Peak Design Everyday Sling 3L 6L and 10L

I have a love/hate relationship with Peak Design products. I love their often-copied large Tech Pouch. I hate their Everyday Pack V2 and its wildly uncomfortable harness system. This 3L Everyday Sling sits on the "love" end of the spectrum. Like most Peak Design products, it is beautiful—particularly in the Coyote X-PAC colorway—and its design is well suited to my use case. I'll begin by confessing that I don't love slings and shoulder bags for carrying camera gear. They tend to wreak havoc on my back if they are even moderately heavy. I much prefer a small pack that will evenly distribute the weight across my shoulders when I need to carry a camera, an extra lens, and a few personal items on an outing. But with a sling as compact and light as this 3L Everyday Sling, I find that it comes in very handy for carrying a single camera with attached lens in situations where I might not want to carry the camera on a strap, perhaps because of the weather or other concerns. This sling fits my Canon R5 + RF 24-105 F4L with a reversed hood perfectly. And it carries it more comfortably than hanging the gear around my neck. If I'm exploring Old Delhi, for example, the sling gives me a place to put my camera where it is protected and out-of-the-way should I stop to eat. My second use case is when I want to carry a second lens but don't want to carry a pack that is going to be empty except for that one lens. Let's go back to Old Delhi. In Old Delhi, it is stupid to put my camera away while I'm walking around. Something amazing could happen at any time. The camera stays out. But if I want to take a second lens—say an RF 100-400, I need a way to carry it. A pack is overkill. This sling is perfect. The lens I'm not using stays in the sling. The camera with other lens attached stays around my neck. Or maybe it isn't a second lens. Maybe it is my gimbal. Regardless, this sling is a great place to keep that extra bit of gear. (Note: the R5 with the RF 100-400 attached will not fit in the sling.) There are a few other aspects of this sling that make it exceptional: • With the dividers removed (I don't use them at all), the pack flattens so that it can be packed inside a suitcase when traveling. While still bulky, this collapsibility comes in handy. Better yet, it can be used as a packing cube inside a suitcase or bag. • The strap is excellent. It is padded. It is removable. Best of all, it is fast and easy to shorten or lengthen. • The sling can be converted to a waist pack. • Despite its small size, a travel tripod can be carried beneath the bag. • Because of its small size, the sling can be carried in front of you rather than behind you. This is particularly useful in crowded areas or on busy trains where you want to keep an eye on the sling while keeping it out of the way of others. • A Capture Clip (or competitor) can be attached to it. While I wouldn't walk around for extended periods with a camera hanging from the outside of this little sling, this capability can be handy when I want to temporarily free up both hands for doing something else and I'm not using a camera strap. • The materials, zippers, and quality of construction are all excellent. About the only aspect of the Everyday Sling 3L that I don't love is the lack of extra compartments. There is a single compartment inside the sling but it isn't very spacious. For my use case where my R5 and lens take up the entire interior of the bag, it is only useful for things like memory cards that are relatively flat. There is a single external compartment but it is a fight to get anything into or out of it. And because this compartment expands inward rather than outward, I am limited with what I can fit in it when my camera is in the sling. Gussets would solve this problem, but at the expense of the sling's sleek look. If there's one thing we know about Peak Design, they will always choose form over function. The end result is that with my R5 + 24-105 F4L inside, I can carry extra memory cards and a couple extra batteries in the sling but not much else. No wallet, for example. My iPhone 16 Pro would be a light squeeze. I have to be fair though. I love that this sling is sleek and small with no extra space or bulk. I can't have it both ways—and I like the way it is. Before I selected this sling, I considered several others including the offerings from WANDRD, the company that makes my all time favorite pack, the PRVKE, as well as Nomad's Peter McKinnon slings. I found the WANDRD Rogue slings to be boxy and, IMO, ugly. The sizes were either too small or too large. The McKinnon 5L Camera Sling worked equally well with my camera/lens combo. Its innovative design provided plenty of small storage spaces that the Peak Design sling lacked. However, it was heavy and lacked many of the features that makes the PD sling special: not collapsible; strap not padded, removable, or quickly adjustable; no option for a camera clip; and increased bulk. Everyone's use case is different. For mine, the Peak Design 3L Everyday Sling is a great match. For anyone shooting with smaller gear or using primes, I can see it working even better. This is one Peak Design product that is easy to recommend. Five stars. Read more

