100% waterproof backpacks?

[jamiey]

Anyone know where to get a good 100% waterproof back pack, only need a small one for work gear etc. Can't find any been trawling TM, camping gear websites etc - had enough now so need some KB advice!!

[Nasty]

Katmandu sells backpack covers .. they work well!

[robo555]

Get a decent back pack, put your stuff in a rubbish bag, twist the opening of the rubbish bag close, tuck the neck so it's ends at the bottom of the bag, put rubbish bag in back pack.

Water doesn't travel against gravity by itself, you'll need to fall into a lake for the contents to get wet.

[tri boy]

Ridgeline do dry bag packs.
http://www.ridgeline.co.nz/index.php?page=Medium-Hydro-Daypack

edit. Not the exact model that kanny got at the fielddays a few years ago.
Hers is like a canoe bag with pack straps and waist harness. Best "stuffer" bag I've ever used.

http://www.huntingandfishing.co.nz/

[dogsnbikes]

If you want long term go with the drybags either katmandu or hunting and fishing store's will see you right

[BoristheBiter]

I have a camelback and even in a big downpour it stays dry inside but i also have a backpack cover, 100% waterproof and cost about $20. got it from a camp shop downtown. (can't remember the name).

EDIT;
They have gone up $29

http://www.bivouac.co.nz/gear/camping-and-tramping/packs/osprey-ultralite-pack-cover.html

[EJK]

Speaking of waterproof bags, Louis Vuitton luggage are designed to float on water (in the event of ship sinking). 100% waterproof.

[Mudfart]

i use a stoney creek from rusty dog outdoors, its not 100% waterproof, but ive sprayed it with some water resistant shit, and when it really pisses down, i strap my pack to my bike jacket, and can still fit my raincoat over the top, keeping it completely dry anyway.

[2wheeldrifter]

Speaking of waterproof bags, Louis Vuitton luggage are designed to float on water (in the event of ship sinking). 100% waterproof.

I would want to put my bike in one if I was out at sea.... fuck having dry undies floating around , rather have my bike floating around and wet undies!! :yes: lol


MADFART.... is that a young DB in that photo?

[EJK]

I would want to put my bike in one if I was out at sea.... fuck having dry undies floating around , rather have my bike floating around and wet undies!! :yes: lol


People on Titanic didn't think of that.... hmmm

[2wheeldrifter]

People on Titanic didn't think of that.... hmmm

Good point!! Louis Vuitton was around back them..... no doubt had a bad advertising company you think?

[munster]

I have one of these for hunting. With the blaze cover it is 100% waterproof. Camera, phone etc all dry while I was dripping wet.

http://www.ridgeline.co.nz/index.php?page=Medium-Hydro-Daypack

Also fits a waterbladder (I use a stoney creek one).

[saltydog]

http://www.kriega.com/products/R25.html
check out these puppies, love the quadlock harness on the R25 and 30
made for bikers

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

I have a camelback and even in a big downpour it stays dry inside but i also have a backpack cover, 100% waterproof and cost about $20. got it from a camp shop downtown. (can't remember the name).

EDIT;
They have gone up $29

http://www.bivouac.co.nz/gear/camping-and-tramping/packs/osprey-ultralite-pack-cover.html

+1 I have a camelback and have never had any water get inside it (I don't use a cover) even in heavy downpours.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

I have a camelback and even in a big downpour it stays dry inside but i also have a backpack cover, 100% waterproof and cost about $20. got it from a camp shop downtown. (can't remember the name).

EDIT;
They have gone up $29

http://www.bivouac.co.nz/gear/camping-and-tramping/packs/osprey-ultralite-pack-cover.html

+1

I have a camelback and have never had any water get inside it (I don't use a cover) even in heavy downpours.

[pritch]

http://www.kriega.com/products/R25.html
check out these puppies, love the quadlock harness on the R25 and 30
made for bikers

Beat me. That's the answer I would've given.

