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Thanks chaps for the info, I do appreciate it.
BaldBaBoon, thank you for the links.
I looked at ewetsuits.com site and watched the LOMO 40l dry bag specifically for motorbike use. Their video was worthwhile to watch, even the background tune, a catchy little bongo number.
Looking at it, for me, the 40 litre would be too small, if they had 60 or 70 litre I would look more closely.
I'm not after anything that can be used as a day pack as I take a separate more specific pack for when I hit the mountains or streets on foot.
I like the idea of the loop holes to allow you to tie it down with straps.
Overall, the folks at ewetsuits.com do a good range of dry bags as you pointed out.
casperghst42 wrote:
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Ortlib is the brand, probably the best on the market.
I have a 70l which I use for my tent, mat, sleeping bag, and a few other small camping items (it is very snug).
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That is exactly what I need to put in. Like I mentioned, I used a normal 'Balck Wolf 100l' duffel bag, not waterproof, and a tad on the large side, always needing to pull up the ends so it wasn't looking daggy on the bike. There were a number of times I got caught in heavy rain, and while I was fine, I thought, oh sh**, if only I had a dry bag. I went into some bike shops in France, but wasn't really impressed with what they had. I rode with a German chap who was on, yep, you guessed it, a BMW, who had an Ortlieb. I thought, right, that's what I need, just couldn't find anywhere on my travels in France last year to buy one.
I would also put in other items that wouldn't fit or squeeze in anywhere else, such as sandles, extra rope, tripod, oh and that day pack I talked about etc.
Walkabout wrote:
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It's the first thing off the bike when camping and the last thing to go back on.
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Yep, can agree with that. Panniers filled up first, top case done, key in the ignition, sunnies on, oops, better make sure I strapped the big bag on. 
On ebay I found this here one, a 79 litre from an ebay store called alterego Ortlieb 79L. Seems reasonable, I will contact them with a question or two.
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