Hope this is the right place to post this.
I dont own a Gourdon at the moment but was considering buying one to use a commuting sack over the winter.
When riding in the rain I use a waterproof cover for my sack which almost cost as much as a Gourdon, but the main reason I wont currently change, is my sack cover has reflective bands on it.
Any thoughts about including these, or creating another ‘commute’ version in the future?
thanks for the continual innovation =)
John

Sorry for my late reply.  I have been using a 35 litre jaffa gourdon for cycling to work, walking to work and general shopping duties.  The orange version is bright enough especially with the white alpkit logo.

symo - 12 December 2008 07:15 PM

Sorry for my late reply.  I have been using a 35 litre jaffa gourdon for cycling to work, walking to work and general shopping duties.  The orange version is bright enough especially with the white alpkit logo.

I use exactly the same for my commute. Although the orange is not reflective it is pretty bright as long as I rinse the mud off every couple of weeks.

Point North sell some iron on reflective tape that might work, or if you have the 20l version you could fix some High Viz snap bands on.

http://www.profabrics.co.uk

I bought some of this tape in the states and have it on various items. I use contact adhesive to bolster the glue on the tape.

It’s particularly useful on stuff you expect to use on alpine starts (stuff sacks, rucksack buckles, walking poles etc) helping to make sure nothing gets left at the bivi and on a bivi bak to stop your mates stamping on you on their way back from the toilet. I have also been saved from a long walk out while paddling as the three of us on a remote Welsh river could keep paddling into the dusk as we could see the reflective tape on paddles and buoyancy aids.

Sam

You can probably find something that will do the job at a good car accessory shop. Halfords do a yellow and white reflective tape for £3.99 which should stick to the clear window.

Hi All, i too think there should be some reflective strip on the bag. My suggestion is for the company logo to be highly reflective.
Keep up the hard work team your kit is great.

It makes a great cycling pack. It’s waterproof, easy to clean, narrow enough not to be in the way and the waistband holds it in place. It’s a bit narrow for a laptop but great for taking clean clothes.
I covered the window in 3M reflective tape (costs a fortune unless you can ‘find’ some at work).
Alpkit - to make it a great cycling pack replace the pointless window with reflective material and add a loop to attach a LED lamp.

that last thought mimiks my original idea.
Making a glow in the dark alpkit logo is free advertising at night!
Imagine you’re riding along a dark road and you can see a cyclist 100yards ahead because of a glow on their back.
The bike light loop is also good.

How about making a winter commuter special and build led’s into the back of the bag so the whole thing glows!

I’ve just stumbled across this website, and took the plunge on buying a Gourdon - like many others, I cycle to work with a daysac/cover combo and thought the Gourdon option was too good to pass on (especially at that price).

However, the pics online show it with a reflective strip - is this the case now, or is this a future model? Either way, £22.50 for a waterproof daysack is gleaming!

I use a Gourdon for cycling and would appreciate a reflective version. For commuting it would be useful for pockets/sections (like the Pooterpod which was good in parts) for keys/wallet etc. Alternatively could you do the rucsac covers in a reflective version? Looking forward to seeing more waterproof bags using your welding technology.