Originally Posted by
robow
I'm just the opposite. In the beginning my panniers are always efficiently packed and everything is so nice and neat and made to fit, with a little extra space left over. A few days later it looks like a bomb went off in my panniers and stuff is hanging outside and I can barely get everything within and some stuff must be relegated on top of the rack. Eventually you hope to find time to create order again.
I’ve managed to change my evil ways over the years. Mostly. Rest days are for restoring order.
Compression bags for clothing is not something I’d want to deal with. I roll my clothes and stuff them in the panniers. Space is never an issue. I do use a compression sack for my sleeping bag. That allows it fit in a pannier with my off-bike clothing.