This information and comments are making me rethink what tent I was planning to use next week...
In my experience it's worked better to assume the pack is going to get wet and just stuff all the wet stuff right in the main compartment. Anything I need to stay dry goes in a dry bag pack liner or Ziploc. This system just seems easier to manage than using wet and dry bags in a dry pack with a wet rain cover that might end up holding water in the bottom and soaking your pack and makes everything inaccessible.
I hunt almost exclusively in western Washington on the cascade crest. Those single layer tipis/tarps are ok if the trip is short, humidity is low or if it doesn’t plan to rain but my goodness is a second layer a comfort upgrade. It rains/sleets on 85% of my hunts. I’m someone who tries a lot of different gear and I’ve run single layer shelters by Kifaru and Seek Outside and traditional tents by MSR and Hilleberg and in the end I can never justify the weight savings or space increase afforded by a single layer tent. Also the whole stove thing is just ANOTHER thing to do when you could be sleeping or eating. Just my perspective coming from a wet state
It adds ouzes but I use a dry bag (what I use on rapids when rafting) inside main compartment of pack and then have a pack cover. Its saved me a lot of times in essentials not getting wet in the backcountry.
