Review of the Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre

Pros

Tough material.
Weather-resistant nylon.
Weather-resistant zips.
Foldable & Low Profile Dividers.
Easily adjustable shoulder strap.
Comfortable shoulder strap.
Reinforced stress points.
Reinforced touchpoints.
Glove-friendly zip pulls on the main compartment.
Low profile foam/padding (makes sack roomier).
Good quality fabric internally.
Expandable front outside compartment
Shoulder strap pivots at its top and bottom attachment points.

Cons

No waist-strap
Shoulder strap not suitable for smaller than average bodies (strap cannot be shortened enough).
All zip-pulls need to be made glove-friendly.
Needs a rain cover.

Manufacturers Spec

Weight	680 grams – 1.5 pounds
Capacity	8 litres min to 10 Litre max
Laptop/tablet compartment	31.4cm x 21.9cm up to 13″ Mac Book Pro Retina
Outer Dimensions	40cm x 24.5cm x 14cm
Inner Dimensions	30.5cm x 21cm x 6.5cm
Colours	Ash, Charcoal & Black

My Experience

I have the black version.

I have, in my video, confused the Black with the Charcoal version – sorry. To be fair so have Peak Design on their own site.

This pack has not been designed specifically with a particular type of photographer in mind. I use it for landscape photography. A rucksack is a rucksack as far as I’m concerned. It either works or it doesn’t.

As you can see the pack is battered by six months plus of use. With a least two days a week of use in the great outdoors.

I’ve used the pack in very heavy rain for at least eight hours. The pack had damp patches inside. But the camera and lenses were not damaged or compromised in any way.

The big stand-out problem is the lack of a waist belt. Every time you bend forward the pack swings to the front of your body. Which is a real pain in the neck – literally.

I do like this rucksack a lot. Particularly it’s low profile and weather resistance. But, I feel it would benefit from a rain cover. But most importantly a waist-strap.

The material is top-notch bomb-proof nylon with a DWR finish.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Front View by Laurence D Baker. — Front View of the Peak Design Everday Sling 10 litre – Black

At the back, there is a carrying strap. The strap also helps when removing the sack over your head

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Back View by Laurence D Baker. — Back View of the Peak Design Everday Sling 10 litre – Black

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Front Carrying flap. by Laurence D Baker. — Carrying flap on the front of the sack. Can be used for tripod or clothing.

Peak Design “Capture Clip” can be used at the bottom of the sack. This is a Peak Design recommended carrying point.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Bottom View by Laurence D Baker. — Bottom View with a Peak Design Capture Clip

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Top View by Laurence D Baker. — Top View

To add to the weather resistant material are weather resistant zips.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Weather Resistant Zi by Laurence D Baker.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Pivotable Strap by Laurence D Baker. — Top View pivotable strap

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Pivotable Strap - Bo by Laurence D Baker. — Bottom View pivotable strap

Some people have commented that the shoulder strap is not wide or thick enough. I find it to be comfortable enough given I’ve got a serious neck problem. Plus I carry a lot of weight.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Pivotable Strap - Sh by Laurence D Baker. — Low Profile Shoulder Strap

There are “TouchPoints” in three locations, shoulder strap and near the bottom front buckle and main compartment zip-pull, from what I can see. On the “Ash” colour version they use leather. On the Black and Charcoal version, they use Hypalon (very tough nylon).

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Shoulder Strap Touch by Laurence D Baker. — TouchPoint Shoulder Strap

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Glove friendly zip p by Laurence D Baker. — Glove Friendly zip-pull main compartment only

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Anodized Aluminum Bu by Laurence D Baker. — Anodized Aluminum Buckles

The two internal dividers are made of dense low profile foam. They are “Flexfold” dividers with three different configurations. Wall, Cubby, Passthrough.

Cubby and passthrough allow the stacking of items without physically touching each other. Ideal for lenses stopping metal against metal damage.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Main Compartment wit by Laurence D Baker. — Main Compartment with dividers in “Wall” mode

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Main Compartment - by Laurence D Baker. — Main Compartment with dividers in “Cubby” mode

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Internal Divider by Laurence D Baker. — Internal Divider

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Internal Divider in by Laurence D Baker. — Divider in Cubby Mode

The exterior compartment has two interior pockets and a gusset which allows for expansion of the compartment. Providing the exterior carrying flap is not being used.

Peak Design Everyday Sling 10 Litre Black - Exterior Pocket by Laurence D Baker.

Yes, there is a gusset on the front exterior pocket but if you were carrying a trip, for instance, you’d be hard pushed to carry anything that was not low profile.