internal compartments or containers to pack ortlieb panniers effectively?
06-03-12, 05:53 PM
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internal compartments or containers to pack ortlieb panniers effectively?
I love my Ortlieb panniers, but the top-opening design has some limited effectiveness in terms of organization, efficient retrieval, etc. Does anybody have advice/photos of DIY internal compartments (maybe coraplast?) or specific internal containers you use to pack your ortliebs effectively? TIA.
06-03-12, 06:49 PM
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I use ditty bags or packing cubes from Eagle Creek. I use the older style that are primarily mesh.
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Clear plastic bags. Smaller things in a ziplock freezer storage bag. This allows you to see things quickly, and to put them down outside of the pannier without getting anything wet or dirty. And they are cheap and weight almost nothing. In a pinch a big trash bag can be used as a raincoat quite successfully. In a down pour or sudden cold, small bags can go over feet, lights, bike computers, or even double as gloves.
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I use different colored silnylon stuff sacks - red for cooking stuff; orange for first aid/repair stuff; green for plates and bowls and eating utensils; white for cords and ropes and such; etc.
06-04-12, 12:30 AM
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I have canvas bags as liners , mine came from cruise ships, via charity shops.
so I can pull them out, and leave the bags on the bike's racks..
under the cotton bags remain things like the tire pump and patch kit tools etc.
this is my daily ride .. one side I'm packing rain gear.
I got 3 small bags, each with a clip,
functions to haul wallet checkbook some reading glasses..
All clipped to a key ring.. , in the other one of the bags
so I can pull them out, and leave the bags on the bike's racks..
under the cotton bags remain things like the tire pump and patch kit tools etc.
this is my daily ride .. one side I'm packing rain gear.
I got 3 small bags, each with a clip,
functions to haul wallet checkbook some reading glasses..
All clipped to a key ring.. , in the other one of the bags
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I have use stuff sacks for my sleeping bag/pillow, but for most of the items just clear ziploc bags, either gallon or quart. Work great, see inside.
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I also use ditty bags for general small bits.
For small cooking bits (salp, pepper, spices etc) I use a waterproof tupperware style box with a good locking lid.
Be careful of using boxes with sharp edges.
For small cooking bits (salp, pepper, spices etc) I use a waterproof tupperware style box with a good locking lid.
Be careful of using boxes with sharp edges.
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I don't really understand this problem people have with panniers like the Ortliebs that are single compartment. A full set of four is about 65 litres and is obviously divided into four. When I used to go backpacking my rucksack was 65l and single compartment other than a small lid pocket and I didn't have any great problems packing it or accessing gear.
06-04-12, 12:37 PM
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Ziploc bags work well as do silnylon stuff sacks. I am partial to the stuff sacks they are quieter when packing and I find that by using stuff sacks that are just big enough, I can compress stuff a lot better than with ziplocs. The noise of the ziplocs became an issue for me because I am almost always the first one awake and on the road and I didn't like waking my sleeping friends with the noise of packing the bags.
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I use ditty bags or packing cubes from Eagle Creek. I use the older style that are primarily mesh.
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A mix of ZipLocks, garbage bags and Lock&Lock containers works for items other than clothing.
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Ziploc bags work well as do silnylon stuff sacks. I am partial to the stuff sacks they are quieter when packing and I find that by using stuff sacks that are just big enough, I can compress stuff a lot better than with ziplocs. The noise of the ziplocs became an issue for me because I am almost always the first one awake and on the road and I didn't like waking my sleeping friends with the noise of packing the bags.
I use a few ziploc bags on just a couple of items. My ditty bags are the older style light weight nylon.
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"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
