 Price: $287.06
Features
| Material: |
[Walls] 20D 1.6oz woven nylon mesh, [Floor, Fly] 30D 1.94oz nylon ripstop, PU and silicon coating |
| Freestanding: |
Yes |
| Poles: |
3 |
| Pole Material: |
DAC Featherlite |
| Doors: |
1 Mesh |
| Clip / Sleeve: |
Clip |
| Floor Space: |
84 x 52in (214 x 132cm) |
| Interior Height: |
38in (96.5cm) |
| Vestibule Space: |
8sq ft (.74sq m) |
| Seam Sealed: |
Yes |
| Bathtub Floor: |
Yes |
| Ventilation: |
Mesh walls |
| Packed Size: |
6.5 x 16in (16.5 x 40cm) |
| Weight: |
3lb 6oz (1587g) |
| Recommended Use: |
Fast packing, backpacking, camping |
| Manufacturer Warranty: |
Lifetime |
Product Description
Camping can be tons of fun, but it loses its luster if you have to lug around a heavy tent. The Big Agnes Seedhouse SL 2 Tent gives you and your partner tons of room and protects you from crappy weather—and this tent does it while remaining under four pounds. A 3-pole system maximizes frame efficiency and maintains strength with aircraft quality aluminum. When the time comes to make camp, clip the pole frame into the tent body for an ultra-quick setup. When the whether turns foul, this tent's seamless bathtub floor and treated, waterproof fly keep you and your gear dry.
Bottom Line: When low pack weight is important, the Seedhouse SL2 rules the day.
Owner Reviews
With the Seedhouse SL2, I got everything as advertised. Number one, the weight: inlcuding ground cover and minimum stakes (6) this tent is under 4 lbs. Number two, is size. This is a two-person tent. I found it spacious for one person, but only slightly cramped for two. Nice vestibule size. I mean it's not big enough for a backpack, but there's plenty of room for boots, and then some--space for keeping boots dryer when it rains sideways.
Setup is better than the one-person version. The one-person relies on stakes to open up the foot of the tent, requiring an extra two stakes to setup. And, the one-person weight is *not* as advertised. I found only a 5-ounce difference between the one and two person models. Definitley not worth the loss of space and more difficult setup in my book.
The tent performed very well under adverse conditions. The factory-seam-sealing kept everything dry inside during a three-hour down-pour, and the tent was solid during windy conditions (gusts to 30 and several guy-out points I hadn't used yet).
Although the tent is well-ventilated (being an all mesh body), I did not find it too drafty (due to a well-engineered rain fly).
After ten years and having lead over 50 backpack trips, and having owned seven other backpacking tents (including Sierra Designs, Marmot, REI and Eureka) I reccomend this as the best 3-season, 2-man backpacking tent I have seen yet.
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