Originally Posted by
BigAura
I agree with your point on wet tents. And although I posted my list in which the tent is stored (in plastic) with other items, it's not my preference. You can see for my 2-weeks tour I moved it to the tail. But I actually like having my tent in a front with other wet items like water-filtering-stuff and rain gear. I prefer the quick & simple on-off-attachment of panniers especially in circumstances when doing a portage in the backcountry.
Different strokes, I guess. Personally, I don't have any "wet items" that I put in panniers, especially Ortliebs. In 14 years of using them, I've never had one go mildewy. My "wet items" travel outside until they are dry. That includes rain gear and tent.
If I'm doing off-road touring, I use a different approach entirely that doesn't use panniers.