What dry bags for Gorilla/Anything cages?

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Fri Oct 30, 2015 4:42 pm

Bought some gorilla cages from the shiney new bearbones shop. What size/brand of dry bag do people use/recommend?

I destroy all my gear through use so favour hard wearing over weight.

jBay · Post by **jBay** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:23 am

ctznsmith wrote:Bought some gorilla cages from the shiney new bearbones shop. What size/brand of dry bag do people use/recommend?

I destroy all my gear through use so favour hard wearing over weight.

NOT the thin Alpkit ones, hole in a day....

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:36 am

jBay wrote:NOT the thin Alpkit ones, hole in a day....

Thanks, what about the 'xtra' ones?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 9:40 am

I've got some old Alpkit ones that I use. Very similar to the Xtra but sized S, M, L etc. I think the ones I use would equate to around 8l.

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:01 pm

Cages arrived today.

Ok. 8L is quite a lot isn't it?

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 5:11 pm

Ok. 8L is quite a lot isn't it?

It is but they fitted okay. Looking at the Alpkit bags, I'd probably go 5l.

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:24 pm

Bearbonesnorm wrote:
Ok. 8L is quite a lot isn't it?
It is but they fitted okay. Looking at the Alpkit bags, I'd probably go 5l.

But will my Thermarest fit in it?
(27cm long by 12cm diameter)

It would be easier if the dimensions on the Alpkit website made any sense!

Mpolo · Post by **Mpolo** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 6:53 pm

i'm just waiting for some gorrila cages from a bloke in a barn in wales and i was wondering the same thing, apart from alpkit (who don't have any 5litre extras in stock) which dry bags?
bikepacking.com has a review of dry bags for anything cages but mainly american products

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:00 pm

Alpkit have the yellow 5 litre xtra's in stock.
(well it let me put two in my basket which I'm deliberating about)

Bearbonesnorm · Post by **Bearbonesnorm** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 7:40 pm

These dry bags from LOMO are very tough and they're a good shape for cages ... also much cheapness.

http://www.ewetsuits.com/acatalog/dry-b ... o_354.html

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:34 pm

Bearbonesnorm wrote:These dry bags from LOMO are very tough and they're a good shape for cages ... also much cheapness.

http://www.ewetsuits.com/acatalog/dry-b ... o_354.html

Thanks!

TheBrownDog · Post by **TheBrownDog** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:43 pm

Salsa do what look like very nice ones - not cheap at £30 but designed for ANything cages and should fit the Gorillas too. Not sure of the dimensions. Get em at Charlie the Bike Monger (unless Stu sells them, in which case, get them from Stu)

Link here to an article on 5L drybags too.

http://www.bikepacking.com/gear/dry-bag ... kepacking/

ctznsmith · Post by **ctznsmith** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 10:54 pm

Ah, yep....that was the thing I was going to ask to have a look at when I was in Charlie's shop earlier!!

Yeah read the article. Those OR one's seem to have been discontinued or are now rocking horse poo.

Bought some LOMO one's for now, will see how I get on.

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