Can you tell which of these Peak Design Everyday Messenger bags is three years
old? Now it's impressive how well it holds up. Peak Design does a great job
and version one of this bag lasted three years before it had any real problems.
But the lifetime warranty was there to save the day. We review how the bag did
over its three years compare features to the updated version two they replaced it
with and tell you about what it took to make that happen, but before I get into
it remember to come visit us here at the Digital Goja showroom in Miami and
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tap the belly icon to get notified about our latest videos. These bags got their
start on Kickstarter the company has an amazing origin story and this bag had
over 17,000 backers now you might be one of those people or you might own some of
their other products and that's why I'd like to hear what you think about their
gear in the comments section below. Even my co-worker raved about the
company and this messenger bag in particular. He uses it for everything
from a work bag with his laptop to a weekend or travel photography bag. Now
like I mentioned this bag is actually the bag that's three years old and he's
used it every day since he's got it, now I've got to say, this bag doesn't look
three years old at all. It almost looks brand new except for the
strap that got him to request a lifetime warranty replacement. So let's take a
look at different sections to see if there are any wear and tear. Physically
it looks pretty darn good no scuff marks or scratches, even the bottom looks good,
even though the bag has been put on rough and wet surfaces over the course
of three years. Now my coworker did mention one area that was affected and
that's going to be the strap, as you can see where the strap connects to the bag
there's some noticeable fringing and the materials are peeling a bit but for
three years that's the only thing noticeable which is pretty amazing.
Now Peak Design does have a lifetime warranty on this bag, so my coworker put
in a claim and was sent another bag which is actually the version two, which
is an upgrade to this for one bag. The claim process was really
easy and straightforward, as all we had to do is fill out an online form and
submit a photo of the affected area. Boom! Two days later he got a response and he
was shipped the other bag at no extra cost. Now he does have to send this one
back but even that's taken care of. Peak Pesign has sent him a prepaid return
label and no cost to him and, one thing though, they did send up Peak Design
certified replacement, which they described as either open box
discontinued or gently-used returned items, that they have inspected but it
still keeps a lifetime warranty so that's all good, but since we actually
have v1 and v2 let's see what the differences are if any. Now the material
does feel a bit different from version one and version two. It could be because
this bag is about three years old and has it gotten a lot of use but it could
also be because version two has a new weather resistant coating to the surface
of the back. Now the straps look the same the version one is a little bit more
worn out but same same material used on each but if we take a look at the back,
the belt straps is different. The new one is a little bit thinner than the version
one, as you can see, the version one is a bit heavier duty but that doesn't affect
its performance. Well cool this is a really nice feature this is something
that I've been looking for on a lot of these types of bags, Peak Design actually
added a really nice strap on the back to past your luggage handle through it even
has a little magnetic holder to keep it flat against the bag and also to hold it
up against the bag so it doesn't rattle. Alright let's see what else is different.
The zipper pulls actually look the same and the zippers look the same. Both
back sections of the bags are divided but there is a little bit difference.
In the original bag there's a bit of velcro on the divider and on the back of the
bag. This is going to allow you to secure the divider to the back of the bag, it's
a little bit different on version two, there's no velcro and it seems as if
middle divider is a bit more rigid so it looks like they improved the interior
inside this pocket. I did notice that on the original version which had the
velcro, you can see that the velcro is coming apart and I'm guessing that's
probably why they changed it to not have that problem. Now let's take a look at
the main section of the bag. So they look pretty similar,
the dividers look the same, wait a minute, oh that's that's really cool, dividers
actually fold down now that's gonna be great if you want to put like a lens
down below and then another accessory on top that would help keep whatever's down
below protected. It's a really neat feature and I like to see I like to see
that on more bags. Now the outer pocket looks very similar but there are some
differences, as you can see, in version one the pockets the pockets in the front
seem a bit flimsy and they have they're they're pretty stretchy they have some
elasticity to it whereas they're a bit more rigid and it
seems like the stitching is a bit better on the on the new version but you can
still still have tons of compartments to put accessories in. And that's about it
overall I think the new one does a great job on improving in some of the key
areas of the bag except for the belt strap but you know what that's
negligible. it's definitely a great camera messenger bag or messenger bag in
general saying that the v1 has lasted three years and still looks almost new
I think the v2 will last a long time a lifetime warranty still applies so in
this case anything does happen you're covered. Now if you liked this video
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