Re: [RBW] Re: Fitting the Hunqapillar for touring

[Brian Turner]

I’m not quite sure why the Zeitgeist bags are as ubiquitous as they are… because they’re actually rather small in my opinion. Fine as a daily saddlebag, but for bikepacking or multi-day touring, it’s just not a lot of volume. If it were me, I’d start by upgrading the sleeping bag to something that would compress down to a much smaller size, and then go with something like a Carradice Camper or Nelson longflap saddlebag. They’re nicely made bags that look good on Rivs, and quite affordable compared to some of the higher end saddlebag options like BXB, or Fab’s Chest. Great looking Hunq, by the way! On Feb 28, 2023, at 8:37 PM, DavidP <dphil...@gmail.com> wrote: What a great opportunity to spend time with your father-in-law! The question that came to mind on seeing the photos of the current setup was where the sleeping bag would fit in with the new setup. I wouldn't want it taking up space inside either the trunk/saddle bag or front paniers. John's photos answered that question.  For not much more money than the Zeitgeist but a lot more space, I'd add a Sackville trunk (whichever model best matches the distance between your saddle and rear rack) as John's setup shows. -Dave On Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 8:18:37 PM UTC-5 krhe...@gmail.com wrote: Sadly, I have never done any bicycle touring with racks and bags. However, my suggestions would be go with Tubus racks: https://www.tubus.com/en/products/ or with Old Man Mountain: https://oldmanmountain.com/ paired with Arkel panniers: https://arkel.ca/ A long time ago, I was planning a bike tour with my daughter back in 2011. However, she injured her knee and in turn we had to cancel the trip.  I bought one set of  used Old Man Mountain racks and two used sets of Arkel f/r panniers. The Arkel GT-52 for the rear and the Arkel GT-18 for the front. I sold my f/r pair on eBay along time ago, However, I still have the Old Man Mountain f/r racks and my daughter's pair of GT-52 panniers. I washed them the other day. They look brand new. I can proclaim that the Arkel panniers are very well made with lots of compartments with heavy duty zippers and waterproof covers. Unfortunately, I am unable to share any experience or knowledge of how my Old Man Mountain racks hold up under load conditions. Dreaming of one day bike camping with my Clem Smith Jr. "L" bike, Kim Hetzel Yelm, WA. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7bec9d56-19b6-4c18-a734-2c8d4a3841a6n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5AD7721A-489B-4266-95AE-7142C948446F%40gmail.com.