RyanP
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Does anyone here have any suggestions for bikepacking bags that I should buy if I want to carry 15-20 lbs or so on my bike (i.e., not on my back) for as low of a cost as possible? I've done a few backpacking trips where short (10-ish miles or so) bike rides enabled one-way routes that would normally require a vehicle shuttle. I loved those trips and would like to do more of them---but I think that kind of trip would probably be much safer and more enjoyable if I could strap some of my gear to my bike instead of having it all in my backpack. I'm anticipating that some of my riding for such trips will be on rough dirt roads (where I don't feel comfortable bringing my car), some will be on smooth roads (to enable a one-way trip), and some will be on singletrack. For the foreseeable future, I will continue to use my old beater bike (hardtail, no dropper post) for these adventures. At least at first, I only plan on using this setup for a couple of backpacking trips, so I would like to keep it to as inexpensive of a setup as possible---depending on how the experience goes, I may at some point really get into this and upgrade to a nicer setup, but for now I'd like to keep it as cheap as possible (less than $100 or so if possible, or at least less than $150 or so at the most). I don't know which bags will get me the most bang for my buck or where to start looking.
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Thanks in advance for any feedback!