OK, so as promised - I mean
threatened - I now have the car back from Crewkerne after 3 months of lockdown and wanted to add my tuppence to this very useful topic of luggage solutions for Nomads - good work [mention]Mr G[/mention]!
Permanent storage aside, I also run with a 'touring' option like [mention]nfcf[/mention] mentioned.
It wasn't by design BTW. By chance, when I was
mounting the Givi case on the spare wheel carrier (quite blindly at the time), the optimal / only position was around 9" away from the rear framework. It happens - by chance - to sit directly over the 'engine bay' and far enough back to allow the case to be opened without gravity crushing my fingers every time I opened the case. But there is still a gap between box and rear frame...
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So I took advantage of that gap to weave a lashing strap to form a base between the spare wheel legs. The picture may not show it, but the spare wheel legs and lashing strap are fairly well aligned horizontally.
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Why? Well it serves as an extra area to stash an occasion-use bag when not all your pants and socks will fit into the permanent case. Personally, I opted for a
60L dry bag, based mainly on the width and length. Plus, it was only £40!
It fills the gap nicely. Has not once resulted in soggy pants and 'looks the part'. More importantly, I have never lost a pair of pants on the M4. Well, not in the Nomad at least...
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That's all I have to contribute I'm afraid. May your future tours be soggy-pant free and hope this helps inspires other ideas for luggage solutions on the Nomad.
Heaven forbid we Nomad owners need to result to bags strapped to the outside of the car like those daft Atom owners ;-)
