For weatherproofing, the rolltop closure is probably your best bet if you're aiming to keep water/elements out. I don't think there's production panniers in waxed canvas right now. Ironweed makes canvas bags, but not waxed. You could wax them yourself of course! IMO, Swift makes the best designed panniers, but alas they don't use waxed canvas anymore. I've toyed around with pannier ideas, making a pair for myself and opting not to go with a rolltop and deciding to use waterproof bags inside for items that absolutely can't get wet. Here's a pair I made for a Tubus Ergo front rack: https://www.instagram.com/p/BI3CcDVjlVl/?taken-by=treetopdesigns I ended up using the Riv HAR trick and made a sleeve that slips into the rack - the bags are attached with 2 leather straps each and no stiffeners and the attachment is solid.
Your best bet is custom and Ely of Ruthworks fame would make some awesome panniers. David River Grove, IL On Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 12:42:17 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Who makes um and what is your experience with them, especially as it > relates to: > — ease of access > — weatherproof > — bikepacking and errand daily use heartiness > — other issues that stand out? > > After years of use, with my TourSacks, I discovered just how much play > there is with the center load (sleeping bag, pad, tent, hatchet) anchored > to the fabric top rather than directly to the rack. (I tried my daughter’s > Back-a-Bike bags). But the Back-a-Bike bags do not look weatherproof enough > and the wooden chord closure thingy has already snagged on bits of brush > and that just on the MUPS. > > Carsick looks to be out of the waxed canvas biz. Frost River’s new Highway > 61 look excellent and are my most likely choice. Interestingly, when I > talked it over with my daughters, they agree with Grant’s design, > preferring ease of access to full weatherproofing. They also don’t go > bashing through brush the same way I do. Grin. > > Any others doing waxed canvas panniers out there and what’s your > experience with them? > > With abandon, > Patrick > > www.OurHolyConception.org > www.MindYourHeadCoop.org > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
