Redneck Engineered Motorcycle Bedroll Pack for Clothes or Do-It-Yourself Motorcycle Luggage.
You are going on a big trip on your motorcycle, but you don’t want to spend a lot of money on waterproof luggage and are wondering how to keep your clothes dry? … so, here is how I did it.
Start with a 5’x5′ canvas drop cloth from Home Depot. It has a leak-proof backing, which will be the inside of the roll.
Get some waterproofing spray and spray on the non-backing side, the canvas. This is for extra insurance against water.
Lay your clothes on the drop cloth. Use the shiny ‘leak-proof’ layer as the inside.
Fold up the ‘bottom’
Fold the sides over to cover the clothes. This prevents water from coming in sideways.
I folded down the sides and folded the top down – just an option.
Roll the drop cloth up – making a Roll Bag.
Attach tarp clips to the end. I took the pic with three, but ended up using only two.
Use a bungee to wrap around the roll, hook to the tarp clip.
I used three PowerTye Soft Tyes to attach to the front of my motorcycle. One went over, two went under. I used bungee balls to connect the two that went under to the one that went over the top. This provides for stability – a three-point-stance so to speak.
I used small bungees to wrap around the center strap and connect to the bungees holding the roll. This connected everything and prevents side-to-side sliding while on the road.
It rained for 110 miles on this trip.
When I got to the hotel :
All nice and dry!
As a bonus – no scratches or rub marks on the chrome!
Everything you need to make it (except the bungee cords):