Ortlieb pannier query

[graham bowers]

Just got a set of Classic Backrollers and am doing a trial pack which includes sleeping bag, clothes etc for multi day trips in the UK. I will be planning for wet weather.

Is it the norm to dispense with waterproof rucksack liners to pack ones gear in with Ortliebs please? I'm moving on from a pair of ancient and leaky panniers...............

Thanks

Graham

 

[mjr]

I think the ortlieber on tour with me this year still used inner bags, but I suspect that was more to keep clean and worn clothes and tools and toiletries apart.

 

[the snail]

They're waterproof, to the point that they'll float, that's a main selling point of them.

 

[Archeress]

One day after a muddy day I had taken my ortlieb off the bike and was hosing the bike off with a gentle spray and noticing the ortlieb was mucky too, turned the hose on the bag without taking the contents out. It might have been a gentle spray but it wasn't a misty spray so the volume of water must have been like a cloudburst. Not a drop got inside. Just make sure you roll the top down as recommended 2 or 3 times.

Hugs
Archeress x

 

[MontyVeda]

I wish my waterproofs were as effective as my panniers.

 

[marshmella]

I got to work one day last week when it was raining and upon opening my ortlieb pannier found shock horror wet inside...i was cursing until i realised that a bottle of water had leaked inside

 

[graham bowers]

OK, I'm getting the picture ;-))
I have completed my trial pack and did use bags of various types for separation purposes but will not have to consider how waterproof they are.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

my bike fell in canal once. Ortliebs make passable floatation devices.

 

[hoopdriver]

Yes they are highly waterproof and will indeed float. The down side to this impenetrability is that any wet clothing/gear you pack inside can get rather whiffy especially if you are travelling in warm conditions. And the inside of the panniers themselves can also get a bit mouldy smelling. They do not breathe at all.

 

[hoopdriver]

The answer is Miltons. If your panniers begin to get a bit whiffy, then a quick wipe round with Miltons will sort it.

Can also be used to make visibly clear water safe for drinking.

That's good to know - thanks.

 

[Blue Hills]

I got to work one day last week when it was raining and upon opening my ortlieb pannier found shock horror wet inside...i was cursing until i realised that a bottle of water had leaked inside

Ditto me with a large jar of olives. It was a swimming pool inside. Which is of course why ortlieb also make excellent water bags/sacks.

 

[robing]

I use my front Ortlieb city rollers for my camping gear when touring. Always bone dry. Wish the same could be said for the Altura Dryline panniers that I use on the back. I need rubble bags to line them.

 

[hoopdriver]

Ortlieb are well worth the money, I think

 

[mmmmartin]

Ortlieb are well worth the money, I think

Yes, agreed. My back rollers classics have done good service for many years in some horrible conditions. If you get a hole in them you can bung some glue on.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

[QUOTE 4849516, member: 45"]Of course, it "fell".[/QUOTE]
Okay, so maybe it was pushed.