Everyone has their own system for packing their backpack. Mine is pretty standard.
Bag and sleep clothes are stuffed in the bottom in a trash bag
Sleeping pad and pillow are next (I started carrying my pillow again...can't live without it.)
Flattened, gallon-sized plastic bags with extra clothes/toiletries are worked down into the cracks
Cook set and rain gear is on top.
Water filter, map, 1st aid kit, and fuel are in the front pockets
Food is in the lid.
Camp shoes(if I take them) and hat usually hang from the pack.
Two bottles of water are in the bottle holders on each side.
So where should I put my tent? I've tried stuffing it in the bottom with my bag and strapping it to the outside. I don't want a wet tent in my pack but having it on the outside bothers me.
Bag and sleep clothes are stuffed in the bottom in a trash bag
Sleeping pad and pillow are next (I started carrying my pillow again...can't live without it.)
Flattened, gallon-sized plastic bags with extra clothes/toiletries are worked down into the cracks
Cook set and rain gear is on top.
Water filter, map, 1st aid kit, and fuel are in the front pockets
Food is in the lid.
Camp shoes(if I take them) and hat usually hang from the pack.
Two bottles of water are in the bottle holders on each side.
So where should I put my tent? I've tried stuffing it in the bottom with my bag and strapping it to the outside. I don't want a wet tent in my pack but having it on the outside bothers me.
Lost in the right direction.