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I've got one of Alpkit's 13l Airlok Xtra drybags to use as a saddle bag. It's the one that's meant to be used as a liner for the Koala, but it seems a perfectly good bag for my purposes on its own.
Thing is, I can't work out how to attach properly - I'm probably just being thick.
At the moment I've got one of the two long buckle straps through the attachment points (but bit the webbing ladder) and my saddle rails, and the other attached to the roll top closure and looped round my seat post. I've also got a very short strap (a bit like the ones that I think come with the Koala, and are now available separately) through the webbing at the pointy end and round my seat post.
It's difficult to tension everything up and it flops about all over the place. Yet it doesn't seem like I'm missing anything that I'd get with the Koala itself. What am I doing wrong? Anyone got pics of their setup? Can't find clear ones on t'interweb and the alpkit video didn't help much.
I started out with just the tapered airlok. It is possible to use it on its own as a saddle bag, but I found that it wobbled about a bit more than I was comfortable with.
The koala has the straps laid out so that it is really easy to get everything nice and tight, so it wobbles a lot less.
If you are determined to use the airlok alone, bungee cord is your friend.
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I'd love the full Koala and pretty much anything else alpkit make) but I just can't justify £65 on a saddle bag, in addition to the £15 liner.
Cheers for the pic and bungee tip - will give that a go.
Looking at the Koala on the website now I can kind of see how it would be easier, but it doesn't look that different from the Airlok. I guess it's the little details that make the biggest difference (just not sure it's £50 different!).
I use an 8L airlok extra as a saddle bag for my sleeping bag. Attaches to the seat rails with two straps through the loops on the bag and the roll top clips around the seat post for stability. Found it was very secure and didn't move around. Here's a picture on a recent three day bikepacking trip around the Cairngorms
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Seems like a good idea. Been meaning to order one to go one the bars, should get on that and try it out as a saddle bag.
Have lashed it up for a test on the commute tomorrow. I reckon what's really need is a small Kanga-esque harness to go through the seat rails...
Here is how I attached mine :
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Make sure you pack it really tight and you can get it rock solid like this (I also added an extra bit of velcro which goes round the seat post)
@rudedog That's got to be a 'catalogue shot'. No way stuff would pack that way in anger 😀