Originally Posted by
BobG
I pack my small tent in a front pannier just because I have the spare room to do so. Everything else in that bag, rain and foul weather gear, is allowed to get wet. I don't use the tent's stuff sack because it's oblong shape would not effectively fill the shape of the pannier. Any dampness from the previous night will travel one day with no ill effects and will evaporate in one hour after being set up that afternoon.
Yep. My experience is identical to BobG's.
The concept is the same with a wet tent rolled and strapped on --> you don't want to leave it packed up for more than the day when wet.