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Dry Bag choice and sizing
I'm looking to get a dry bag to store part of my gear in for this year's tour in Europe. In the past I used a normal travel bag I use for shipping my riding gear in by aircraft.

I've seen a brand called 'Ortlieb' and I think there's another called 'Lewis'. The Ortlieb looks to be very good.
The size I am thinking of would be around the 70 litre mark.

What do others use and what size for the bag that sits behind you each day?

I would like to organise to purchase it somewhere in Europe and have it posted to where my bike is in storage before I arrive back there at end of June.
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Ortlieb = made in Germany
I use an Ortlieb which is probably about 1/2 of your proposed size; according to the label it's "article number" K32 of PD350 material and it is very, very waterproof + I have never managed to puncture it.

The size suits me; flung over the back of the bike and hanging in there with just a bungy, it carries the tent and sleeping mat easily, with a bit of space to spare. It's the first thing off the bike when camping and the last thing to go back on.
There is a loop arrangement at the closure end and another, less obvious, one at the closed end for fixing with bungies.
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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).

They are close to being unbreakable, and actually not that expensive.


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I have been using a brand for the past few at work and on my bike, I have found it to be very well made and well designed, with an exceptional price.

LOMO

Wetsuit, drysuits and dry bags - Lomo Watersport UK. Kid's & adult wetsuits

Dry bags for kayak, sailing & motorcycle use.

They initially made stuff for the proffesional diving sector,sailing and kayaking before being asked by quite a few bikers who started using their gear, to design bike specific equipment.

40L Motorcycle Drybag

IS the 40 litre bag....Price is £11.50

40L Motorbike Drybags - YouTube

They also do a 30 litre daysack that has a Ride magazine best buy rating for £ 25.....which OXFORD bike gear seems to have made a clone copy of, and charged you and extra £50 for the same product.

Drybag daysack

http://youtu.be/Pt1kynPMiAU

And they do a really useful collection of small, tough rollover bags that are ideal for fitting inside panniers or to seperate items out in a bigger bag.

Their 10 litre first aid bag goes for £5.00

First Aid Kit Dry Bags

I have used them for years, and reckon they are top notch and affordable in the extreme.
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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.

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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).
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.

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It's the first thing off the bike when camping and the last thing to go back on.
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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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.
My local outdoor shop had the 107l Ortlib again, last time I was there.

This one: ORTLIEB Produkt-Details

Which I might get for my self, as the 70l is very very snug, and it would be nice to have space for a few extra things.

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The blue bag is from a company called Overboard and that one is 90L.
It carries all the 'soft' items on my trip and was bones dry inside, despite Scotland's best attempts to breach it.
I got it from Amazon.

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