Just a few hours drive up I-65 from you Bill and we still get 55 a year. I
agree that the bags do great, although I use a helmet cover on the Lil
Loafer. Just in case. I hate having to re lube though after a deluge.
Keeps rust away though.
On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 11:52 PM, MobileBill
I don't mean to get into a bragging war with the folks in Seattle, but
Mobile is literally the rainiest city in the U.S. at 67 inches per
year (Seattle gets a drizzly 38 inches or so). And we regularly get
two and three inch in a couple of hour kind of deluges (Grant now has
some inklng of this).
I have a medium saddlesack. I've ridden in heavy downpours and steady rains
in the Boston area for my commute (~40 min). I have not had water get into
the main compartment or side zip pockets. (In rains, I put the removable
outer pocket into the main compartment. The zipper for the outer pocket
In my experience, the saddlesack bags (medium and large) will keep your
gear dry. The canvas is fairly thick and tightly woven, and the main flap
provides lots of coverage, almost like a raincape over your stuff.
On Wednesday, December 26, 2012 1:15:03 PM UTC-5, Michael wrote:
Any water
The Scottish fabric is the tightest and most light-and-airproof of any I've
seen or used, and as far as I know is not available in the US. Carradice,
I think, gets its fabric from the same Scottish maker. Or at least *has*.
The waterproofness is one thing, and a big one, but as KS says and
I've never had water enter the main compartment of my large Saddlesack,
which has seen some rainy multi-day tours in Va./W. Va./ MD.. Nonetheless,
I use trash compactor bags or mega-size Ziplocks as liners.
I have had rain water enter the two front zippered pockets and even the
leather flapped
lets say pretty water proof.
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