Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Everyday Messenger 13L v2 - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(208 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 208 reviews
5 Stars
145
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
7
1 Star
5
92%of customers recommend this product.
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113 out of
123)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Everyday Messenger 13L v2 - Black
Posted by: D Clarke
from Birmingham, UK
Verified Purchase:Yes
Well made, lightweight for the size, flexible in day to day usage. Am using mainly so I can safely carry around and use a DSLR.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Posted by: JB
from Cambridge, MA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I'd been using a backpack for a while and wanted to try out a messenger bag. After trying a few, I settled on the Peak Design Everyday Messenger. For me, the 13L size is the right balance of storage space and profile. I don't use cameras, which seem to have been in designer's mind, but found the flex/fold dividers to be very useful for various gear.
The only improvements I would suggest:
The top flap really won't stay open unless you hold it, requiring two hands to dig around inside. It's reinforced in that direction too, so folding it over the other way would probably ruin it.
The side pockets are the real reason I chose to try this bag, but they are stiff and kind of hard to use, with very little space.
The top flap really won't stay open unless you hold it, requiring two hands to dig around inside. It's reinforced in that direction too, so folding it over the other way would probably ruin it.
The side pockets are the real reason I chose to try this bag, but they are stiff and kind of hard to use, with very little space.
Overall though, I'm very happy with the bag.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Posted by: Brian M
Verified Purchase:Yes
The V2 bag is nice but it's smaller than the V1 bag and won't hold everything that I carry on a daily basis. I'll admit I've got my V1 stuffed full but it was disappointing that they didn't offer that size with the V2.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
So close!
on May 23, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
I recently purchased the latest version of your Everyday Messenger bag. I love the bag except for one major problem. Why is the material that the bag is made of so stiff? This makes opening the bag difficult & keeping it open almost impossible. Fix that issue & it becomes a 5 star product.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
2
V2 is a clear downgrade from V1.5 of the Messenger. (more issues could not be fit in 1500 character limit)
on May 11, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
To begin, I have been using the Everyday Messenger V1.5 for a year and a half now and have been lightly eyeing the Everyday Messenger V2 since purchase, I had assumed that move from an external laptop pocket to an internal pocket would not be very difficult.
I was right about that. What I was not prepared for was the worse quality of many of the other portions of the bag. The previously metal fasteners were replaced with metal. The strap on the V1.5 bag employs a much easier method to remove and reattach the main strap, this encourages both messenger usage and briefcase usage, which the style of the V1.5 worked more for. The new strap on this bag has 2 fatal design flaws from what I can tell, firstly, the strap is a more abrasive material, so when adjusting, it more frequently gets caught on clothing or on itself. The second flaw is that on the original bag, the length adjustments (the portion of the strap where the strap loops over a small rod to reduce overall strap length) of the bag were located between the bag and the quick adjust slider. This meant that when adjusting, the bag's weight was always pulling in favor of adjusting length in either direction. in the new design the more abrasive material combined with the length adjustment being put between the main pad and the quick adjust (also encountering friction with the body) meant tightening the strap was near impossible to do easily. Not only this, but it does not come in 15L, hoping for a return to form in a V3.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
1
How to take a great bag and make it horrible
on April 27, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
I had the v2 of this bag and now got the v3 because a friend saw the older one I had and took it from me. So I got the new version and it's so stiff and falls over all the time. The zipper that accessed the main compartment from the top that I used all the time is gone. I find it so frustrating that I am basically not using it and wish I could get my old bag back.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
The best daily bag.
on April 11, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
Among the things I've used, there is no bag like this for everyday use.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
4
Almost perfect!
on April 8, 2021
Posted by: Fede
I was in love with V1 so after some years of use, when V2 came out, I bought it immediately! I found it absolutely superior to the already great previous version, but I got an issue on long walks when carrying quite heavy gear in it. In that case the bag material, it was kind of "sand brushing" sometime the fabric of the clothes, in the area of contact. A smoother and less "abrasive" material there, could be the right improvement indeed, to gain the five stars, if you would ask to me.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design