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I can bodge something together with my rack hardware like this, but it's a bit silly and my p clips are too big.
Main concern is the bag bouncing around levering on the saddle rails causing saddle/seatpost to slip or I guess eventually break. So I think if I can bodge it so the struts to take most of that force then I'll be happy.
I like the rod solution - looks sturdy - but not sure the cable ties would withstand a good whack from the bag
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frankenbike
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That's pretty much exactly the set up I had. I had smaller p clips but even then I had to pack them out with some bits of rubber.
Someone on here had a good solution where they attached the rack hardware so the bagman was running through the hole, flattened and drilled the stays and attached them to the bolts directly (the one attached to the p clip currently).
As an anecdotal data point: I used it for quite some time without a support fully loaded. Didn't seem to do any damage to the saddle rails, but the steel bagman loop seemed to bend over time and got a bit droopy. I think mainly at the 90* bend at the top.
nejib
I take it you haven't got any of those nifty connectors from a tortec rack knocking about? I've used them and p clips to make my own version. LBS has a box of old rack hardware so you might have luck with yours.