Surly Big Dummy Panniers
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Surly Big Dummy Panniers
Does anyone use the Surly Big Dummy Panniers ? Reason I'm asking … Just how water proof are they ?
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You could carry stuff in ziplock or dry bags inside the Dummy Bags for water protection.
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GadgetJim57
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I don't own Dummy Bags, but neither product description nor linked pdf instruction mention waterproof, instead water-resistant is mentioned twice. Knowing how this is an often exaggerated feature of bags, I deduce that Dummy Bags are not waterproof. Send your question to Surly with an email, you'll likely get an answer Monday. Also you might want to look for an answer in the Utility Cycling forum.
You could carry stuff in ziplock or dry bags inside the Dummy Bags for water protection.
derby@surlybike.com
You could carry stuff in ziplock or dry bags inside the Dummy Bags for water protection.
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I am pretty sure the Surly bags aren't waterproof but luckily sea to summit makes some excellent dry bags some even with eVent in them so you can compress them without a valve and no water ingress and even do a lightweight ultra-sil one. I seem to remember seeing someone put two sets of Ortliebs on a Big Dummy or some similar long tail and it was pretty nifty however I probably wouldn't want to carry that level of cargo schlep wise.
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I am pretty sure the Surly bags aren't waterproof but luckily sea to summit makes some excellent dry bags some even with eVent in them so you can compress them without a valve and no water ingress and even do a lightweight ultra-sil one. I seem to remember seeing someone put two sets of Ortliebs on a Big Dummy or some similar long tail and it was pretty nifty however I probably wouldn't want to carry that level of cargo schlep wise.
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categorically, a bag sewn together , has needle holes in it ..
I'd put dry bags inside the dummy bags if you really need to keep things dry.
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I'd put dry bags inside the dummy bags if you really need to keep things dry.
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I own one. No, they are not waterproof.
However, they do hold up ok in slight drizzle if you make sure you close them so no water can drip in. Also, they have drain holes at the bottom so water will not pool in them. As other have said, any items which you are worried about getting wet, use dry stuff sacks in the big dummy panniers.
Overall, the big dummy panniers were made to be able to expand to carry whatever you may want (as I have taken a hibachi grill and a bag of charcoal in them on one side and a cooler of drinks in the other for a day to the beach).
However, they do hold up ok in slight drizzle if you make sure you close them so no water can drip in. Also, they have drain holes at the bottom so water will not pool in them. As other have said, any items which you are worried about getting wet, use dry stuff sacks in the big dummy panniers.
Overall, the big dummy panniers were made to be able to expand to carry whatever you may want (as I have taken a hibachi grill and a bag of charcoal in them on one side and a cooler of drinks in the other for a day to the beach).
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They have all kinds of niggly little clasps used for closing them as I remember. They don't close very well either. I just remember it took much more time to close them up, and they just didn't close as well as the Xtracycle panniers. The X panniers are way better.
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So, I'm looking for other panniers …..
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These panniers look promising …. I might give them a try …..
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I need panniers big and long enough to secure my spotting scope, head and tripod …..
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Not what I’d do but depending on the horizontal diameter rack tubes you have you can put double set of panniers from any of the companies that sell those as waterproof. I kept my set from the Xtracycle when I sold it though and use them on the Bike Friday Haul A Day and they hold a lot and they are quite durable.