Originally Posted by
indyfabz
I’d move the kitchen food stuff to the front right and balance the front left with heavier/denser stuff, including the mattress.
Tools in a right bag? Anything you are more likely to need outside of camp should go in left bags for easier access. Unless you remember ride on the left side of the road where you are.
Pump and tools in left front. Riding clothes in left rear. Stopped to strip and stow layers.
BTW...Look into a bottle of CampSuds. Very concentrated. You can was body and dishes with it. Eliminate the Dawn and any other soaps. If you don’t waste it, a small bottle will last at least a week.
I'll reexamine my setup, but I balanced the sleeping gear pannier and utility pannier in the two front panniers due to their size and weights (both being smaller and lighter than the other two panniers). Perhaps I should reverse their positions (left and right). Perhaps the same can be said about my two rear panniers (left kitchen and right clothing). I balanced them too due to their size and weight, but perhaps swapping them would be a better idea. If I need to remove or add clothing, it would be nice to have them readily available on the left side of the bike. I'm not likely to need the kitchen while riding.