what bag for commuting - running erands?

[bean fidhleir]

I used my very capacious backpack for shopping, at first. But I found it was too good at turning my back into a lake, so I bought a Topeak wire basket that clipped to the top of the Topeak rear rack. But loading that basket up made the center of gravity unpleasantly high, so I switched to Nashbar fold-flat grocery panniers which have been very satisfactory, and will no doubt be even moreso when I finally modify the rack with a new crossbar/mounting point and shift them down.

[SouthernBelle]

I looked at Detours site. The bags are cute & nifty, but I always wish that sites had more pictures of the bags actually on the bike. Plus pics of the back of the bag.

Is anyone familiar with Deuter bags?

[sgtiger]

...I've been considering the kitty litter containers panniers or the duct tape panniers What the heck, if I'm going to have something boxy on the side why not almost free and boxy?

Those are actually pretty nifty. I saw a guy with a set at a cargo bike ride. After he unloaded picnic supplies from them, one was filled with ice and drinks brought by others to use as an extra cooler. The other he used for a chair. He said they rocked for bicycle camping.