Mike, that's a great looking setup with the Medium SS. I might have to investigate that as an alternative to the Carradice. Nice to hear from someone that has used both, as I was merely speculating based on the listed capacities.
Have a great time on your 3 day trip, sounds like it will be awesome! Stuart Fletcher Seattle, WA On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 17:12, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Sackville Medium SaddleSack and a Carradice Nelson LF and > much prefer the SaddleSack. It packs stuff better and holds more > stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love Carradice stuff but SaddleSack is > just a bit nicer and works fine without a support. I recently did an > S24O with just a sleeping bag, pad and some other small items and it > was ideal. Here's a photo: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/4945981066/ > > Here's a picture from a couple of years ago when I did an S24O using a > Carradice Nelson LF. In fact, this was my first S24O and it was epic, > actually more of an S36O. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/1246536894/in/set-72157615006576577/ > > I'm heading into Gifford Pinchot NF tomorrow for a 3 day trip but > won't be using my SaddleSack and have opted to use my Ortlieb front > roller pluses on a rear rack and a platrack up front. Services are > very limited in GPNF so there's a need to carry a bit more stuff than > the SS and Platrack would allow. I did a bit of experimenting with the > SS and Ptatrack this morning and it seemed like too much weight riding > too high. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/4982443897/ > > --mike > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
