Volume in liters of original Hoss saddlebag?

[PATRICK MOORE]

Does anyone know? Ought I to have spelled that "litres"?

I need a quickly removable 'trunk' for the Ken Rogers and one may be
available used.

Thanks.

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[charlie]

1010 cubic inches not sure the conversion factor to liters but (1465
cu in is 24 liters) This came off 'Large fella on a bike's' page. My
Nelson Longflap is supposedly 1200 cu so a pretty big bag. If its a
good deal just get it.

[Bertin753]

Ithought that the Hoss was even bigger than the current Sackville large which is -- stuffed -- almost 2000 cu (1984). Certainly the Hoss is bigger than the Nelson LF?

Patrick Moore

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[Tim McNamara]

My Hoss is close to twice the size of my Nelson LF, I would say. It's friggin' huge.

[PATRICK MOORE]

On Sat, Sep 24, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Tim McNamara <tim...@bitstream.net> wrote:
> My Hoss is close to twice the size of my Nelson LF, I would say.  It's friggin' huge.
>

That's the technical spec, right?

[EricP]

Per this pdf, the Hoss was about 26 liters
http://www.cyclofiend.com/Images/pdf/rbw_bag_capacities0507.pdf
I have one, and agree with Tim it's almost twice the size of a Nelson
Longflap. (Yes, I have too many bags).
As a test, was able to fit a Eureka Spitfire 2 tent (recommended by
Grant), Wiggy's sleeping bag and a Big Agnes inflatable pad in easily,
with room to stuff in some clothes.

Not saying it's big but - you saddlebag is so big, smaller bags orbit
around it like satellites.

Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN

[Thomas Lynn Skean]

Chiming in with yet another confirming source: the Wayback Machine. Per www.rivbike.com circa 2005...

THE INEVITABLE SIZE COMPARISON:

Keep in mind that these bags all have extra long flaps so they actually hold more than the stated size.

LITTLE JOE: 400 c.i. or 6,490 cc. It's hard to describe the shape of the Little Joe...it's not really a paisley like the Banana Bag but it isn't a rectangle either. It's more like a trapezoid with rounded corners. It's about 11" wide at the mouth and about 8" deep. The sides are about 6" long and they taper from the 8" at the mouth to about 4" at the tail end.

ADAM: 780 c.i. or 12,780 cc. The Adam is about 6" tall by 13" wide by 9" long.

HOSS: 1010 c.i. or 16,520 cc. The Hoss is about 7" tall by 14" wide by 11" long.

[jimD]

Oh, oh - with a big that big you will carry 'too much stuff' per rigorously defined 'proper' carry standards.
Just don't go sticking a blender in there.
-JimD

[PATRICK MOORE]

Thanks for all the replies. It's big enough. I want it for grocery shopping.

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[Tim McNamara]

It'll fit. Along with all the fixings for daiquiris or margaritas.

[Roger]

I have a Camper Longflap and a Hoss (which were all Longflap-style).

In relative size:
Hoss > Camper > Nelson

On Sep 24, 11:43 am, Bertin753 <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ithought that the Hoss was even bigger than the current Sackville large which is -- stuffed -- almost 2000 cu (1984). Certainly the Hoss is bigger than the Nelson LF?
>
> Patrick Moore
>

[PATRICK MOORE]

Thanks. Would you put the Hoss at two full paper grocery sacks? I mean
the contents of the sacks stuffed in how you will, not the sacks
themselves. I use two grocery sacks (ie, the contents thereof) as the
basic unit for carrying capacity -- two Packers and two Axiom Dutchies
will hold that and more; packer sportses just a bit more than half;
etc.

I am interested in one that may be available as the principal luggage
for my (God willing) soon-to-arrive Ken Rogers trike.

[Joe Broach]

On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:45 AM, PATRICK MOORE <bert...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks. Would you put the Hoss at two full paper grocery sacks?

I'd say more like 1.5 PGS. The interior is just about exactly paper
sack sized (long way is front to back on the Hoss, not side to side).
With the two side pockets and bulging the top, you could get another
0.5-0.75 PGS. I found I needed a front basket plus the Hoss back when
I did weekly grocery store runs. Your grocery shopping might vary!

Best,
joe broach
portland, or

[PATRICK MOORE]

Thanks, Joe; this is very useful information. I might hold out for a
rack and bricklayer's bag instead. We'll see. I usually do a couple of
shopping trips a week between my own and my mother's shopping, but
given the great usefulness of the wide, flat basket on the Worksman
(it easily holds two full sacks with a little room to spare) I may opt
for a flat rack to which I can bungee or lash a big bag or milk crate.
(I just now carried home a grocery sack and two geraniums.)

Patrick "actually, they may be chrysanthemums, what do I know? They
are yellow" Moore

[Roger]

I retyped the capacities of the Bonanza bags from a 2006 catalogue,
but that post may have been scrubbed by the system instead of posted.

From my own experience, I've hauled in it a 15lb turkey with mirepoix
for stuffing on one occasion, and another time had two 6lb pork
shoulders, 5lbs of sausage, and my 15" computer with its thick foam
padding. Both times I was afraid of the well-used straps snapping, but
the bag was _not quite_ filled. Hoss is huge.

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[PATRICK MOORE]

Thanks; excellent information.

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[Tim McNamara]

On Sep 27, 2011, at 12:46 PM, Roger wrote:

> I retyped the capacities of the Bonanza bags from a 2006 catalogue,
> but that post may have been scrubbed by the system instead of posted.
>
> From my own experience, I've hauled in it a 15lb turkey with mirepoix
> for stuffing on one occasion, and another time had two 6lb pork
> shoulders, 5lbs of sausage, and my 15" computer with its thick foam
> padding. Both times I was afraid of the well-used straps snapping, but
> the bag was _not quite_ filled. Hoss is huge.

It's only slightly smaller than my Volvo 240's trunk. That's almost not hyperbole. "Hoss" lives up to its namesake.