Originally Posted By swau

Being an absolute noob in backpacking, do you guys mind tell me where you stuff your tent and sleeping pad? I'm guessing the tent can go inside at the bottom layer and then the sleeping bag on top of it. The sleeping pad can hang outside latched to the compression straps near the bottom of the pack.
Thanks!


There is no hard and fast rule. I usually put my sleeping bag at the bottom of my pack. my clothing and shelter overtop of that. My pad (depending on the pack I am carrying, and the pad(s) I am carrying might be inside the pack, rolled up and carried outside, or (in the case of my usual pack) rolled in a tube with everything stuffed inside it, inside the pack.

Don't overthink it - it's still just walking while carrying stuff wink
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