Counterpoint - My wife and I have many, many miles of loaded touring with Ortliebs. The packs are simple, light, durable, relatively secure from raccoons and other chiselers and yes, waterproof. Ortlieb packs are very secure and I've even used them off road.
I have thousands of miles of backpacking, sailing, sea kayaking and bike touring as a professional guide in wet and hot weather - I'll take simple, waterproof packs any time over complex, multipocketed, non-waterproof designs. Many people prefer pockets, but it is easy to organize your gear inside a single bag. My favorite non-waterproof pannier is the Carradice Super-C. These do get soaked externally during a heavy rain, but stuff stays remarkably dry inside. I used these packs during a tour of the Pacific coast and they were fine - a little bulkier than Ortiebs, but the single, rear external pockets were handy for last minute items, delicate fruit, and quick access stuff like rain gear. My current set up is the Super-C's in the back and Ortlieb front rollers up front. http://www.flickr.com/photos/45341...@n04/4163677754/ I also take a small dry bag for carrying extra food to camp, hanging food away from critters, and for beer hauling as an improvised cooler. On Apr 4, 7:45 pm, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I had pretty much decided to get some Ortliebs, but then I read this > thread: > > http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-270129.html > > which points out that waterproof may not be such a good thing in hot > weather. What are some good non-waterproof panniers? > > Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
