Took 90 minutes to realize the tent pole bag had a false bottom

Set up my new 4-person tent at Lost Lake last Saturday and the rain fly pole was nowhere in the main bag, so I tore through my truck and every pocket for an hour while the mosquitos had a feast. Finally looked inside the pole bag again and there was a hidden zippered compartment underneath, the pole had been in there the whole time. Has anyone else found secret stash spots in gear that made you feel like an absolute fool?

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the_susan1mo ago

Fast way to find out if it's actually a problem is to set it up in the living room first. That's what I did with my last tent and found a missing stake in about two minutes, not two hours. The false bottom thing sounds like a weird design choice though. Maybe they did it to keep the poles from jabbing the bag material, who knows. At least you found it before dark, could've been worse.