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Very similar set up to my discreet camping kit Montgomery.
This was the set up to ride from Southampton to Glasgow a few years ago. The main difference (apart from the bike which I still have) is the ortlieb saddle bag doesn’t work with a dropper so that’s why I went with the Tailfin. The ortlieb 
bag is amazing and I still use it occasionally. It’s surprising the amount of kit you can get in it.
The inner and outer when packed together is a bit long to fit on the bars. I think with another couple of goes folding it differently and I could get it to work.
For separate inner/outer pitching tents I'll sometimes put each in their own dry bag for ease of packing. It also means that if you need to pack quickly you can dispense with the fold-a-rama and just stuff them in.
On my recent 4 day trip, partly due to the heat, my arse blistered where my shorts and saddle met, despite chammy cream. This happened on day one...
So my bikepacking equipment question is what are the best undershorts for long days in the saddle.
My usual riding is 2-3hrs so I have never noticed how uncomfy my current shorts are.
I'm not sure what the comfiest are, but my advice is when doing several days in the saddle consecutively, use different brands. Slightly different seams etc so you don't just rub or pressure one place.
I have some baleaf, endura, arsuxeo and mountneer padded shorts and van rysel bib shorts
The inner and outer when packed together is a bit long to fit on the bars. I think with another couple of goes folding it differently and I could get it to work.
I put my tents in a compression sack - it really makes a difference.
https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/air-compressor/
Also you open the debate - fold and roll tents or stuff them at random?
I also have compression drysacks for other stuff
Sound advice. I did that but sadly the damage was already done.