First I acquired square-type buckets from a grocery store. Originally they contained a whopping five-gallons of mayo, but after a few washes, they did not smell like a deli any longer. I cut into the bucket using a sharp knife in order to have a flush space for the brackets to mount on. I used "L" shaped shelving brackets beaten into shape for my mounts. The whole process was simple once I started executing the plan. With a project like this there was no need to overthink it. I am not a perfectionist. The buckets work as needed and even when one of them flew off during the test trials, the lid did not come off when it hit the street. When I packed for my tour, food, stove, first-aid, and toiletries fit into one bucket and tools and clothes went into the other. I was stoked.
- Here is a photo of my rig:
- The buckets are rugged, water resistant, strong, and create a spot to sit upon or cook on. *Activities that cannot be done on traditional fabric panniers.
My method is a super simple easy set-up.
For a longer tour this would need to be improved upon, but for a couple nights in the woods this set-up worked great.
Here is the Instructable I used to make my panniers:
Journey on!
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