Originally Posted by Flic
So.... You guys were right about the panniers... Last night I gathered all my things and put them in my 30L pack... they fitted, but it didn't seem like it would go on the bike rack very well, sort of unbalanced you know. So I got some panniers today... They are for the back of the bike and are 10L each... so I have put all the things in to them and the tent on top... but there's a fair bit of space in them still... So maybe I need to get slightly smaller ones. They seem as if they must be bigger than 10L each, but the tag says 20L, and the guy said that was their combined capacity combined... I havn't really seen any smaller panniers though, so I don't know...
Anyway, just thought I'd let yous know...
Just go with the panniers you've got. You don't have to fill them to capacity with gear, but you *will* need to leave room for food, additional water and other things you will gather along the way, including paperwork such as maps, brochures and the odd souvenir, and things you thought you didn't need, but find out you do.