Turkana HippoHips 30L Saddlebags Evaluate

Choosing a baggage system is as private as choosing the proper bike in your journey. Let’s be sincere, all of us crash using off-road. Due to this fact, going off-road requires a baggage system that’s sturdy and might deal with a number of bumps. Are the Turkana HippoHips as much as the duty?

The HippoHips comfortable baggage system mounts onto any pannier rack, and the burden is carried by an enormous strap that goes over the pillion seat. The system comes with two outer aspect baggage (30L capability every), two waterproof inside baggage, two utility pouches (3L), and two bottle pouches (about 2L). The HippoHips make the most of the MOLLE system on the back and front, which implies that these sides are customizable to your private desire. Putting in the system takes about 1.5 hours. After two weeks we swapped the mounting straps for heavy-duty tie wraps, so the system was extra securely mounted.

I rode about 6,000 miles with the HippoHips and am now a fan. In the event you’ve ever been on an extended journey, you’ll know that your bike and all the pieces that’s on it, is your private home. I used the utility baggage for first help and different emergency stuff. The bottle pouches maintain additional water (whole of 5L) and the range. As an additional, the MOLLE system allowed mounting an axe to the baggage exterior.

The outer baggage are water-proof and the inside baggage are 100% waterproof. When wild tenting, I attempt to discover a spot subsequent to a river or lake to make use of one of many waterproof inside baggage as an out of doors fridge by hanging it within the water tied to a tree.

The inside baggage do have one drawback. They match completely within the outside baggage, however as a result of all the pieces is versatile, stuffing onerous objects require one thing softer to totally make the most of all of the area. The additional pouches on the MOLLE are very helpful however suggest getting a few additional bottle pouches and inside baggage for the utility pouches as effectively.

And the way do they maintain as much as tough use? To date, I’ve crashed off-road with the HippoHips a number of occasions, and so they’re nonetheless like new.

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MSRP: $449 (eight-piece set)

PROS:

• Interior baggage are 100% waterproof
• Customizable MOLLE system

CONS:

• Outer baggage are solely water-proof
• Mounting system might be extra rugged