Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Field Pouch V2 - Black
Customer Rating
1
Painfully Poor Design
on April 14, 2022
Posted by: RJ
from Nashville, TN
This bag gets one star, due to the Velcro being so incredibly harsh. The Velcro manages to snag and damage fabrics, including the nice PD strap I had bought for the camera in the bag. So far, it’s just aesthetic damage, but a lot of the allure of PD products is the clean look. A brand new Smartwool top was also damaged by the Velcro on this bag.
It is very harsh on the skin. I pulled my camera out of the bag to upload photos and the skin on my arm still hurts a bit from the abrasion.
I was being careful about it too, so I can’t imagine what it is like for someone out in the field who is trying to pull something from the bag quickly. I’m very disappointed, because I’ve only used the bag a couple of times, but I am outside of the return window because I bought it a few weeks in advance to take on a 10 day trip, so I’m just stuck with it and hoping I can alter it in some way. I simply can not endorse a product that causes damage to other products.
Bought it a couple weeks ago to protect a Fuji X100V while traveling. Overall it's doing great! I've been in pouring rain for hours and it still managed to keep my camera dry, and the possibility to use your own belt or the provided sling makes it very versatile.
I purchased this item hoping that I could use it as a daily carry bag. Although it is as described, I was disappointed in the practicality of its use. I though that it was more flexible than it is. The build quality is excellent, but, it too stiff for my use. My goal was to use is a quick camera bag in which I could place a 50mm or 24-70mm lens along with a cleaning cloth, etc. Unfortunately the size is too small to accomadate both and swap one out for my 200mm to be stored.
Maybe not exactly as it is intended but I love this pouch to throw all of my EDC stuff into. Having ADHD, I need organization but I’m not a “everything has a place and a place for everything” person. So this pouch is perfect because I can dump my wallet, chapstick, leatherman, etc. into it with out it all falling out. I’m organized enough with it. It was also instrumental in my recent trip to Disney World (paired with the Tech Pouch) to hold blister pads, aspirin, floss, and all of the other Disney World essentials.
Like all PD kit I’ve ever had, the Field Pouch is thought-through beginning to end, and is top quality in all ways : materials, finish, design, manufacturing. And the Pouch has great features - various pockets with or without closures, multiple ways to carry it, and safety feature like a hidden pocket. It is a convenient size for toting around more stuff than you fit in a pocket, but won’t want to lose. And with a PD strap/leash, you can always have it nearby. Only issue I’ve had with this bag is the closure. If I stand up my phone in it, the flap only just barely closes, and there is just a tiny bit of Velcro holding it closed. It’s not in danger of bursting open or anything, but it makes me feel just a tad less secure than with all my other PD gear. So, I put the phone in sideways and carry on!
Got this to carry my everyday carry in a more organized manor. Like all Peak Design products the build quality is great. I'm still getting use to the velcro close ( it holds pretty well but my face mask gets stuck to it often ). I think it might be a tad big for most. I think at this size a sling bag might be a better option