BattlBox Single Man Tent *Violent Thunderstorm*

In the early morning hours of July 21st, 2016 I rode a extreme thunderstorm while filming my review for the BattlBox Single Man tent. Not expecting the storm that night I had even considered not putting on the rain cover due to the heat... very glad I did! You can read more about the storm in this Newpaper Article:
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The tent held up well, a testament to any tent to withstand that level of storm. The storm caused widespread damage and effect thousands of peoples lives, I hope the best for everyone effected by this storm.
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[@Battlbox]

wow man! great video and extreme test!

[@eNosArmory]

Thanks! I trust this tent completely after that night!

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

Now that is a tent test review if I ever saw one. This is what I was looking for! Thanks!

[@Alan.livingston]

"Little chance of rain" Famous last words.

[@sarahwood8713]

im so cozy n snug watching this from the warmth of my bed lol i love it, its relaxing :D

[@jackg.7745]

The two folks who perished in this horrible storm were part of a Boy Scout troop from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex where I live. One was a young scout and the other was an adult troop leader. As you can imagine we received a lot of news coverage (I'm guessing more than the rest of the country outside of your general area) and it showed the massive devastation this storm caused. I'm glad that your and your companions weren't hurt in the storm. It's a great testament to this little tent that it held up as good as it did. I can live with some minor leaking in a storm like that. I have four of these tents. I haven't put them through anything like that storm but it's nice to know they'll hold up under some really bad conditions. Again...I'm glad that you were OK and thanks for sharing.

[@OTK_CONTENT_CLEARS]

Man, that is awesome. I would love to hear that four 8 hours then fall asleep to it. Great video

[@SARISS80]

What a brave soul. I would have scared out of my mind. With all that lightning and wind.

[@ArmoredGamingZ]

Important video. Good to know how good it holds up!

[@eNosArmory]

Thanks for watching!

[@wh33l6r]

That could be unnerving! At least you didn't jump out of the tent and run screaming like a maniac! Battlbox should at least send you a medal for bravery!!

[@sentaukrai]

I'm impressed and sold. An extra tarp for a rain cover to avoid any leakage, and some good tent stakes to keep everything tied down, and you're set.

[@xaderalert]

I'm thinking a coat or two of Camp Dry would do the trick.

[@sentaukrai]

Tanner Anders Fair enough but the extra tarp can have other uses. Such as a ground cover.

[@DrDennis]

Best review of this tent

[@TheJimtanker]

This is similar to what happened to me the first night I slept in my Hennessy hammock. This huge thunderstorm rolled through and the two Boy Scout troops at the lake had to leave. They left all their tents it came on so quickly. There were inches of water flowing across the ground and into the lake. I was high and dry in my Hennessy.

[@clobbyhops]

Wish you had outside footage, but none the less a awesome video, that rain would’ve put me asleep 💤

[@zentallian7444]

I know this is kind of late but was it completely dry in there?

[@mattkincannon6422]

I'm not sure how I ended up on this video but nice review. I actually have an identical tent made by eureka. All my friends made fun of me one camping trip when I set it up haha. They had your typical 4 man dome tents. The next morning after sunrise some strong straight line winds came through the camp and guess whose tent was the only one left standing? They never made fun of my little tunnel tent again lol

[@PrepperPotpourri]

Glad you are OK. That was an extreme tent test. My husband was stranded in Milwaukee because of fights being cancelled because of the storms.

[@eNosArmory]

Not a bad place to be stranded! Italian Fest is going on, good food! Glad it rained down here a bit to give my gardens a good drink while I was off in nature.

[@eNosArmory]

orionpalacios We are well known for our fights... if we can't engage in our fighting all travel and society in general comes to a complete halt until our epic fighting resumes. Stop on by and I'll show you.... not holding my breath though.....

[@broadwayFan28]

It is exciting to ride out a severe thunderstorm in a tent. I want to see someone YT a storm like this under their tarp. Not talking about hammock under a tarp, I want to see a ground tarp like a plowpoint.

[@btrain213]

Got caught in a bad storm back in 2016. Tree fell not 20ft. Away from our tent. Scary hearing that cracking. Thought I was gonna die right then and there.

[@bellawhite2924]

Intense! Well, she certainly held up well under that rainstorm. A great tent review; thanks.

[@gary123hey]

man, best tent review/test video

[@brianmcnellis5512]

I've seen this video 9751 times and I retired at the age of 19 to watch it all day, all night, 24/7 even while pro-creating, eating, drinking, sleeping because I don't really sleep, I rest, with dict-tape holding one eye open, then, the other. Food is delivered because I no longer drive, do laundry, shave, watch TV, go out, party, talk on the phone, play sports, wash the dishes, mow the lawn or pay my bills. I watch this video on my mobile phone which is always plugged into the charger. I live in a one man tent in a field....

