Originally Posted by
CornyBum
The bungee net method seems to be limited to lighter, smaller backpacks. Would a bungee net be good enough to secure a backpack filled with textbooks, binders, and smaller items? A rack-mounted container seems pretty safe, although it would take up the rack and need to be removed for other cargo options.
I wouldn't, unless you can make sure the net is pulled taught or items in the pack are well packed.
Weight or size by themselves are not a problem (after all, I hauled home a watermelon on a front rack once), shifting weight is, and books are heavy items that tend to shift. My pack is pretty hefty at times, but it is full of clothes, lunch, some cans - items that behave as solid object.
Sorry
SF