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Originally Posted by 77Univega
When the oil peaks out, the survivors will depend upon your kind of inventive resoucefulness. (Tell THAT to your GF)
Thanks, though I've seen much cooler home projects on this site. When the oil peaks out and society goes to pot, I don't know if my GF will do too well in my nomadic bicycle-commuting gang, though occasionally I do sound her out on it. There's still time though.

My trouble with the soft rack-trunks is 1) storage capacity, and 2) my worry about the ease of petty theft, and 3) cost. I imagine they're designed to be removed easily, and they can also be zipped open, or cut open, in moments.

The toolbox alone weighs maybe as much as one, maybe 1.5 lbs, and cost me $7 at Lowes. It could still be forced open, but it would take more than a casual effort, and it transports certain grocery items really well (soft fruits, eggs, bread etc.).
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