I realized at some point last week that undoing my massive ratcheted strap to get inside my pelican case was going to be a pain in the butt on the road, particularly if I am storing a lens in there that I may want to get my hands on at some point, so I got the brilliant idea to secure the pelican with a few of those huge rubber tarp straps. While I was picking them up, I looked to the left, and saw the point of brilliance..
D-rings. Caribeaners. Not the climbing grade ones, but nice ones nonetheless. A few more of those rubber straps, a dozen or so of those, and I can distribute the majority of the soft, cushy BACKREST type loads (pillow, sleeping bag, etc) directly behind my seat, and not only make it easy on, easy off… but keep access to the pelican fast and easy…
Now all I need to do is figure out where I -really- want to put my extra gas…. instinct says on top of the right hardcase… away from the tailpipe. Reality says… plenty of protection on the left, no worries…. and all your basics will be in the right case. Who knows.
At some point in the next week or so… probably this weekend… I need to put all this to the test and do a shakedown run. Pack everything, go for a ride. We’ll see what comes out the other side. I guess that means getting my tankbag installed… ugh.
More next time…