Full suspension bikepacking. can it be done? Some godforsaken piece of human waste stole my bike yesterday. Straight from my front garden. Now my two kids are scared the same people might return. Honestly, this kind of crime rates up there with rape and murder. So now I have to spend money on a new bike. I did love my hardtail with a setup between a mtb and a forest trail racer. I especially loved week long trips with luggage attachments clipped onto the post and stem, frame bag too. The only things I really envied were when I was on rough terrain on a luggage laden long distance trip watching the mtbrs on full sus go whizzing by. Sometimes with dropper seats. Now I have to go and buy a new bike, I would love a cheaper full sus mtb. Problem is, can I go long distance on it, and how/where/with what do I attach luggage?

If you query Google Images with "full suspension backpacking", the results reveal several useful points:

* Yes, people can and do backpack on FS MTBs.
* Among the attachment points are handlebar rolls, seatpost-mounted panniers, seatpost/saddle bags and assortment of frame bags (inside triangle, over top tube, under bottom tube)



As an additional source of info, check out this thread on MTBR, it provides a useful anecdotes (for example about backpacking on FS MTB for 600 miles) and links (more relevant and useful resources).