Others have covered the water resistance issue well & that's an important point. Another thing to study is the mounting & retention hardware. You will likely be taking them off the bike often when on tour, so it has to be something quick & easy, yet solid and secure. Before you buy, ask about the availability of replacement hardware. Lots of this stuff is plastic and will break over time and with abuse, even high quality gear. Carefully think thru your gear, clothes, etc. when picking a size. It's real easy to just get the biggest bag you can but that makes it easy to drag around a lot of stuff you don't use. OTH, if you're camping in a wet climate, cooking, carrying food & water, you want enough room. Visibility: I have a big safety triangle attached to my left rear bag, and a set of yellow rain covers for all 4 bags. The Ortleib yellow is a great color but I've followed those, and the black rear panel is what you see from the back. dougP
On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 10:50:05 AM UTC-7, Don wrote: > OK, having picked your brains quite successfully on the subject of > lighting I now turn to the subject of panniers, front and rear. I have a > very inexpensive Sunlight top bag and panniers and am looking to upgrade. > These would be for several day trips for more extended open road touring. I > have most of my camping gear but need to purchase panniers. I have now have > front and rear Nitto racks on my Sam H. Any and all advice would be helpful > including: new,used, brands, models, cheap, expensive. The while enchilada. > Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/dlcjaF-2JOcJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
