Gear bag recommendations

[Aloha Joe]

I’m moving to Oahu and will be using a moped for transportation, so I’m looking for suggestions for an appropriate gear bag.

I’m not sure if I should prioritize shoulder straps, wheels, or both. Also wondering about zippers and materials.

One thought was an Osprey travel pack or duffel.

Thanks,
Joe

 

[Vicko]

A 60+ liter waterproof duffel bag with quality shoulderstraps. I use a 120 liter and i can fit 2 compleate equipments in there without a problem and it's comfortable-ish.

 

[TMHeimer]

I’m moving to Oahu and will be using a moped for transportation, so I’m looking for suggestions for an appropriate gear bag.

I’m not sure if I should prioritize shoulder straps, wheels, or both. Also wondering about zippers and materials.

One thought was an Osprey travel pack or duffel.

Thanks,
Joe

Sorry I have no suggestions. I had a moped for many years--bought in 1977. Am just wondering how you'd transport anything more than mask/fins, etc. -- are you pulling some kind of carriage behind? Is it a really large moped with some kind of storage place?
I assume you are thinking of wearing it on your back and you won't need much weight in HI, and no thick wetsuit....rent tanks?

 

[Aloha Joe]

There will be a rack on the front and back of the moped (maybe 'scooter' is a better term - I don't know when they started calling them mopeds). And yes, I plan on minimal gear. Worst case scenario is my gear's essentially on my back, but the weight bearing on the seat behind me.

I'll make it work

 

[TMHeimer]

If it has pedals it's a traditional moped. The pedals are fairly useless since the wheels are so small.

 

[Aloha Joe]

It depends where you are. In Hawaii, anything under 2HP and 30 mph is registered as a 'moped' even if it has no pedals. Which means I should be saying 'scooter' since I want a 170cc (70mph). But I might get a smaller one, we'll see..

 

[Aloha Joe]

I saw this bag today, it looked pretty nice. It feels like a kind of 'dry bag' material and seemed super durable. The shoulder straps might have been a little light but I was running out of time and did't get to mess with it too much.

BASE CAMP DUFFEL—MEDIUM | United States

 

[EireDiver606]

60L YKK® Zipped Dry Bag This would be a good solution for gear on your back. It is completely waterproof and is solidly built.

Not sure how you would get your gear on the back without drilling holes in and putting a pelican 1600 or something along those lines.....

 

[NorCalDM]

Might look at Apeks they make a couple dry bag backpacks that are pretty cool. They have a 75 and 100 liter my son has the 100 liter and he can get his full set of gear and his 8mm wetsuit in it with no issues.

 

[Aloha Joe]

Thanks. So are dry bags what most people like to use? I only mentioned the moped because I'll be handling the bag a lot.

Do most people use bags with rollers for their every day bag? Or just a sturdy duffel type?