Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Polisherman · Post by **Polisherman** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:48 am

'ow do.
I'm using a Wildcat Lion with an alpkit 13lt dry bag. If you've seen the alpkit bag, you'll know it's sort of oval in profile, a squat little fellow.
Problem is it hangs low and rests on the lockout lever of my forks, and errr ...locks them out.
Any recommendations for a 13ltr ish round profile bag?

Shewie · Post by **Shewie** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:55 am

https://restrap.com/collections/extras/ ... ouble-roll

techno · Post by **techno** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:18 am

Lomo 12L
Single ended
https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/dry-bags-info_355.html

Double ended

https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/12L-dou ... rybag.html

I've used the single ended as recommended by scatamah. Very good!

ScotRoutes · Post by **ScotRoutes** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:27 am

I was going to suggest Lomo too.

stevenshand · Post by **stevenshand** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:03 pm

The Wildcat one?

https://wildcat.cc/collections/dry-bags ... -13l-black

whitestone · Post by **whitestone** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:41 pm

The ones that I can think of:

Lomo
The Wildcat ones that Steven links to
Revelate Saltyroll.

Have used the latter two and they work with the Wildcat harness (obvs with the Wildcat bags) The Revelate is pretty big TBH and you need to pack it quite tightly if you are putting a lot of kit in there as the ends will sag slightly otherwise. Here's a shot from last year's Jenn Ride.

I've got a full set of hammock gear in there:

Hammock
Alpkit Rig7 tarp
Underquilt
top quilt

All quite bulky but about 2kg in weight.

Shewie · Post by **Shewie** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:08 pm

whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:41 pm I've got a full set of hammock gear in there:

Hammock
Alpkit Rig7 tarp
Underquilt
top quilt

That's impressive, I've not attempted to try and bikepack with hammock gear just because of the two quilts factor, what temp quilts are they out of interest?

I think my 16L Restrap bag might take my 20f HG quilts, tarp and hammock if I really ram it in, no chance with my Wildcat bag though

My Caribou fat bike had fork mounts which I thought might take two quilts in 8L dry bags on gorilla cages, but I never got round to trying it before I changed bike.

whitestone · Post by **whitestone** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:09 pm

Shewie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 6:08 pm
whitestone wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 5:41 pm I've got a full set of hammock gear in there:

Hammock
Alpkit Rig7 tarp
Underquilt
top quilt
That's impressive, I've not attempted to try and bikepack with hammock gear just because of the two quilts factor, what temp quilts are they out of interest?

I think my 16L Restrap bag might take my 20f HG quilts, tarp and hammock if I really ram it in, no chance with my Wildcat bag though

My Caribou fat bike had fork mounts which I thought might take two quilts in 8L dry bags on gorilla cages, but I never got round to trying it before I changed bike.

Top quilt is a Cumulus 150 - very much a summer bag, 8C from memory, underquilt is a Cumulus Selva 250 rated to -6C I think, it's meant to be a 3/4 length UQ but for me it's closer to 7/8

virtually a full length, if I arrange it right I just need something under my head as a pillow. I doubt I'd even try with full winter weight gear, there's just so much bulk. I've now made my own asym tarp, did a post in the MYOG sub-forum, way less bulk than the Alpkit.

Alpinum · Post by **Alpinum** » Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:44 pm

I've used Exped dry bags on trailbikes and never had the problem of the bag touching the fork crown, such as

7 L, round shape, TPU
https://www.exped.com/italy/en/product- ... a-7-orange

8 L, PU classic with a rounded reactangular shape:
https://www.exped.com/italy/en/product- ... terracotta

Same, just smaller, 5 L
https://www.exped.com/italy/en/product- ... orn-yellow

Can't remember if I used the 5 or 8 L version though (I think it was the 5 L one).

I've suggested the Lomo before, but (in my books) it's heavy.

Alpinum wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:15 pm Perhaps you can find a drybag with a smaller diameter but more length.
Lomo makes one or used to make one iirc.

Edit: https://www.lomo.co.uk/acatalog/12L-dou ... ml#SID=119
300 g for a 12 L bag seems quite hefty though. Should last for a while...

A mate uses a slim custom dry bag made by capricorn.
https://www.capricorn-bags.ch/ let me know if you're interested, so I can send you some details.

Then there's also the Bedrock Moab, a hefty 450 g. Expensive and probably you'd need to import it...
https://www.bedrockbags.com/gear/p/moab

I was going to enter the Wildcat one too, but stevenshand beat me to it.

I guess all above options will clear the fork. Foremost to keeping that from happening, try to find the some space elsewhere or cut down on your gear...

Ray Young · Post by **Ray Young** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 8:33 am

The Acepac ones Stu sells. Very impressed with mine.

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 9:03 am

The Acepac ones Stu sells. Very impressed with mine.

I was going to suggest that Ray but there's no stocks and none coming it would seem

Rich3rd · Post by **Rich3rd** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 11:12 am

These are quite sturdy, bargain at £9.99
https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/BAPODWHBB ... barrel-bag

Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy

Re: Handlebar dry bags.... long and thin not low and droopy