No panniers were involved, the rack stayed on though.
And that's the idea really - get to somewhere interesting with all my stuff in the panniers/on the trailer, make camp/check in/whatevs, and then go off and explore on the bike, unladen with stuff.
I used it today for a quick poodle in Kent:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/535681050
No panniers were involved, the rack stayed on though.
And that's the idea really - get to somewhere interesting with all my stuff in the panniers/on the trailer, make camp/check in/whatevs, and then go off and explore on the bike, unladen with stuff.