Which Revelate Handlebar Bag?

[Ultra Magnus]

Hey, just wondering here.  What's the main difference between The Sling and The Harness?  I mean, the harness costs twice as much but is it twice as good?  Does it hold twice the junk?  Can you use the pockets with either setup?  And what kind of drybag do you need to use with that?  I imagine it would have to be a longer and skinnier one than a normal short fat bag.

Thanks,
BM

[HOser]

I have the sling and love it, but I've never used the harness - with this caveat, here are my impressions.

The sling is simpler, lighter, and is intended to carry a single dry bag.  The small pocket works great with the sling, the large is not recommended (as Eric's website says).  The harness, I believe, is better if you need to fit irregularly shaped or big stuff.

What kind of dry bag fits the sling?  Hard to say, it depends on your handlebars too.  In my case, when I strap in a full 15 L Outdoor Research dry bag in my sling the straps are at their length limit, so this represents the maximum diameter the sling can accommodate.  The sling doesn't limit bag length, but your handlebars might - this same dry bag just barely fits between the hoods on my Woodchipper bars on my Fargo.  Basically, I've found this bag to be the perfect match for my sling on the Fargo.

When I put the same sling on my Moots, with a traditional MTB bar, length is not limited so with these kinds of bars a longer, skinnier dry bag is best.  Also, the fatter bag gets a little close to my front tire, so I'm looking for a long, skinny bag for this bike (which I think is the shape of the dry bag Eric sells).