Inner bags for me, too: open the muddy, filthy pannier, lift out the nice clean inner bag and take it into the hotel, tent, etc. I always use an inner waterproof bag- whether with soft panniers or hard.
I've used both the Magadans and the Mosko 35 L bags and liked them both.
Magadans on a Yamaha 600 in Tajikistan...
The Magadans are capacious and easily expand to swallow some extra water bottles, food, liters of oil etc when you need it. The pockets on the outside were useful for water and oil, and handy to keep your heavier gloves and balaclava in reach. The only thing I didn't like about them was they were kind of floppy and needed another strap vertically around the center to keep them quiet.
Mosko in Ecuador on G650GS BMW...
The Mosko were great bags, plenty of space, again with an inner bag to lift out. No complaints about them, though they are pricey. I wouldn't worry about the mount breaking, or breaking the rack in a fall. It's a soft bag and lots of the the force of a fall would be sucked up by the bag itself. As far as breaking from washboard, I can't see that as a problem either. I've seen racks bend or break in falls but never have had a problem with extensive washboard breaking them. Depends on your rack, I suppose.
.............shu
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