SeekOutside Floorless Shelter Teepee setup and Review - ultralight tent
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ย. 2018
- I’ve been using the SeekOutside 8 man Teepee and stove on most of my backcountry hunts for the past 3 years. This video shows how to set up the teepee using the center pole as a radial measuring stick which allows you to get it right the first time every time, no need to adjust stakes after the initial setup. I also discuss some of the ups and downs of floorless shelters from real world experience.
The 8 man is big enough for 4 guys and all the gear for a 10 day hunting trip but that’s about as many dudes as I’d want to cram into the shelter for any length of time. Three guys would be a little better, and two with stove and all the gear allows way more than enough room. Although the 8 man is overkill for one guy backpacking it's very doable if a few guys are going and want to split gear between themselves.
The ultralight wood stove is an absolute game changer for late season backcountry hunts or winter camping trips. Being able to get a fire going, put the coffee on, and warm the tent before ever getting out of your sleeping bag will make getting up on those frigid mornings a pleasure (come on, you know you’re guilty of not wanting to get out of your bag when the temperature plummets)!
We had the teepee out last year on a late season elk hunt when the temperature was way below zero, minus 13 before wind chill to be exact. But even with subzero temps you could get the tent to 70 degrees in just a few minutes and have to coffee brewing before ever slipping out of your snug down bag. You know what, forget that, it’ll make you soft. You should forget all that and cultivate a tough mental attitude…
Seriously though, I’ve been very impressed with how well this system works. The tent and stove are very light weight, made in the USA, constructed very well, and has not let me down in three years of hard use in Idaho’s backcountry. If you’ve got any questions about this set up or any of the gear I use, just leave a comment and I’ll do my best to answer your questions.
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Hi Clay, always appreciate your vids. I have a tip for you. We've been using their 12 man (they made a prototype for me as they weren't making that big a tipi back then) for close to 10 years to pack into the wilderness here in CO. You can save some weight by using a small rope, cut to the right length, to mark your perimeter. Put a loop on one end. We put a stake in the middle and then use a tent stake to scribe the perimeter in the dirt. Then use that same rope to go cut a small dead tree down to the right length for your pole. Leave some branch stubs on it to hang stuff on. Works great for lights, drying clothes, etc.
Excellent tips!
Super great idea!, you made a bell tent out of a teepee. Much more space. Great idea
This answered many questions I had on tipi tents and stoves - thank you for taking the time to put this together.
The stick guy line is a great idea! Thanks man.
No problem!
I’m going to switch from wall tents in the back country to one of these. One of the best gear videos I’ve watched. The comments are very useful as well. Nice job.
Thanks
As usual, great video, Clay! I've had my Seek Outside 4 man Tipi Tent for 3 years now, and still got some tips from this video.
Thanks Patrick
I felt like a little kid at a magic show when you flipped out that stove pipe.
Man, you need to do this more (or I need to follow you more). This was the BEST demonstration on the tent and stove setup I have seen. Super simple and covered it all, with experience thrown in. S.O. needs to hire you to do all of their demos and media.
Haha, you should call them up and tell them that!
Awesome tutorial! I just ordered the Redcliffe and the large U turn for a Late season Julie hunt in the Frank. Super excited. Thanks
Awesome! Good luck on the hunts.
Great video! I was thinking of ordering the 8 man tipi and will do so tomorrow. Appreciate the good setup instructions!
No problem
Great Tips! Looking to get into hot tent camping this winter and picked up Seek Outside's LBO and Large Stove. Will post videos of my learning experience.
I have the same tent and I love it. Thanks for the stick tip!
you're welcome
I love those tents of course I'm partial to tipi style shelters myself. Great tutorial as always 👊
thanks
thanks again awesome
Good Video! Subscribed. Hope you had a good hunting season! Still isn't over yet here, but hope you got your freezer stocked up! I've been looking at tipi tents all year on You Tube and other methods, and your demonstration shows some specific questions I had answered. Wish you mentioned your height, so I could estimate your height to the height of the tent. As well I would love to hear the weight in the video so I didn't have to look it up! But beyond that great job. Showing how each person does their setup sometimes helps me determine more of what I am looking for in a hot tent. Very much appreciated and hats off!
Thanks Neil. I’m 6’ for the record.
Hey Clay, gonna pick up a red cliff this year. I’ll make sure to em know you sent me!
Much appreciated!
Couldn't see exactly, but it looked like you tied a Taut-line hitch. I prefer the slippery grip hitch, but they essentially work the same for adjusting the tension.
I'll check that out.
Looks good. Very similar price to the kifaru.
Clay, great work! What stove size do you recommend for 8 man tipi?
Thanks
Good tip from John Lovell on making own pole!
Awesome
I don’t recall what stove I have. Seems like it’s about 8x10x18 or so. I don’t have it here handy.
Clay do you believe one could set a tarp down on the days, places, or in situations where condensation could be an issue?
If the condensation is coming from the ground it would probably help.
Clay, Have you ever had any issues with rattle snake with the floorless tents? I hunt down near Salmon and have run into rattle snakes on the trail and have been a little freaked out about floorless tenting.
I haven’t personally
Is the tent material rip stop? Also, does the stove come with a spark arrestor?
Yes, it’s ripstop silnylon. I think my stove has a spark arrest in the damper.
Ive been trying to figure it out but do not understand what the advantage of not having a floor is it just a weight thing? Do you use a ground cloth? Thank you love the videos.
Ps that stovepipe is super slick
It cuts weight, but the big thing for me is that a floorless does accumulate a bunch of dirt. I use a ground cloth when it’s wet out.
Clay, are you still using this setup? Do you like the titanium stove and chimney? I'd like to see what you recommend now, three years down the road. Thanks.
Yes and yes. I still use this when weight is an issue. We have a big canvas wall tent when weight isn't an issue.
How do you secure the stakes to the loops? The stakes have a small indentation and rope loop but I can't seem to figure out how to secure it with the tent loop sliding off of the stake.
The stakes are angles outwards. The tension of the tent holds them on.
Cool lite weight setup do they ship to the UK ?
Probably, send them an email to see. And be sure to let them know where you saw it. ch
Us a string with to loops in it half of yr radius , put yr center pin in put the line loop over it and then stretch out yr sting. And put the next pin using the other loop and just walk around you will get a perfect circle every time.
only with a zero stretch string though.
We've got one of these tipis. How tall are you anyway?
6’
Modified round turn with two half hitches.
How do you pitch a teepee on rocky ground?
Put some paracord through the tie out points and stack rocks on it. You can also put rocks on the bottom skirt.
Lot of set up but looks like it would be a good tent when finished.
It actually goes up a lot faster than most large tents, and it's easy to do by yourself.
Amazing location. Where is this? 😊
Idaho
@@clayhayeshunter ...Looks like The Boulder Mt's to me,..just past Phantom Hill ; )
nice tent! I think the knot you used was a rolling hitch?
I’m pretty positive it’s a tautline hitch. I’m not sure what a rolling hitch is (could be a different name for it). Again “pretty” positive.
What's the stove called???
It's just the mid size stove from SeekOutside.
Who knew Crocs make good camp shoes...
damn straight!
The minute you said bear hunting I switched off disgusted , how anyone in their right mind could do that!, Jesus .
Why? Bear tastes great!
Keep on eating your granola and wearing birkenstocks...nobody cares.