Rain Cover for Brain Bag

[Bernie]

We need a rain cover for the Brain Bag! I've brought this up before and will continue until success. I got caught out in the rain the other day and lost some important papers again because one of the zippers leaked.

This is not a knock against the water resistance of the brain bag. It just that there's a big difference between water proof and water resistant. When you are carrying important papers that need to stay pritine, no amount of moisture is acceptable inside the bag.

Thanks,
Bernie

[thorn]

I've seen other bags designed to where the zippers have a fabric flap that covers them so water runs off instead of seeping into the zipper. Not sure why Bihn chooses to display the zippers in the wide open.

[Darcy]

thorn,

Take a look at a picture of the Brain Bag - the zippers are covered by fabric flaps. The only zippers on our bags that aren't covered by fabric flaps are the splash-proof zippers - which don't require that because they're splash-proof.

Bernie,
We hear you! This is an exceedingly rare issue - probably why it hasn't yet been addressed. Have you been re-applying Nikwax to your Brain Bag every six months? Have you tried a non-TOM BIHN rain cover for your Brain Bag?

[Bernie]

Yes I keep mine nikwaxed pretty good. But it only takes one drop to make a mess.

"Have you tried a non-TOM BIHN rain cover for your Brain Bag? "
Now that would look very un cool! hahahaha. Yes I use a trash bag at the moment. But sometimes I forget to put a new one in my pack after I use one. Plus they aren't really reusable.

Bernie

[thorn]

Darcy, after I pasted the brain bag picture into an image program and lightened it up a lot, yes I see that the brain bag does have flaps.

Bernie, maybe Glad press-n-seal or a large ziplock bag would work to protect your papers. Or perhaps a large Bihn organizer pouch?

[emhine]

I use on of these in M to cover my Brain Bag. Perfectly functional.

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524442332943&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302885490&bmUID=1258048094635

I am sure REI would have something similar.

mjh

[Radio bug]

I recently bought a Small Sea to Summit SN240 Ultra-Light Siliconized Cordura Pack Cover to use with my Brain Bag. Although I use Nikwax, I have found that when caught in a downpour, water will sometimes get in my Brain Bag. I use my bike exclusively to travel around a university campus each day and get caught in the rain at times. This rain cover has worked well for me so far.