Metal Mules
We did the Africa west coast route with a Uber-large MM on the left and a medium on the right (so we must be legends!!!!). We also had an ortlieb (well, pacsafe in fact) on the back. And a 10ltr jerry. And 2 spare tyres. And 3-5 x 1.5ltr bottles of water. Phew.
No seriously, it did encourage us to pack slightly too much but then we could keep everything secure. It made the road sections a breeze (filtering? I'm not in a hurry luckily) but the off-road bits a nightmare. Still, we got through even though the extra weight was responsible for fracturing the rear-pannier frame loop (they do that on ATs with big boxes and offroad antics, or so I'm told  )
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