Finding the best dry bag is a needle in a haystack task. It seems like more than anything these days there are just too many products in general. I recall when it was easy... because there were on average 'in the ballpark' of 2 options for any adventure camping, motorcycle camping related gear.
IN THOSE DAYS THERE WAS:
1. CHEAP - Bad • 2. EXPENSIVE - Good
TODAY it's different...
Expensive doesnt always equal good and cheap doesnt always equal trash. These 'new to the scene factors' are the result of highly competive markets and brand recognition authority driving perceived value. Thats another topic for another time but you get the gist of it.
Suffice it to say that we try to operate in that gap. Meaning we find, vet and ultimately buy & recommend fair-price-per-quality adventure camping gear that serves our purposes. Motorcycle camping is our thing but the same gear works equally well for hiking, biking, backpacking and really...
...ANY and ALL outdoor activity where
light and tight travel is vital.
The process looks like relentlessly combing through the market and then pulling our finding through a filter of buyer reviews, seller reputation and a long standing, hard-earned knowledge of adventure gear and the materials used in making it.
No recommendation should ever be taken from anyone in blind faith but know that we are as confident in ours as any due to these decade of experience and the research process we use. And on to the meat of the matter...
Here are some such adventure camping gear recommendations that will save you some dough.
DRY BAGS: Best Bang Per Buck...
∞ COMMON 20 Liter ∞
Best Priced 20L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$7
This is an absurdly good deal for a 20L dry bag. It Is offered in orange shown above and also blue and black shown below.
Best Priced Runner Up 20L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$10
∞ COMMON 30 Liter ∞
Best Priced 30L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$9
If you can stomach the words DRY BAG in huge letters... on your... dry bag... $9 is off the chain for a 30 liters. It's offered in an array of colors.
CAOS~
Runner Up Best Priced 30L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$13
Runner Up Best Priced 30L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$13
Runner Up Best Priced 30L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$13
Runner Up Best Priced 30L Adventure Camping Dry Bag
$14
w/ free waterproof phone case
∞ COMMON 40 Liter ∞
Best Priced 40L Adventure Camping Dry Bag- ( U.S.A. )
$13
∞ ADVANCED FUNCTION 15 Liter ∞
Best Priced 15L Advanced Function Dry Bag-
$20 FOR 1 • $30 FOR 2
∞ BEST LOOKING 25 Liter ∞
Best Looking w/ Fair Price 25L Advanced Function Dry Bag-
$20
∞ ADVANCED FUNCTION 30 Liter ∞
LISH~
Best Priced 30L Advanced Function Dry Bag-
$15
∞ ADVANCED FUNCTION 40 Liter ∞
Best Priced 40L Advanced Function Dry Bag-
$29
∞ OVERALL BEST IN SHOW ∞
It was a tough choice all things considered but...
I think the crown rightfully belongs on the head of the LISH 30 LITER DRY BAG.
While some of the others share some of these features the LISH brings them along for the ride-- AND some very unique components as well:
CAPACITY~ 30 Liters is ideal. Not too small and not too large.
AIR VALVE~ Air can not only be removed to compress but it can be filled with air as well for use a flotation device or to assist in retrieval of a raft or motorcycle! This is an epic dual purpose feature of the LISH 30L dry bag that by itself is reason enough to take the crown at $15.
CARRY HANDLE~ Ease in carrying and also provides an additional strap point for securing the dry bag or other gear to the dry bag. This handle would also come in handy if the bag were being used for it's 'fill and float' capability.
ADJUSTABLE STRAPPING~ The LISH dry bag can be shoulder slung, backpacked as well as handle carried as mentioned above
EXTRAS~ The LISH Dry Bag comes with a mini me! No kidding. See in the images below. A 1.5 Liter matching, 500D, roll top, snap-clipped dry bag come in the mix. Again... at $15 that's remarkable.
Best Priced 30L Advanced Function Dry Bag On The Market
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Stay safe out there. Story Moto Out.
Billy J is co-founder of Story Moto ADV, a dual sport / adventure riding brand with strategic initiatives serving the health of the adventure touring community in order to develop a unified voice for speaking resolution into motorcycle land closures in the U.S. due to overcrowding and other public land use conflicts. He has been a rider for 45 years, an extreme adventurer for 31, and an avid dual sport adventure rider for 20. His first time living on a motorcycle for more than a year was in 1988 and most recently for 16 months living and riding full time with his wife Bonnie J and their kids on a tour that wrapped up in the summer of 2019. The are plugging away at the Story Moto ADV compound for another round set to commence in the Summer of 2020.
CONTACT BILLY J: STORYMOTOADV@GMAIL.COM
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