No, I did not make the pannier, Nashbar had the Chinese do that. I thought I'd share something that I found very useful on a very warm x-coubtry tour. We were having trouble keeping food and drinks cool in some extremely hot weather(100-109 degrees F). We stopped at a Wal-Mart or some other big name store and purchased a $5.95 foam camp pad and a roll of duct tape. We fabricated an insulated insert to fit one of my front panniers. Stop at any gas station or convienance store and fill an empty gatoraid bottle with ice and you are good to go for most of the day.
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