Comments on: How To Pack Your Panniers: An Inside Look http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-pack-your-panniers-for-a-bicycle-tour-an-inside-look/ Bicycle Touring Pro Mon, 21 May 2012 08:37:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Chris Miller http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-pack-your-panniers-for-a-bicycle-tour-an-inside-look/comment-page-1/#comment-11212 Chris Miller Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:53:22 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=109#comment-11212 This is a great website and I have learnt so much from it. The video on this page is extremely helpful as I have always wondered how to pack my equipment properly. This is a great website and I have learnt so much from it. The video on this page is extremely helpful as I have always wondered how to pack my equipment properly.

]]> By: Peter Evans http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-pack-your-panniers-for-a-bicycle-tour-an-inside-look/comment-page-1/#comment-7988 Peter Evans Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:51:47 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=109#comment-7988 Congrats Darren, exellent website. When my wife and I were in Moab a year or two ago we found that with all the thorns that grow along the edges of the roads you can get five punctures at once and half a mile further on you can do the same. We ran out of patches and had to keep pumping up our tires until we got home. We went to the Rim cyclery and bought some of that green slime. Two years and about two thousand miles later we are still using the same tubes and have never repaired a puncture since. The slime does add weight to you bike but so does carrying spare tubes. The big pay off is not having to pull of the side of the road and do the repairs, especially when you can pick up so many punctures in thorn country. I am surprised there is not more written about this product. Congrats Darren, exellent website.
When my wife and I were in Moab a year or two ago we found that with all the thorns that grow along the edges of the roads you can get five punctures at once and half a mile further on you can do the same. We ran out of patches and had to keep pumping up our tires until we got home. We went to the Rim cyclery and bought some of that green slime. Two years and about two thousand miles later we are still using the same tubes and have never repaired a puncture since. The slime does add weight to you bike but so does carrying spare tubes. The big pay off is not having to pull of the side of the road and do the repairs, especially when you can pick up so many punctures in thorn country. I am surprised there is not more written about this product.

]]> By: Darren Alff http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-pack-your-panniers-for-a-bicycle-tour-an-inside-look/comment-page-1/#comment-4094 Darren Alff Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:18:36 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=109#comment-4094 John, I have a bunch of different sleeping bags that I use, depending on the season. My winter bag, however, is very large and when I put it inside my rear pannier it does take up nearly the entire bag. I always carry the sleeping bag inside a stuff sack, which is for the most part, quite water resistent - not 100% waterproof however. The main reason I like to put my sleeping bag inside one of my panniers is because I don't want to risk getting the bag wet. Inside the pannier and inside its stuff sack, there is little change of rain or snow dampening my sleeping bag. You can, of course, put the sleeping bag on the rear rack of your bike, but I don't do it in most cases - simply because I don't want to risk the bag getting wet or falling off. On top of that, I find that if I have the tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat all on my rear rack, it usually means I am carrying way too much stuff. But again, you gotta play around with what works best for you. There are no rules here. Just suggestions! John, I have a bunch of different sleeping bags that I use, depending on the season. My winter bag, however, is very large and when I put it inside my rear pannier it does take up nearly the entire bag. I always carry the sleeping bag inside a stuff sack, which is for the most part, quite water resistent – not 100% waterproof however.

The main reason I like to put my sleeping bag inside one of my panniers is because I don’t want to risk getting the bag wet. Inside the pannier and inside its stuff sack, there is little change of rain or snow dampening my sleeping bag.

You can, of course, put the sleeping bag on the rear rack of your bike, but I don’t do it in most cases – simply because I don’t want to risk the bag getting wet or falling off. On top of that, I find that if I have the tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat all on my rear rack, it usually means I am carrying way too much stuff.

But again, you gotta play around with what works best for you. There are no rules here. Just suggestions!

]]> By: John Comstock http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-pack-your-panniers-for-a-bicycle-tour-an-inside-look/comment-page-1/#comment-4082 John Comstock Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:54:48 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=109#comment-4082 Thanks for the excellent video. My sleeping bag is huge and would entirely fill one of the rear panniers. What type of sleeping bag do you use? Also, do you stuff your sleeping bag in a waterproof sack? Thanks, John Thanks for the excellent video. My sleeping bag is huge and would entirely fill one of the rear panniers. What type of sleeping bag do you use? Also, do you stuff your sleeping bag in a waterproof sack?

Thanks,

John

]]> By: Darren Alff http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/how-to-pack-your-panniers-for-a-bicycle-tour-an-inside-look/comment-page-1/#comment-3728 Darren Alff Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:00:57 +0000 http://bicycletouringpro.com/blog/?p=109#comment-3728 No, I didn't create any diagrams for the front panniers - simply because my front panniers usually just contain my clothes and a little bit of food. The back panniers, however, are where I carry most of my gear, so I felt they were the only ones worth showing. No, I didn’t create any diagrams for the front panniers – simply because my front panniers usually just contain my clothes and a little bit of food. The back panniers, however, are where I carry most of my gear, so I felt they were the only ones worth showing.

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