Took it out last week for a test of the new panniers. They're MEC 30l WTs. On the rack are tent poles for my large 2 man tent. Front bag is MEC WT handle bar bag. I wanted to see if I could do an effective setup without front bags. Bags were pretty full, but I could easily a) strap my tent to the top of the rack or b) downsize to a one man. I'm pretty happy with this setup.