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Ways to carry things while commuting for a software job? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by sudoer777@lemmy.ml to c/micromobility@lemmy.world

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I live in Boise metro area (USA) and use a Lectric XPedition cargo ebike.

Basically I'm trying to figure out a better way to carry things for commuting to work:

Laptop - Needs protection from weather/sprinklers and bumps. Earlier my laptop got bashed up from all the bumps and I suspect that contributed to or caused its death, and its pointy corners put holes in my waterproof pannier that I guess I need to patch somehow. I bought another laptop and wrapped it in a sweatshirt for more protection but now it is destroying my sweatshirt. So I definitely need something better, and if it's less expensive than my laptop then it's worth it.
Other electronics - needs to go in a weatherproof container similar to my laptop
Lunch/snacks - I want this to be separated from my electronics
Rain clothes - Also needs to be separated from my electronics
Emergency bike tools

Right now I have two waterproof Ortlieb panniers but they don't fit on the XPedition so I have to attach it to a basket in a wonky way but one is what I put my electronics in right now. I also have backpacks that aren't waterproof which I wear one and carry my lunch/tools in it. And two panniers designed for the ebike but neither are waterproof so I'm not using them for this.

I am most concerned about my laptop obviously and I think a cheap workaround is buying a sleeve off Amazon/Aliexpress but it's still a chaotic and poorly secured setup. I saw that there seems to be panniers and backpacks designed for this which I am considering but there are a lot of options. So I'm wondering how other people carry their valuables and items.

EDIT: I just saw that Ortlieb has an insert for carrying a laptop which looks like a decent option but a better way to attach the pannier to the bike would be nice.

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[–] pedantichedgehog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I usually put my laptop in my backpack, then my backpack (also filled with a lunchbox and usually a sweater) goes in a large tote that I've ziptied to the orbitor (think rails to let kids ride on the back) on the back of my xpedition. I haven't noticed any bag or laptop damage, so I think that everything else in the tote must pad the laptop enough to prevent damage. (Though to be fair - I'm new to bicycling to work, so it's also possible that the laptop damage just isn't visible yet.)

It sounds like you need some kind of padded carrier for your laptop. Do you sew, or know someone who sews? Can they make a really thick padded slipcover for your laptop, and then you put your laptop in a basket/milk crate/pannier?

[–] sudoer777@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I do know someone who sews. My concern with putting the lunchbox and laptop in the same pack is the lunchbox leaking somehow which I've had happen before. Right now I'm leaning toward getting a weatherproof messenger laptop bag and Lectric's waterproof pannier and putting it in that, and getting another one of those panniers for the non-electronics. Or alternatively the Ortlieb commuter insert if there's a good way to make the pannier attach since it would be sad if I have to waste them (but at least I could keep one as a backpack).