[@bradbrazil6628]

The sound of rain is like sizzling bacon in a pan.... It makes me want to pee.😝

[@idxrk_rxsesi143]

Ew

[@bal590]

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[@tonysoprano3931]

Great video. Just wished it was longer especially the heavy thunderstorm

[@ChrisSlack]

Looks like you were dry. Sure beats a shelter made out of vegetation.

[@JoeFrohlich]

Excellent review. this was a great veview of a Battlebox item.

[@eNosArmory]

Thanks for watching! Totally unplanned at the time, just happened to do my review on a night of a major storm... during a week of camping. I can't say I would have done that on purpose...

[@scouttroop291]

i got same tent 1981 got it to day good to go in the snow to go in the snow too

[@Romenite]

Great video , the lightning behind ya while you were filming was wild i would have been worried . But i am a pro plus member also and it was great to see what the Battlebox tent can take in extreme condition's .

[@ronaldgordien6840]

I live in mpls. I love this video you did a great job and I'm a prude. I totally rip KZbinrs trying to Camp all the time pointing out on all their flaws but you are flawless.. totally Sweet video short and sweet.

[@romdj22]

Prayers coming to y'all from Madison brother hope you guys are recovering well

[@islamiclectures3337]

It's raining here in shanghai,but I'm still watching this video. #loverains

[@MikeHunt-sg7iw]

Mudasir Ahmad I'm moving to China in 2 weeks. Is camping allowed there?

[@alexderpyracc4053]

This happens every year when I go camping 🤣

[@derrickmurphy9988]

Great test well done.

[@derjager2991]

great tent/review

[@AyatollahKhomeiniSalleh]

Awesome test! Thank you!

[@theartfuldodger935]

But you forget about that bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups you were munching on earlier that night and you get awakened by a bear using that tent as a chew toy.

[@nemanjanemanjaa4551]

It's all fun and games untill bear tries to hide from the storm instead of looking for food in your tent 😂

[@nis4nerd13]

if you had to do that again, would you have dug a small trench around your tent going down him to keep water out, with that Mich rain it could have got in from flooding in through the bottom parts

[@davidbrown4449]

SOP for Marines when bivouacking for the night. There are some things that just stay with you. BTW, was at Camp Fuji in 1979 when Typhoon Tip hit the island. Lowest barometric pressure ever recorded, even to this day. You want straight wind/rain, we got it in spades, lost 27 Marines to bad planning and a super bad storm!

[@Nathanallenpinard]

That tent had a bathtub floor that was pretty high though. If he had a generic dome tent he'd be soaked.

[@Romin.777]

Eureka Spitfire Solo. Love it. 1.7 kilo, inner all mesh, you can sit in it, no belly sliding!! :)

[@ThirdDegreeWitchExplores]

GREAT VIDEO ! Big storm :/ (my birthday is july 21st)

[@jennygustafson8788]

I was in this storm while camping up at Manypoint (Northwest Minnesota) for a week long camp for Boy Scouts and was woken up in the middle of the night by this exact same Thunderstorm. We had to evacuate in the middle of the night and stayed in the Storm Shelter for over 2 hours. When we were walking back to our camp ground it was still dark and lightning and rain were still pounding us. When we made it to our campground, all of our cooking supplies and shelters(tents) were flattened or gone. By this time we were cold, wet, and tired but we had know idea what to do. One of the counselors, came by and we walked 2 miles to the Arts and Crafts building. I only got 30 minutes of sleep that night and guess what? That was our first night for a week long camp.

[@KillaZamii]

Fellow minnesotans here. Aye.

[@sifusasdo2314]

Cool Video 👍 Thank U for the Info and the Links 👍 U got a new subscriber....

[@sarahstrong7174]

A couple of face flannels are a handy thing to have with you to put under minor leaks.

[@mclovin8739]

Who is the band at the beginning? I used to listen to that tune a lot but have since forgotten who it was.

[@chrisconger8975]

Was there enough room to keep your pack and other gear in the tent?

[@pedalandpaddle1971]

Really glad to see you made it through that strom. I am thinking about subscribing to battlebox myself and have a question about the dimensions of the tent. I know its a one man tent but I'm 6'03" and 275 - 280lbs and a 90lb service dog. Will we both fit or should I stick with my 2 man tent. Hate the thought of having a tent, I can't use.

[@beauxtx1959]

VERY impressive!

[@ianmclaughlin4043]

Little chance of rain 🙄 famous last words💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@BlueberryStinkFinger62]

Most good tents will survive high winds a kodiak canvas tent with stood 108 mile an hour winds

[@bakerelkins469]

Holy crap

[@Surefiresecurity]

That tent is a dead ringer for the Snugpak Ionosphere. It gives me a great deal of confidence in mine if it can stand up to that sort of storm. Good kit.

