u/Eifand

I'm always paranoid about putting them in my backpack. I'm afraid they might poke into my other softer gear like sleeping bags or pad. For now, I put them off to one side, making sure the tail end is all the way at the bottom of the pack. Either that or I straight up just carry them on one of my shoulder straps.

I’m just thinking a common word of advice is to check the weather forecast before going out but what if you are 3 days into a 7 day thru-hike in the Cairngorms where there isn’t a signal and you can’t get the latest forecast? Winds could pick up at any time and then it might be too late to turn back.

Edit:

Commenter u/Realistic-Muffin-165 raised an interesting question, how did they make do without weather forecast apps in the old school times?