Originally Posted by
WalksOn2Wheels
I have the Revelate Designs Viscacha tail bag that holds quite a bit. That plus the large Revelate Tangle frame bag size large and the Revelate Sweet Roll handlebar bag would weigh a whopping 2.15 pounds according to their website. I made a real simple harness to hold any size waterproof stuff sack on the handlebar, and I think that weighs something like maybe 4 ounces on the high side. I weighed it once, but I forget. DIY ones are usually lighter because the mass market ones are overbuilt for durability. A gas tank would be an additional 4-ish ounces.
Thanks for this. Can you get by on just the tail bag and tangle or do most people have a full sized custom frame bag? Seems that most have a backpack too? BTW, I am sure the bike packing set-up is lighter, as rear panniers and rack are closer to 4-5 lbs I'm just curious how much of a difference.