I've had a pair of the Steel Ponies for near on a year and had taken them out in the desert a fair few times, in those trip I've faced heaps of dust and corrugations and the odd letting the bike have a rest in the drink, and they have passed all the tests with flying colours, not a drop of water has got into them (they got dropped in a river totally submerged for at least 3 mins as I was buggered from ridding all day and had to wait to pick the bike up, no water got in)

They are still as good as new (just have red dirt tinge to them now). The plus for me is the have that thin document holding pocket/back bone (plastic stiffener) to make them hold their shape better, and they come with four 1L water bottles which are strapped into pockets on the outside of the bags so they wont dislodge

I do know Loyla and Pete (Pejie on Advrider) that make them, this is due to buying these bags and the common interest of motorbike touring, and being a little company that is based from home adds to the personal service, I believe anyway. I'm looking at getting them to custom make a bag that will fit over the rear rack over the seat with the same Velcro and fold down seal rather than the zip closure

I haven't tried the Andy Straps so I can't compare unfortunately

A comparison between Steel Pony's and Andy Straps is here;
Andy Strapz or Steel Pony Soft Panniers - ADVrider

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