remember to include such things as inner tubes, puncture repair kit, pump and basic toolkit as well..

@joshd96320 375894 wrote:

how big am i looking and what can i actually get in the panniers?

both the bergen and the capacity of the panniers should be shown in litres.. most double pannier sets are 40-54 litres.

Agu Ventura 140 Throwover rear panniers

if there are a number of you on bikes then the load can of course be divided..

TBH I’d also take the kit list into one of the local bike shop on a quiet day (not sat/sun as usually its busy) – usually bike shops attract the sort of people what have done stuff like this and will be able to advise…