Customer reviews from Peak Design
Peak Design - Everyday Messenger 13L v2 - Black
Average customer rating
4.5
(200 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 200 reviews
5 Stars
139
4 Stars
38
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
6
1 Star
5
92%of customers recommend this product.
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108 out of
117)
Customer Reviews for Peak Design - Everyday Messenger 13L v2 - Black
Customer Rating
5
Beautiful and easy to use
on August 16, 2022
Posted by: LysKuo
from Taiwan
TWO MONTHS AGO I am so happy to buy a new EVERYDAY MESSENGER
He is really very useful for a photographer
He is really very useful for a photographer
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
V1 is better
on November 7, 2022
Posted by: GroverBlue
from North Mankato, MN
I bought version 1 of the Everyday Messenger a few years ago. I loved the bag. Recently had it replaced under warranty as as stress points for the strap were wearing away. The bag was replaced with v2. V2 is nice but V1 is better.
V1 had easy top access to a laptop without opening the front cover. This was super convenient. V2 stores the laptop inside like every other messenger bag out there. Fighting with the front cover every time is a pain. V1 had super easy means to adjust the shoulder strap. V2 is inferior. The strap buckles don’t hold firm and strap slides loose. I had to double loop. The strap to keep it secure. Adjusting the strap length through the buckle is a pain when V1 was much easier. The pockets to secure the extra strap length are quite useless. The straps are slick and pull right out of the pockets. V1 had nice places to store pens; V2 is lacking such places. V1 would stand up on its own. V2 tends to tip over. V1 had side pockets which nicely held water bottles. V2 requires storing any water bottle inside with your gear (not a great option).
I like V2 but I loved V1.
I like V2 but I loved V1.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
Great bag, a no worries messenger
on February 11, 2023
Posted by: Grom
from Maui, HI
I've had this a while now; finally getting to review it after a lot of use. I've taken this up Alaskan mountains, in the snow, and it was great for my gear. Lately, I've been on a motorcycle traveling around Maui's roads. Through strong trade winds; through winding back roads with sharp corners, and only one lane; in the misty rain, to heavy rains; along lava fields, high up over the ocean: this bag didn't slip and stayed where it was set. On motorcycle, tightened strap with a quick action and off I went. This trip, I carried Nikon D850 with Nikkor 14-24mm F1.2 and a Godox flash and extra batteries. Gear was well protected from the elements. The high winds at lava cliffs didn't give me pause as I knew bag held in place. Quick access to gear and the wind was not an issue. As well as hiking over the lava fields, with its grippy trip inducing rocks and rough terrain, you had to be aware of you walking, not worrying about your bag. Well worth buying!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
The bag we have all needed but didn't know it
on February 29, 2024
Posted by: pilly03
This is the camera bag I have been looking for all my life. It has it all including places to put things like pens (remember them). On the outside it looks anonymous and not like a camera bag. Inside it is grey so you can actually see things and the magic folding dividers really work and can be changed in a trice and allow you to put things underneath. I can carry ALL my rangefinder equipment plus the laptop and charger.
The strap doesn't cut in and feels silky and is easily adjustable. The clasp really works and shuts firmly but is also easy to open one handed.
This bag knocks all other bags into a cocked hat to use an expression.
The strap doesn't cut in and feels silky and is easily adjustable. The clasp really works and shuts firmly but is also easy to open one handed.
This bag knocks all other bags into a cocked hat to use an expression.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
5
PNW - Best Commuter Bag I've Ever Owned
on January 13, 2025
Posted by: Aias
from Pacific Northwest
I live in the PNW and I can say with absolute confidence that every dollar on this bag has been well spent. If you don't immediately balk at the price tag and are looking for a weatherized, professionally styled commuter bag you will want to take with you everywhere, look no further.
The storage capacity has proven exactly right for my everyday carry. My relatively large work laptop fits tightly into the compartment in the bag (14"x9.5" for reference). The remaining internal storage is great for the chargers and gadgets I can't go without, plus whatever I might need with me that day like a travel umbrella, a 28oz water bottle, etc.
The quick-adjustable strap is nigh perfectly executed. I previously dailied a Chrome bag with a similar feature, but the strap dangled annoyingly when tightened down, which this bag notably avoids. The quick-release latch is fantastic for access and ergonomics, but at greater volume configurations some weatherization is sacrificed as small gaps are created between the top flap and the body of the bag. As a transit, non-bike commuter, I'd recommend this product to anyone in a similar situation.
For anyone valuing aesthetics, I work in a professional office environment (insofar as you can in the PNW), and I've had this bag called a briefcase more often than a messenger bag. For me, this bag perfectly executes being both rugged and professional, with thoughtful and minimal design tradeoffs in both areas.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
2
Regression over first version
on February 3, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
I always liked my V1 Messenger and wanted to have another bag. I have to say I'm disappointed with this new version. It feels slightly smaller. Also has less storage pockets and the storage is less accessible (for example the V1 had a big zipper along the top for direct access to the main compartment). The material is also more stiff it feels the bag is working against you when trying to open and hold open the main flap. All in all a regression over the V1 which is a real shame as that was the perfect bag IMO.
Written by a customer while visiting Peak Design
Customer Rating
3
Nice, well built bag, but...
on January 15, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
I got this to replace my v1 messenger bag, which I actually liked better. Outside access to the computer/tablet pocket is gone. The main thing I don't like is the fabric shell is extremely stiff, which makes access somewhat cumbersome (flap does not want to stay open). If this were in a softer material it would be dynamite. I'm thinking of replacing it.
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