Originally Posted by
Doug64
It looks like mstateglfr's recommendation is definitely worth a try. He has used it and seems happy with it. The only reservation I would have is with the durability of the fabric. It is pretty lightweight. However, a lot of people carry their bags and tents strapped to their rear racks in bags made of lighter material than this one.
Originally Posted by
AdvXtrm
Thanks for all the info guys; for 27 bucks it's definitely worth a shot. It's 70D, so unless I do something stupid with it, or it gets hooked on an especially heavily barbed item and ripped apart, I should be ok with it.
It isn't thin like a sil bag, but the material also isnt as thick as a canoe dry bag. Its somewhere between, and the compression straps are well secured and adjusted.
I figured itd be worth a shot since i like the idea of having the compression straps, but agree with doug that it isnt something to toss around the campsite with gear in it.
Speaking of doug, i dont have pictures of every moment from tours (thats a compliment doug, i am constantly amazed at what random things you have photographed which are then useful when describing gear!), but i have a pic from the last short ride with the bag on the rack. It could easily be 2x bigger if needed. I secured it with 2 adjustable tie downs in an X formation.
These are the tie downs as i dont like bungees for riding. Im odd like that.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00SX...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Its the bag behind the orange pole bag.
