I know its off topic but I will chime in for the anti-kickstand touring crowd. I just lay my bike down on its bags in the very rare occasions that I cant find something to lean it against. No big deal. Also, you remove the risk of your bike being damaged due to a fall, completely!
Ya, your bags will get a little dirty. Who cares? Its lighter and one less thing to worry about. My first tour I used a kick stand because everyone said I had to have one. Eventually the bike fell over due to a slight gust of wind, or soft ground, or because it felt like it, ect... and it bent the front rack and put a huge scratch on the top tube of the bike. I was using a Jand expedition front rack that slammed itself into the top tube when it fell over. I am lucky I didnt ruin the frame.
Why risk your bike falling over at all? As others have said, any loaded touring bike will "test" the abilities of any kickstand. Why take the chance? 95% of the time you can find something stable to lean the bike against, and %5 of the time you can just put it down. Not. A. Big. Deal.
Feel free to flame me now
