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Posted By: Kevin_T Seek Outside Silex - 07/16/19
Hey guys , new tent the silex 1.5



Silex 1.5 Person Backpack Hunting Tent

Let me know if you have any questions.

Posted By: BeanMan Re: Seek Outside Silex - 07/16/19
Awesome little ultralight, I got to lay down in one at the shop.
Posted By: MadMooner Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/11/19
Ive been looking at getting a lightweght shelter for backpack hunts. Room for gear and a dog. This looks pretty sweet!

Anybody have any time in one? Hows it do for condensation? Need to leave a flap "wide" open to vent decently?

I dont hunt with two hiking poles. Imagine a collapsing pole of approriate size would be easily sourced?
Posted By: RockChucker30 Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/12/19
Easily sourced poles... https://seekoutside.com/carbon-pole-for-trekking-pole-tents/

Condensation - it does really well with condensation if pitched tall with 130-140 mm poles to get the entire skirt up. If pitched down, you can easily vent by lifting the doors a bit. They will get flappy in wind, but rain still funnels down so the door venting is a tradeoff that works great most of the time.

Section Hiker just got done with a long review.

https://sectionhiker.com/seek-outside-silex-zipperless-shelter-review/
Posted By: MadMooner Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/12/19
👍

Thanks!
Posted By: smokepole Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/13/19
Originally Posted by Kevin_T

Let me know if you have any questions.


Very cool, how much space between the poles?
Posted By: RockChucker30 Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/13/19
48" between the poles. The geometry is tricky but works great. The tent is small at head and foot and big at your sides, so most of the space is reachable.

Even though it's fairly small, sleeping on the diagonal I squeezed in a 7' long X 8" tall cot (go-cot) with a 3" thick X 30" wide sleeping pad on top and could still get the doors closed fine. I was really surprised it fit.

The geometry really maximizes comfortable, usable space and minimizes space you don't need or use. So max usable at minimum weight. The sitting headroom feels huge for the size.
Posted By: smokepole Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/14/19
I'm thinking if you had to squeeze in two people, you could angle the poles out a little at the base for a little extra elbow room??
Posted By: Kevin_T Re: Seek Outside Silex - 11/15/19
You can sleep two opening to opening more like a two pole a frame style tarp. It's a little tight for people over 6ft tall , but for a bivy, spike or UL setup certainly do able.
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