I decided to change my packing arrangement to make things more convenient. Whereas before I had things strapped to the individual rear panniers, I bought a slightly larger day pack into which I could put both my sleeping bag and then strap the tent onto the side, and place the pack longways over both panniers. This has made things much more user friendly in terms of not having so many 'other things' to strap onto the panniers bags. It also has created much more balance to the load - the bike feeling much more stable - the guitalele just straps to the top of the pack.
The new day pack will be more suitable to one or more days back packing should I choose, as being slightly larger I can put more inside. Roll on Patagonia!
Another thing I was finding annoying was the lunch stops. Before, I had all my food and cooker in the rear pannier bags, which meant I had to unpack the 'strap ons' to get to the food, which was a pain in the butt. I have transferred all the food and the cooker to the front panniers which have very easy access during the day without having to unpack anything on the back.
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