Wouldn’t it be nice if every manufacturer said this: We offer a lifetime, transferable, no receipt needed guarantee on the workmanship (meaning the product has no inherent defect to it), stitching (meaning NO stitching will ever rip), aluminum hooks, rails, nuts and screws, and inner stiffening backplate.

The above excerpt is from the Canadian specialist pannier makers Arkel. They make panniers – and they make them very, very well.