So many tents. All future tents that I might buy need to have one thing. And that's a entry hole for the tent stove pipe when you want to go hot tenting.I like the brand "pomoly" for it. Tents are pricey so I like to have the option for hot tenting.
Just ran across this shelter today and it definitely looks like it will fit my needs. I would most likely opt for the nest as well, to many rattlesnakes where I camp so anything to keep them out works for me. Thanks for the no nonsense setup/review, gave me all the info I needed. Got my sub too...😉
Good review👍 The silex is a good tent, I personally don't like it above treeline. I find it doesn't handle snow loading very well but that's not what It's designed for. It also flaps a little too much in the wind for my liking but if I'm going fast and light in the timber this is the tent I grab. I bought a tarptent solid inner that fits it pretty good and provides good protection from blowing snow. For reference, I own a cimarron and silvertip as well. Keep up the good work!
Any idea which model inner from tarp tent you’re using? Does it fit pretty well? I’m looking for a nest as well but can’t quite get myself to pull the trigger on a $200 nest.
@@MrDaSpindler yes it's the stratospire 1 solid inner. It fits ok, took a bit of playing to get it and it's not perfectly taught but I have it integrated so it pitches with the shelter and doesn't require extra pegs. The Stratospire is an offset design so I wonder if they're Notch inner may fit better? But overall it fits pretty decent and provides the protection and warmth I was looking for
I spent 21 days in it this past September in Montana and never noticed it. If it is an issue, you can also pitch the tent in a way where there's not a gap between the tent walls and the ground. Since I made this video, Seek Outside gave me a code to give out to anyone interested in purchasing it to save 5%. Just use code eastmeetswest Hope that helped! Thanks
@@nicholascrawford2583 I've done both, but didn't use the nest at all on that trip. We didn't have a ton of rain, but one day it rained the entire day and night and it never got wet inside. I do make sure not to set it up in a hole where water might collect, but that hasn't been a problem in the roughly 60+ days I've spent in it since I made this video.
@@drytool No idea how the zipperless design is patentable - I know of a number of other shelters that had similar sliding doors years ago, and flat tarpers do this too. There is prior art. Either the patent won't stand, or it's for a very narrow and specific feature.
Seek Outside are smart folks, but I really don't get the benefit of the zipless design. Yes, it's failsafe. But quality straight zips don't fail, in my experience, if you look after them. (It's curved zips that are vulnerable.) And the lack of a zip means giving up a great deal of flexibility with the vestibule, particularly in wet weather. Am I missing something here??
Really like this shelter, used it in Colorado this past season and will continue to use it this summer in VT and hopefully again in CO.
So many tents. All future tents that I might buy need to have one thing. And that's a entry hole for the tent stove pipe when you want to go hot tenting.I like the brand "pomoly" for it. Tents are pricey so I like to have the option for hot tenting.
This tent also comes in a version with a stove pipe hole
Just ran across this shelter today and it definitely looks like it will fit my needs. I would most likely opt for the nest as well, to many rattlesnakes where I camp so anything to keep them out works for me. Thanks for the no nonsense setup/review, gave me all the info I needed. Got my sub too...😉
Good review👍 The silex is a good tent, I personally don't like it above treeline. I find it doesn't handle snow loading very well but that's not what It's designed for. It also flaps a little too much in the wind for my liking but if I'm going fast and light in the timber this is the tent I grab. I bought a tarptent solid inner that fits it pretty good and provides good protection from blowing snow. For reference, I own a cimarron and silvertip as well. Keep up the good work!
Any idea which model inner from tarp tent you’re using? Does it fit pretty well? I’m looking for a nest as well but can’t quite get myself to pull the trigger on a $200 nest.
@@MrDaSpindler yes it's the stratospire 1 solid inner. It fits ok, took a bit of playing to get it and it's not perfectly taught but I have it integrated so it pitches with the shelter and doesn't require extra pegs. The Stratospire is an offset design so I wonder if they're Notch inner may fit better? But overall it fits pretty decent and provides the protection and warmth I was looking for
Thinking of getting this tent, never used a tent like this. Does wind not come in through the gap near the ground?
I spent 21 days in it this past September in Montana and never noticed it. If it is an issue, you can also pitch the tent in a way where there's not a gap between the tent walls and the ground. Since I made this video, Seek Outside gave me a code to give out to anyone interested in purchasing it to save 5%. Just use code eastmeetswest Hope that helped! Thanks
@@BeauMartonik Awesome, thanks for the input and the code! Montana is exactly where I'd be using it for hunting.
@@BeauMartonik Did you use the nest with it? Is that necessary for avoiding a wet ground in your experience?
@@nicholascrawford2583 I've done both, but didn't use the nest at all on that trip. We didn't have a ton of rain, but one day it rained the entire day and night and it never got wet inside. I do make sure not to set it up in a hole where water might collect, but that hasn't been a problem in the roughly 60+ days I've spent in it since I made this video.
Check it out it's a copy of the Durston X-Mid 2p
No, it certainly is not. It's much closer to the Tarptent notch, but the zipperless design is unique and patented.
@@drytool No idea how the zipperless design is patentable - I know of a number of other shelters that had similar sliding doors years ago, and flat tarpers do this too. There is prior art. Either the patent won't stand, or it's for a very narrow and specific feature.
Seek Outside are smart folks, but I really don't get the benefit of the zipless design. Yes, it's failsafe. But quality straight zips don't fail, in my experience, if you look after them. (It's curved zips that are vulnerable.) And the lack of a zip means giving up a great deal of flexibility with the vestibule, particularly in wet weather. Am I missing something here??