Packing Items in Outside Backpack Pockets

Video Transcript

"After you've packed everything that belongs inside the pack, those things that you are not going to need throughout the day and those things that you may need you packed near the outside, we're going to talk about the things that belong on the outside of the pack and one of the things that people don't really think about that does belong on the outside of the pack, not necessarily on the outside but one of the outside pockets at least, is your water bottle. You don't want to bury one of your water bottles deep in the depths of all your clothes and all your sleeping bag and everything because even though you have checked to make sure that it works you shouldn't count on it because there is always the chance that you didn't quite screw the lid on all the way so one of the water bottles we are going to put on the side pocket just to make sure, you don't want to put them in upside down. A sleeping bag is too big and awkward to fit inside the backpack so I mean I usually wrap my sleeping pad around my sleeping bag because it is waterproof and it gives me extra waterproofing so I put that op and after you strap it down you just tighten the straps so that it doesn't slideon the top and it is really easy to do if you have got an extra frame because you can just strap it on to the t anywhere. After that you are going to put the tent on there and also if you have an external frame there is this handy dandy spot where you can put your tent or your sleeping bag and you can switch them places it doesn't matter but you are going to need to get some straps or some rope or something to hold it on there. I prefer the straps like this because they usually stay put better than the rope does but that goes on the bottom of the pack and you want everything to be cinched up very very tight because if it is moving around while you are hiking it will be really distracting and it is also very inefficient and then if there is anything awkward that didn't fit in your pack before like pots or pans or your camp shoes you can usually find a place to strap them in or snug them in there somewhere because you are not going to be doing a whole lot of jostling or bouncing and they will probably stay put."