why limit yourself to either/or? i usually travel with a loaded trailer, sleeping bag on the rear rack,
and cooking stuff in the front panniers (no rears). on the longer trips in desolate areas, i'll take the
rear panniers to hold trailer stuff, with 5 gallons h20 and hiking boots in the trailer.
there's nothing quite like pedaling a 175-pound vehicle 100+ miles a day. yeah, let's see that
sissy-boy lance do that.