Securing expensive luggage when unattended
Hi All
My first post. I am planning a motorbike trip all the way around Australia. I have 2 smallish hard panniers and a top box. I have bought a pretty expensive Hilleberg tent, sleeping bag and sleeping mat, none of which will go in the hard luggage. I was considering getting an Ortlieb Rack Pack to put these items in. The plan was to get a small daypack (35 litres) to use when off the bike.
However, it probably isn't a good idea to leave a couple of thousand dollars worth of kit in a soft bag, unattended on the bike. Do any experienced overlanders have suggestions of how to deal with this issue? ?strap down Rack Pack with steelcore straps (but ?could bag still be slid out, and I guess cut into). Or perhaps leave the bag with hopefully trustworthy! shopkeepers etc for a few hours each time I go exploring off the bike?
An alternative might be to buy an Ortlieb X-Tremer XL, which can be carried like a rucksack, and not get a day pack at all. I'd then just take the tent and sleeping stuff with me whenever I leave the bike. Does anyone have any experience with this type of dry bag.
Thanks for any advice.
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