Originally Posted by
scrapser
How do you find the Quik-Pak in terms of weight over using panniers? How is it on hills (up and down)? Do you ride a DF bike? I have a recumbent (Slipstream). There seems to be a lot of resistance by some tourists against using a trailer (extra weight, rolling resistance, wind resistence, tendency to bring more gear than you need, etc.). It's always good to hear from a user, too.
I initially purchased th Quik-Pak for use with my Rans Vrex recumbent. I've toured using it on the recumbent and liked it very much. No affect on the handling and it was much easier to have the trailer then a number of specialize panniers & racks (underseat racks) to get the same volume. Nice thing is that when I toured using my DF, it was a simple 1 minute task to mount the simple l-bracket onto the axle of either bike. I've had mine since 2002 and its still going strong.