Welcome to the board! smile

I'd put it inside the backpack, in a waterproof stuff sack, inside a pack liner, because I carry down quilts and don't like putting $500 in gear on the outside of the pack where a branch or random trip and fall into a stream will totally unmake my day. Sleeping pads, the tarp, the hammock, those I've put in pack outer pockets or strapped on the bottom or down the side.
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