I generally carry my tent on the outside of my pack. It's easier and quicker to get to if it is raining and besides, it's usually what I put up first anyway whenever I start setting up camp. I prefer to carry my sleeping pad on the inside of my pack, as it is a self-inflating one and is safer there from thorns and branches.

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Scott W. McClure
Photographer -
Scoutmaster Troop 202
Eagle Scout - BSA /
Vigil Honor - Order of the Arrow