See also:
Exactly how big is soft baggage?
Rackless baggage: the Mis ing Link

A selection of over two-dozen soft pannier sets from over twenty manufacturers in at least ten countries collated in one big table for easy compassion.
All the products listed below have claimed volumes of 25 litres or more (50 litres total) which I believe is the minimum practical volume for self-sufficient overland travel while keeping the mass low.

A selection of soft bags. Full list and links below

All of the bags listed below are roll tops – an easily made, zip-free and bomb-proof system that isn’t quite as waterproof as it thinks it is. Some have lids/flaps or lockable rack mounts, some have lockable openings but any of them can be secured to the bike with a wrap-around cable lock or wire net.
The accuracy of claimed weights and especially volumes can vary massively. However, capacities can be up to 25% greater than calculating a box’s length x width x height (explained here). Some claims about shell fabrics also don’t stand up to either (it’s just more Cordura). And as ever the definition of ‘waterproof’ remains appropriately fluid, but even if the out shell wets out, a PVC, TPU or coated and taped nylon inner bag ought to keep water out. Some don’t even list the fabric – usually sewable Cordura; a tough woven nylon, heat-weldable PVC vinyl (no sewing), or hypalon-like TPU which can also be heat welded. Hypalon is a very tough, pre-PVC synthetic rubber (once used in whitewater rafts and RIBs). Many brands now sew or glue on patches to high-wear or impact areas. Note that any shell that’s covered in stitching (Cordura etc) will need to be taped inside or have a durable waterproof liner bag (easily achieved).
It’s best not to get too hung up on the weight and bear in mind that some include or require buying hefty backing plates. On a long overland trip I’d sooner take a heavy, durable bag than something skimpy because, even if you don’t crash, the loaded bag is getting a hammering under its own weight day-in, day-out, and a tough bag will crash heavily much better than a skimpy one (or an alloy box).

Unverified table data from manufacturers. Last checked October 2025

Brand	Name	Volume / bag	Price £ $ €	Mount L = Lock	Fabric	Weight  / bag	External  pockets
21 Brothers	Sakwy 30L	30 litres	€125	T/over	PVC/Nyl	1.5kg	Option
Adventure Spec	Magadan 3	32	£329	T/O	Cor /Hyp	1.6	Option
AdvWorx	Trekk 30	30	A$700	T/O	TPU	1.9	Option
Andy Strapz	Avduro 2	’35’	A$545	T/O	PE/cotton	1.7	2 x 2L
Bumot	Xtremada	35/31	€689	Q/D RM	PVC/Cor	3	2 x 1L
DirtSack	Core 30/2	30	£489	Q/D RM	Hyp/Nyl	3 est	Option
Enduristan	Monsoon 3	30	€370	T/O	TPU/Nyl	2.5	No
Enduristan	Monsoon Evo	34	€400	Q/D RM-L	TPU/Nyl	2.75	Option
Giant Loop	RTW	45	£695	Q/D RM	PVC	5.9	2 x 5L
Giant Loop	Siskiyou	35	£446	T/O	PVC	4.5	2 x 2L
Givi	709B Canyon	35	£720	Q/D RM-L	PE/Hyp	5	1L
Givi	720B Canyon	25	£485	Q/D RM-L	PE/Hyp	4 est	Option
Hepco & Beck‘	Xtravel	35	$604	Q/D RM	PVC/Nyl?	3.6	Option
Kriega	OS-32	32	£552	Q/D RM	Cor/Hyp	2.6	Option
Lomo	Dry Bags	30	£60	T/O	PVC	1.9	Option
Lone Rider	MotoBag	33/38	£999	Q/D RM-L	Cor/Hyp	6	Option
Mosko Moto	Backcountry 2	25+	£712	Q/D RM-L	Cor/Hyp	4.5	Option
Mosko Moto	Reckless 80 v4	25+	£765	T/O	Cor/Hyp	4.5	Yes`
Mosko Moto	Alpine R60	25	£476	T/O	Cor/Hyp	1.4	No
Naz Bags	Big Fella	28	A$542	T/O	‘Cor‘	1.8 est	Option
Nelson Rigg	Trail End	25	$370	T/O	PVC	2.5 est	Option
SW-Motech	SysBag 30	30	€440	Q/D RM	Nyl	1.7	Option
Touratech	Endurance	30	€403	Q/D RM	PVC/Nyl	2	No
Turkana	HippoHips	30	€295	T/O	‘Cor’	2	Option
Rocky Mtn	Tusk Olympus	36	$465	Q/D RM	TPU/Nyl	4.1	2 x 3L
XCountry	Tajga	25	€420	Q/D RM	PVC/Nyl	3	No

RACK
In my opinion plain throwovers at a capacity of >25 litres do better with a rear rack. It doesn’t have to be a full ‘racktangle’ (below left) which alloy boxes need. Something like the ‘ear racks’ I had made for my Himalayan (below centre) or the light racks whiuch came on my Serow Touring will stop a bag swinging about and more critically, stop it shifting and then pressing onto high silencers which starts with melted panniers and ends with an incinerated bike.