[jamiey]

http://www.kriega.com/products/R25.html
check out these puppies, love the quadlock harness on the R25 and 30
made for bikers


Gonna order me one of those, awesome thanks.

[saltydog]

Gonna order me one of those, awesome thanks.

There's an aussie site as well offering free delivery....http://www.kriega.com.au/

[EJT]

http://www.kriega.com/products/R25.html
check out these puppies, love the quadlock harness on the R25 and 30
made for bikers

Have a r25 backpack and US10 and US20. Brilliant stuff. The backpack is simply the best, and the only one I have used where you don't notice the weight when you are riding. The US ones are waterproof. The backpack is water resistant.

Can't speak highly enough of Kreiga products for bikers. Pricey but good!

[BoristheBiter]

Gonna order me one of those, awesome thanks.

For AUS$195 i would be looking around at what is here. my camel back was only NZ$200 when rebal sport had a sale, including 3L bladder.
Can't tell that its on, even fully loaded (i have had 3, 2l milk bottles in it) it has straps to compress the whole thing and even tucked in on the gixxer it doesn't get it the way of the helmet like i have found with a few others.

[BoristheBiter]

+1

I have a camelback and have never had any water get inside it (I don't use a cover) even in heavy downpours.

I just like to make sure when carrying my laptop, but no can't say any water has got in without the cover either.

[pritch]

For AUS$195 i would be looking around at what is here.

Not me. The Kriega stuff is made for motorcyclists, designed specifically for what we want. If I was running the coast to coast, or whatever, I might visit Rebel Sport but otherwise no thanks.

[jamiey]

The Kriegas look awesome, I don't think they are that expensive for a good quality product thats gonna last years, plus free delivery too

[BoristheBiter]

Not me. The Kriega stuff is made for motorcyclists, designed specifically for what we want. If I was running the coast to coast, or whatever, I might visit Rebel Sport but otherwise no thanks.

What?? It's a backback. What do you want from it?
just because it has a photo of somebody hiking doesn't mean it can't be used on a bike or vice versa.

[pritch]

What?? It's a backback. What do you want from it?
just because it has a photo of somebody hiking doesn't mean it can't be used on a bike or vice versa.

I have backpacks here, big and small, bought for tramping. On a bike they're as much use as tits on a fish.

The latest addition is a Crumpler which is primarliy for transporting the laptop, I have used that on the moped, it doesn't seem to interfere with the helmet. It's nicely made but it's not waterproof.

The Kriega products form a complete system, the various items attach directly to the bike or to each other. The backpack is designed to be worn on a bike, with a helmet. There's no comparison to a pack designed for something else.

As always you pays your money and you makes your choice.

[BoristheBiter]

I have backpacks here, big and small, bought for tramping. On a bike they're as much use as tits on a fish.

The latest addition is a Crumpler which is primarliy for transporting the laptop, I have used that on the moped, it doesn't seem to interfere with the helmet. It's nicely made but it's not waterproof.

The Kriega products form a complete system, the various items attach directly to the bike or to each other. The backpack is designed to be worn on a bike, with a helmet. There's no comparison to a pack designed for something else.

As always you pays your money and you makes your choice.

Oh I'm not knocking the Kriega products I am just saying that just becuse it is made for bikes, it doesn't mean there isn't anything better.

Backpacks are made for one purpose and that is to carry things on your back, the sport/activity you use it for is the controling factor on whether it is any good.

Like you i have many backpack of all shapes and sizes, some i would not even try to use while riding and some i would never use for tramping, but in all the backpacks i have used on the bike the "camelback" one I use now has to have been the best one yet, you forget its on full or empty, slow riding or fast (prduct test at over 200) and to simply dismiss it out of hand becuse it was purchased from a sports shop on sale is just......................nonsensical.

[rocketman1]

I would go and have a look at some the waterproof bags you can get from the Kayak shops.
They seem to be the most waterproof logically