Bikepacking vs Panniers vs Trailers? 44,000km Review!

[@BrownPeterAnthony]

Very good video, "try what's good for you". I replaced the spring that holds the trailer to the frame coupling with a universal joint from a socket set which in turn removed the rubber band effect on incline's. The single wheel was prone to fatigue in the main hinge but tracked really well. The best panniers are the one you make yourself, but all comes with the cost of "did you really to take that " which only comes with many Km's under the belt. Life really is great when you see it on a bike.

[@jeffrey5961]

1:09 "Aerodynamic" is not a word I would ever have linked to bike packing. All in all, a good review.

[@david78212]

The single wheel trailer may be more "normal" feeling, but in my experience, they tend to fishtail at speed. I had two different ones and I used them to transport groceries all the time in combination with panniers and it didn't matter how I packed it, it would fishtail going down the hill to home. I went to a two wheel trailer and that issue went away. The only reason I will ever go to a single wheeled trailer again is if I knew I was going to mostly use it off road. BTW - you are 100% correct about getting the weight low makes it more stable. IMHO, the rack with the panniers up high is a very bad execution of using panniers. The higher you get the weight, the more and more less stable it will be, there is no way around it. Bikepacking vs. panniers is a very clear indication of what you plan on doing. Bikepacking means you're pretty much just going camping for a few days, panniers means you plan on going on a tour. You'll pretty much never be able to pack a seat pack with enough stuff for more than a day or two. If you plan on staying in hotels all the time, it might work out for you. If you plan on camping most of the time, you will rapidly run out of room trying to bike pack.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Very well said 👍🏻 and thanks for your comment! 🙏🏻🤗

[@livingladolcevita7318]

Regarding a trailer I concur that hilly train is challenging. My trailer said not to exceed 15 mph but going down a local hill several times and increasing speed incrementally I manged 30 mph no problem, trailer stuck with me like glue. Here's a thought how about converting 1 or 2 trailer wheels to electric motors with its own battery would be self propelling maybe.

[@TheOneGoodRoad]

Thanks for sharing your feedback, I love that idea about converting the wheels of the trailer to have motors, if they sell wheels small enough it's highly feasible! 😁💡👍🏻

[@tdgdbs1]

Simple is best, minimize what you bring; even my bike is an old mountain bike. If something to happen, I can dump all and replace for fairly cheap. Good tires such as Marathon Plus, a bike tool set and learn how to repair.