Panniers for Hunters

[Marc]

Ooooh.  Now thats neat.  I'm going to go for a set soon.  I'm not a hunter, but here's what I like about your design:

The size scalability.  Specifically the fact that they can be compacted for smaller heavier loads.  Honestly I'm not sure I'd ever need the full space in those things with a goat unless I was hauling styrofoam peanuts.  They'd work well filled up high on a yak, though.  I do have a heavy winter "Wiggy's Hunter XL" sleeping bag for cold weather that is almost too big to fit into my Acid Rain panniers, so the expanding size would be perfect for that.  The full-collapse mode is quite intriguing too.  I see why hunters would like that (go in empty, come out full), but even for hikers, its a great idea to have spare capacity.  Also if your hiking buddy falls off of a cliff, you can carry them back to the trail head (in multiple pieces of course!).

I like the roll top.  Way more waterproof than my zippered panniers.  Specifically in the event of a river crossing, I'm worried about the zippers that go all the way down my Acid Rain panniers.  

I like the seamless sides.  Not as fancy looking but I understand why its such a good idea.

Your mention of the super strong buckles-- Big deal.  I've had enough buckles fail that I bought some expensive ones for the important parts and also ordered a whole bag of spares.  Having excellent buckles is a big big plus and for sure worth mentioning.

If those weighing loops are strong enough, they'd also be great for raising them up in the branches to keep bears away.  Nice.  Any pannier can be raised, but having the hooks placed so that it doesn't tip is common sense.

Price seems in line with what I'd expect.  

You know, I think I'll get some bucket-holding panniers eventually too.  I want to do some trail clean-up and get in the papers and make the local forest service love me so that we get more people on our side.  Having garbage bins full of trash to show is great publicity.

What a great run down. Thanks.