Inside or out?

[John Fenna]

Inside! Always INSIDE - anything else is asking for trouble from snags , thorns, water, thieves etc etc.
All my kit goes inside except for hard items such as my axe.
If you cannot get it inside your pack is too small. I use 100l sacks....
Also things swinging about on the outside upset your balance/rythem an make you tired faster.
One of the saddest things I have seen in an airport is a rucksack coming up at luggage reclaim with a sleeping bag half out of its stuffsack spewing its entrails all over the place, well shredded!
Inside is best!

 

[born2roam]

If in a backpack, then usually in a bin liner, loosely stuffed, but definitely INSIDE.

Keeping it dry, unsnagged, and like John said, the balance/rythm aspect counts too.

If not in a backpack then most likely in a dry bag / barrel... but DRY and protected always!

Only other option is inside the swagroll on the roof/back of a "ute" when travelling Down Under

Grtz Johan

 

[Zammo]

I have a Nonook and a Sabre 45, so having it inside would fill up the entire backpack. So my bag goes on the outside in a drybag.

 

[StJon]

Since I got a down bag I can get it in the bottom of my Macpac torlesse in a compression bag. The only thing on the outside is tent poles if I'm camping.

 

[Pang]

always inside in a plastic bag, acts as a cushion for my more fragile gear whici i back on the top. Also never want to risk sleeping in a wet sleeping bag hahaha

 

[demographic]

In a drybag inside the rucksack.

 

[In Wood]

I have voted Inside, But if it is winter and I am carrying my winter down MOD dos bag then it goes outside as the room it takes up is used for more warm layers and hammock blanket etc.

But any other time I carry a Coleman dos bag and it compacts nicely and fits in the bottom of my bergan.

So we could have another vote option of "depends on which bag" or "Summer in winter out"

 

[shep]

Definitely inside. I hate having anything on the outside of my pack except my axe and sometimes wet clothes in the bungees.

 

[Surrey Yeoman]

Inside, in a compression sack, in a drybag.

 

[Mikkel]

If you need to strap your sleeping bag on the outside of your backpack, then i think it's time to get a bigger pack, or figure out what to leave home instead. OR get a smaller sleeping bag.
There are many arguments as to why you should not have the sleeping bag on the outside, and some of the most important have already been mentioned

 

[Agile]

Outside in it's waterproof stuff-sack. Haven't had any problems at all and it makes a great seat when you arrive at camp.

 

[Chester`C]

If I choose to sleep on the floor I generally have mine outside the rucksack as I can role it inside my bivi bag with my mat then at the end of the day sling your tarp up unroll your bivi with its contents and hey presto beds ready and it always stays dry as its inside the the gortex biv

 

[Bootstrap Bob]

Outside for me but inside my bivvi and in a waterproof stuff sac.

 

[bushcraft Snow]

Always at the bottom of my pack in a dry bag..

im the same as shambling shaman at the bottom in a waterproof bag

 

[Northern Giant UK]

Always inside for me.
Usually I wrap it inside a small rubble bag (blue type), they're thick & cheap (hmmn, reminds me of my first wife ) and pack nicely in the bottom part of my pack which being an 88L leaves plenty of room for other stuff.

Kev