Bikepacking - a viable alternative to racks & panniers

Thanks guys, The material I used for all the bags started life as an old one man german army tent/groundsheet I got from ebay for £10. It's not ripstop but it is quite a hardwearing canvas, for the bags that will see a lot of rubbing i.e. the saddle bag and handlebar holster I did an inside lining of synthetic material from on old cut up sports shoe bag, which also provided free foam cladding to give the bags a bit of shape.