Four Day Hike With The Peak Design 45L Outdoor Backpack 🎒– Here’s What Happened

I just spent 4 days hiking New Zealand’s Abel Tasman Great Walk, covering 70km (43 miles) with 20kg (44lbs) of food, clothes, camera gear, and hiking essentials… all packed into the Peak Design 40L Outdoor Backpack. This is a real-world review, not a spec sheet rundown. Over sandy beaches, forest tracks, and long hut-to-hut days, I put this bag through its paces, and found out where it shines… and where it struggles. ► Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:49 Full Gear Flatlay + Pack 2:00 Day 1 – First Impressions 2:56 Day 2 – The Big Test 3:30 Organisation Struggles + Packing Cubes 4:20 Days 3 & 4 – Finding Rhythm 5:30 Design Details & Quirks 6:15 Final Thoughts & Verdict 🎒 Bag: Peak Design 45L Outdoor Backpack peak-design.pxf.io/dabZMk 📍 Hike: Abel Tasman Coast Track, New Zealand — 💬 Got questions about the pack? Or the track itself? Drop them in the comments. 🎥 Subscribe for more honest, real-world content reviews, trail stories, and creative gear breakdowns. #PeakDesign #BackpackReview #AbelTasman #HikingGearTest #NewZealandGreatWalks Find out more about the bag here - https://peak-design.pxf.io/dabZMk Stay in touch with me on instagram 📸   / johnny_hendrikus   Prints and creator chat on my website https://www.johnnyhendrikus.com/ Gear I use: 🎒 🔧 Camera Accessories: Rig Articulating Arm: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/QyoaM9 Small Rig Camera Hand Strap: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/rQ5013 GoPro Neck Mount: AliExpress: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/nLmAvA DSLR Phone Holder Mount: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/Y9ZjmO Filter Hinge: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/q4P0BL 💡 Lighting Equipment: Ulanzi Video Light: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/OrgNRr Ulanzi Stick Light: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/1r4KGg 🧽 Maintenance and Cleaning: DSLR Cleaning Kit: https://aliexpress.sjv.io/banqdg 🔗 Peak Design Accessories: Camera Anchor Links: https://peak-design.pxf.io/OrPz6A Capture Clip: https://peak-design.pxf.io/KjQgoa Travel Tripod: https://peak-design.pxf.io/an01Yb Everyday Backpack 30L: https://peak-design.pxf.io/g1jm2X Outdoor backpack 45L :https://peak-design.pxf.io/dabZMk Seven Litre Sling:https://peak-design.pxf.io/QyReM3 Large camera cube: https://peak-design.pxf.io/GmAqML