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My RUCK Sack got rather wet today, despite the protective cover which slid down during the ride and let the water in the top.
Looking for Recommendations for a waterproof Ruck for Commuting. have seen these two:
https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Track/
https://www.ortlieb.com/en/MountainX%2031/
But not cheap, and not convinced the back vents or load weight management systems on the back are the best.
Anyone have any recommendations?
What do you all use to keep your sack and its contents dry?
Gave up on rucksacks when my rucksack caused two waterproof jackets in succession to wear out prematurely (separation of lining due to rubbing). Now use (old) Bike Co-op panniers (the black, grey and red ones) which in theory are only water resistant but which have yet to let any water in.
However, I use plastic bags to compartmentalise the contents. Ikea Zip-lock bags are great for things like cables and phones.
@StepRam - I have an Alpkit Gourdon drybag, which holds 25L. It has no internal dividers so you can fill it with clothes, food, laptop, etc no problem. Or shopping. Or... It keeps everything dry. Even in torrential rain.
The smaller 20L model has external loops and whatnots for clipping things to. The 25L model is 'clean' and there's a 30L model.
The harness is good, with padded straps and sternum and waist belts. Get it in 'Jaffa' or 'Chilli' and you'll be visible for miles.
I use the cheap EBC panniers too the orange covers if put on correctly do keep they bags dry. Vaude is the manufacturer. So they were a good buy in sale for thirty quid. My shoe covers still drying. Son had heating on when I got home. Considered train but as was east wind just went for it.
Ortlieb panniers and bags are actually waterproof (airtight!), so I'd expect the same of their rucksacks - I can't speak for their suspension or venting though.
Robert
+1 to the Alpkit, which is the suggestion I was going to make. I do not have one myself, but I do have other pieces of their kit, and they have a reputation for good value for money kit.
I don't try to keep rucksack or Brompton pannier dry. I have a bunch of dry bags from hillwalking and I put my stuff in those. Alpkit sell them, too. Unfortunately they seem to be all sold out at the moment!
Let the bike take the weight, get a Carradice.
When I do need to carry stuff in a backback I do as Fimm and stick stuff in dry bags, much easier to sort out later.
Cotswolds (and Tiso I assume) on Rose St have a nice selection of decent little (and big!) drybags. Mountain Warehouse sell some too but I tend to trust them less out of sheer prejudice.
Been using the Oxford aqua 20 for about a year now. Keeps stuff bone dry
comfortable on too.
Group of French cyclists all with nice looking decathlon pannier bags. On Princes St at the train station entrance.
Traffic chaos on the east coast mainline today. Station full of dispossessed hen parties and lost tourists.
Atura waterproof pannier for the win. Rucksacks stop you breathing properly
Thanks for the tips, going to have a noise in some of the cycling shops and a take a look at these bags.
Panniers, not an option as I'm Commuting on a Carbon bike!
So Last week I wet for the Ortlieb Track. At First, I got the 35l version but its far too big, so I returned it and went for the 27l.
It's great carries a great weight very very easily with great load distribution. I cycled from the Office at Toll Cross to OT with my Double Lite Lock and a Mintower PC on my back without any issues last week.
The BAck venting on this is also fantastic, no overly sweaty backs so far!
https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Track/
Thanks for the advice.
I used messenger bags for a while.
Schwalbe did one which was semicircular and composed of half a big, soft-carcass MTB tyre and the rest was blue cordura as you might find in a lorry's tarpaulin. It was very waterproof, sat low enough so you didn't sweat but given size limitation of the tyre it didn't fit much.
I also have one of the very first Trakke "Mule" bags which I got at the Scottish Bike Show when they were just starting out. I think I paid about £60 for it, they have gone a bit upmarket in their target customer segment now and the same bag will now set you back £200. But it was big, comfy, very useful and very waterproof, again made out of some sort of industrial tarpaulin fabric.
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