Wow! Your Alu cases are really beat up! Did you have them repaired while on the road? The repair looks pretty good, but that is something I would not want to deal with when traveling. In my experience even a low speed drop can bend or crack a hard pannier or bend or break rack. Then, if you have bad luck (we did) and only find a BAD welder ... you have a MESS of junk.
Soft bags are lighter because they are not made of METAL and do not use steel racks and brackets. Some soft bags need NO RACK at all. Yes, we see them off road but they work OK on road too.
Travelers can find various size soft panniers. For me, 30 to 35 liters per bag are fine.
Most use inner bags, just like with Hard cases ... just grab inner bag and go. Main bags stay on bike so no theft issues.
You never see soft bags in your travels? I know why~
NO PLACE TO PUT STICKERS ON SOFT BAGS!
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