I recently got the Aeropack, 40th birthday present to myself. Expensive, but so is a decent rack and waterproof panniers, and I don’t want the temptation to fill up two panniers!
The Aeropack is meant to be better for off-road riding as there are fewer parts. It’s pretty easy to remove the whole rack as it’s tool-less and quick release, I had no problems taking it into B&Bs, if wildcamping I either leave it on the bike or put it just outside the tent.
The universal axle is genius, it fits all my thru axle bikes, all of which have different thread pitches and/or different lengths.
It’s completely silent and rattle free, I immediately used it for 4 days rough gravel biking in Cornwall on the West Kernow Way, and then a week later I took it to Scotland and did the Capital Trail on my MTB, camping.
Very happy with it. The only niggle was I fitted my metal mudguards to my gravel bike and had to faff about bending the metal stays as they were interfering with the rack at the dropouts. I could have used the included direct mount kit but that would mean the rack would need tools to remove it.