Originally Posted by
Ghazmh
Perhaps you could perforate an Ortlieb pannier and make it "breathable?"
I believe if you use any pannier with coated material, like cordura or packcloth, you will find that none of them "breathe". What goes in wet comes out wet. If the material was that porous, the contents would get wet in a heavy fog. And yes, I have used both "water resistant" and "waterproof" panniers. I'll take the waterproof