So I finally got around to building a pair of trashcan panniers. Each can is a plain 21 quart office trash bin that cost $5 each. Spent another $10 on hardware and reflectors from Home Depot. So $20 for two bucket panniers.

Again, the idea for these came from:
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?...doc_id=161&v=0

For the mounting system I borrowed from these bucket panniers:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=400560

I'll eventually get around to a more detailed instructable but building them was pretty straightforward.

Here's the complete pannier

A close up of the mount. I wrapped the bolts with duct tape after they scratched the paint off my rack.

From the inside. I drilled a bunch of holes I didn't use. The bungee came with a kit of bungees, which I wrap around the bottom of my rack and clip it in the inside to keep the bin in place.

After slapping on the reflectors and letter my brother decorate one, this is what it looks like attached from the rear.

and here it is in action on the brooklyn bridge.


I haven't been touring with them yet, but I've been carrying all kinds of junk with them everywhere for the past few weeks. Next on the list of things to do is fashion a rain fly.