like, system that goes in the middle. Like, everything's accessed from the side. Right? Like, all these little details that seem to be pretty unique for me. Or at least they execute them in a unique way. Like, kind of a different way. So, I really, really like this bag a lot. And I am super keen to see what an actual travel system from them could look like. So, I have backed it. It is expensive. I mean, the reason that they have made $2 million so far is that, kind of, to get the bag is $235. And then, I mean, I've gone all in on, like, a $400 pledge, which comes with packing cubes and a tech pouch and a wash pouch and a shoe pouch and a rain cover. Because I don't want all of those things, but I do want, like, half of those things. So, I figured that I would just go in for it. So, this is just a company that I think is super interesting. And they're doing Kickstarter really well. Like, this is, like, their third or fourth bag that they put on Kickstarter. You know, it's, like, one of those things where, like, this is how they launch their products now. You know, like, they're just kind of, this is what they do. And I think that it is really interesting. I think, so, I'm pretty keen to see what this is going to look like. Like, this bag is bigger than my bag in a kind of, in a way that I don't know how I'll feel. But I'm pretty excited about this because I like what this company does. So, that's kind of, that's why I wanted to put it in there. I felt like it fit with this show pretty well because it's Kickstarter and it's bags.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Well, and you'll probably use the heck out of this as much as you're moving around, you know, going different places.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Well, this is it, right? Like, and I don't, I mean, I don't see myself as a single bag travel bag person. Right. You know, like, I'm not going to start necessarily going on, like, weekend trips and putting everything in a backpack. Like, I actually prefer bags with wheels for that, like, for clothes and toiletries and stuff. Like, I like to check. I always check. Like, I check carry-on sized bags because I don't like to have to go through the whole, like, you've got to get this toiletry and this size. And, like, I don't like to make those kind of weird trade-offs when, because I'm always flying transatlantic mostly, I always get an included check bag. Right. Like, every airline that I fly with, you get at least one bag that you can check for free. So, I just do it. Right. And, you know, whatever. Like, it's just something that I've always done this. So, I'm not, like, a single bag travel person. But I do tend to carry just a lot of stuff in my carry-on bag. You know, I'm bringing, right, my computers. I'm bringing pens and paper. I'm bringing my Nintendo Switch. You know, like, I tend to have quite a lot of stuff anyway. So, yeah. You know, I don't know. Maybe I have this thing. I use it for a bit. Don't like it. And sell it. Right. But I actually do think I'm going to like this bag because I like their products. So, there you go. And they've got an estimated delivery by the end of the year, which, you know, I'm pretty confident that they'll be able to do. I mean, this doesn't surprise me, though, because this company, all the materials, like, the base materials that they're using, they use all these materials, right? Like, they know how to work with it all. Like, this is purely just, I would expect, we need to get the product out there. And so, they're going to, you know, they're going to do that. It's pretty cool. Yeah, that's cool that they're getting it done by the end of the year. I don't even notice that. That's what they're saying. You never know, right? Like, you never know. Oh, sure, sure, sure, sure. But that just statement. I trust them, though. Yeah, I have faith in them because they're a pretty established company at this point. They should know what they're doing, right? So, like, when they tell me by the end of the year, I'm expecting that, right? Because I'm looking at this, and I'm like, you don't need to, you don't need to kickstarter this, right? You could sell this on your own, most likely, right? But this is a choice that they're making. But I don't necessarily think it's because they need to buy a machine that they don't own, right? Like, I don't think it's like that. This is a pre-order system. So, I have faith that they'll be able to deliver it on time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, so with Peak, I'm always impressed with their designs and their build and their quality. But I discovered I'm not a modular bag system guy. When I ordered the Boundary Prima, everyone was asking me about that. And I received it, and I kept calling it, like, a feat of engineering, right? That's what these Peak design bags are. But I couldn't use it. Like, it was too big and too modular and too much going on. And the only Peak I've seen that I would consider carrying, which Myke Inkdependence just mentioned in the chat room, he has – I see him carry around his Peak Messenger. It looks really nice. So, maybe one of these days I'll look at that. But the peaks and the boundaries with all the innards are not for me. And I know you don't have to use them, but it also kind of defeats the purpose if you're not using the things that they're designed for. Yeah. But I continue to watch them because they're doing really good things in a really nice way. So, I'll be interested to see what you think about this bag. 45 is huge. I have a 48 Tom Ben Aeronaut, which is closer to a duffel, but has backpack straps. It's huge. But I can get, like, five, six days of clothes in there easy. It can be, like, one-bag travel for me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That is – it's bigger than I would typically want a bag to be. But that is, like, the maximum size. Its normal state is 35, which still might be too big for me. But we'll see. Mm-hmm.