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waterproof tail bags for r1200GS
What's everyone using for a fully waterproof soft tail bag these days?

List some options, must be waterproof not just water resistant.

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I am going to try the Lomo 40lt hold-all this year. They look great and a very good price
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I am going to try the Lomo 40lt hold-all this year. They look great and a very good price
Thanks, checked their site. Their 15L bag may work, certainly waterproof. The 40L would be too big as a tail bag.

Surely with the amount of knowledegable people here, there's more people with recommendations based on their own experiences with tail bags.

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No one else has suggestions from experience on a waterproof tail bag?
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No one else has suggestions from experience on a waterproof tail bag?
Lomo is good stuff. But not as good as Ortlieb.

I swear by the Ortlieb Rack packs.

https://www.adventurebikewarehouse.c...itre-Rack-Pack

They come in a few sizes. I think the 49L one is the most practical though. I use it for all my camping gear and tool rolls.

Everyone is making these now though . Oxford etc.


They work best with these straps.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2pc-Motor...-/113466279826
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The couple of Lomo ones I've got are ok but the material goes very stiff and cardboard like in low temperatures. But they are cheap. They're my go-to's in the summer months but for the winter I tend to use a 25L bad I got from Lidl a few years back. £8.99 (or was it £9.99?) and slightly awkward to pack but a much more flexible material. All of them are waterproof to the point of surviving submersion.
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My Lone Rider panniers are roll top waterproof but the idea is to get a tail bag that's not roll top like the bags or the orlieb type products.

I found this, looks like it's the right size for a tail bag and comes with a waterproof cover. Easy in and out quick access so I may go with this one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...KIKX0DER&psc=1

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What type are you looking for(top or side load)? Tusk puts out great backs if you're not hooked on having to have a big name brand and want to save some money
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