ONE YEAR UPDATE: This bag has been fantastic. I have used it fairly heavily as my primary bag for most of the year and it shows absolutely no signs of wear. It holds up well in the rain and I haven't had any issues with water seeping through the bag. I don't typically load down the bag as much as shown in these pictures as it can be a little difficult to remove the iPad, but it is capable if I need to load it down for a cross-country trip or a photo shoot. I usually don't put more than a couple of writing implements in the front pocket as the bulge is a little unflattering and makes it slightly harder to open the main zipper as wide it can go. One unforeseen use case that was very convenient is how easy it is to partially unclip the strap. The strap is the perfect width to hold the handle of a skinny hydroflask bottle. The way the bottle dangled from the bag was quite comfortable. I have no regrets purchasing this bag and it is my go-to choice for carrying around my tech. ORIGINAL REVIEW: My first impressions of the bag are quite high. I was looking for a bag that fit a few main criteria which has been quite a challenge. 1: bag must be able to hold my ipad pro 11in in its logitech combo touch case comfortably. This has been the biggest limiting factor in my search. (Its a little snug but successful though there are some layout limitations that I will get into) 2: bag must have space for my ef-s 55-250mm telephoto, viltrox f1.4 23mm prime, 15-45mm kit lens, and my m50 mkii camera body. Also it should be able to carry a few extra batteries and an external power bank 3: the bag must be able to hold my camera with any of these lenses attached to it comfortably and must still allow access to my ipad. (Having the telephoto on the camera is a bit of a tight zip, but as I use that lens the least I gave it a pass on this front) 4: bag shouldnt bulge at the zipper like my previous tech bag did 5: bag must be comfortable, must be a sling bag, must be as small as possible, and must facilitate an easy lens swapping experience. The idea is to be as light, small, and comfortable as possible while still carrying around extra lenses. (This bag is even smaller than my current tech bag sling and is better suited for holding lenses) 6: bag must look good and not be an eyesore. If I'm going to daily drive it I don't want to settle. Though functionality still takes priority. … After an hour of experimenting with layouts I think I got it to work (almost) perfectly. The main setback I had was the ipad and the shelves. I wanted to use the separators in shelf mode but when using the shelves at the edge of the bag it would make it harder to zip and make it almost impossible to insert and remove the ipad. A mirrorless camera with a lens attached was really hard to zip in this orientation. The shelves are just too ridged and dont give enough leeway for an 11inch tablet. So I had to settle with using a small lens bag for which ever smaller lens I wasn’t using at the time and using an unfolded separator for my telephoto or stacked smaller lens combo. Underneath the telephoto I still have space for a generic rain cover for extra security. The orientation pictured allows for fairly easy leeway for my gear in every orientation (except the telephoto on the body which works but is a little snug on the zipper). I have quick access to everything. I also like the the bag has 2 slots for the quick release clip if I ever decided I didnt want to mount my camera on my belt for whatever reason. It also has detachable loops for a tripod that fit snugly in the flexible side pockets near the zipper. After giving it a try around DC and at Niagara Falls in the coming weeks I will update this review with its usability when out and about. The initial tests Ive done so far show promise. Read more

I have both this size (small) and the next one up (medium). This size is perfect for everyday small items but it will not fit an iPad (maybe OK for the mini). Wallet, sunglasses, pills, etc. all fit well. There are no internal compartments so you may want to use a small zippered pouch so items are not loose inside and are easier to find. If you want something flat or with internal partitions, this is not the bag. Also the external zippered compartment is tight and even an iPhone is hard to fit there. On the other hand, this bag will fit inside your backpack if you need to consolidate carry on items. Overall a nice-looking bag made with nice materials and good quality. Read more