[@Nathanallenpinard]

Been trying to figure out what tent I want for easy simple and effective setup. I have a 4 person that is heavy and cumbersome. We car camp but want to change spots every day (backpacking with gas I guess?) This video kind cinched it up for me, other than it's original designer Snug-box, which is about 50 bucks more but probably would not have had that drip issues as it's all sealed. Or the Eureka Solitaire which has some additional cool features for summer, but probably would not have lived through this weather. It's crazy you still got some rain on you just from it blowing in, as the sides on that thing are pretty high.

[@eNosArmory]

I trust this tent... been thru even more with it since this video and its a work horse.

[@Nathanallenpinard]

Good to know, seems they sell it on Amazon as well for only $100.

[@Nathanallenpinard]

Although zero reviews on Amazon for some reason.

[@stevesmith8854]

Awesome video

[@truongnd1]

sweet tent

[@bwiebertram]

I would sleep in this tent every time a rainstorm would happen

[@pancrack]

Looks like a copy of the Snugpak Ionosphere

[@MrLTD1100]

A shame there isn't any window or vent you could look out with.

[@twatson6252]

i was always told that if lighting strikes close to you that it will get you in a tent unless you are off the ground and insulated like on a wooden cot.

[@eNosArmory]

Im sure it could, ground current is very real. But no sense worrying about it unless theres something one can do about it. Here, there was not such options available. Besides, you are FAR more likely to hit by wind effect fallen limbs and trees then you are lightning... so there one more thing you can worry about too.

[@twatson6252]

I bet I would love to go on an motorcycle trip with just a backpack tent. However I came down with bad diabetes and heart trouble and get so sick and weak I only have about 3 hours a day i can function be safe.

[@GamingLife076]

Man Thunderstorms are scary as hell. props to you. I've probably would've ran to the car.

[@Nathanallenpinard]

If he was on the ground itself then that could possibly happen. But he was somewhat insulated as the floor of that tent is rubberized I think.

[@marius712000]

This looks remarkably like the snugpack ionosphere

[@angiekrajewski6419]

What about the leaking????

[@85bcole]

7:02 made me subscribe. hahaha

[@JBOutdoorsAndMore]

very nice video. loved the intro and your editing skills. thanks for sharing. and all the efforts it shows my friend. I subscribed to your channel would like to have your support as well. keep up the good work.

[@BlueTailSurvival]

Finding yourself in conditions like this is never fun. Well..it kind of is. This link is to a trip where we had some weather and thankfully had the gear to stay safe. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nl7VfpZ4os12nM0

[@leamerrill3618]

I’ve never camped before, I have a million questions! First and most important question, I saw that your tent is on the ground. How are you keeping the water from the ground out?! I feel like you are sitting in a pool of water,

[@eNosArmory]

No, I'm not sitting a pool of water.... its very easy to avoid this. FIRST... this was the middle of the summer, the ground was very dry and I knew that any rain we would get would simply run off. It would have taken DAYS and DAYS of rain to saturate the ground in the height of summer to even remotely create a situation where the bottom of my tent would have gotten wet. SECOND... if the above would even have been a remote possibility I would have simply used a ground tarp to avoid the averse effects. THIRD... Never pitch your tent in an area where water may "pool"... this is camping 101... camping requirers you to have a very basic ability to evaluate terrain. Put your tent on higher ground to avoid the water that flows to lower ground. If you pitch your tent on lower ground.... then yes, you will have water problems... and you deserve them... because you messed up. FORTH... I have been camping for nearly 4 decades... I have never had water problems.. because I was taught well, and am not a moron. FIFTH... If you have water problems in a tent, you may consider this a "learning opportunity". Ask Yourself: Did I pitch my tent on high ground??? Regardless of what the answer is you have a water problem... which means you didn't pitch your tent on high ground... which means your a moron.... which is why you and everything you own is wet. SIXITH... When camping, elevation is your friend. It literally has no side effects, unless you are in the Himalayans which means it has major side effects... so much so that a wet tent floor is not even a concern. SEVENTH... If a bit of a storm is enough to convince you not to go camping! If the threat of being wet is enough to thwart your ambitions! If the adverse nature of nature is enough to avoid nature.... then you were not meant to survive.

[@leamerrill3618]

Dynamic Prepper I’m very sorry. I never meant to offend you. Like I mentioned in my comment, I’ve never camped, so, no, I don’t know the basics of camping. Im an old lady, and I just wanted to ask a question. I apologize for upsetting you, it was not my intention. I don’t think I ever implied that you are a moron, but if that’s what you came away with from my simple question, I sincerely apologize. Please forgive this stupid old lady, and God bless all your camping trips.

[@tacticalministries3508]

did you have a tarp or something down under the tent? Last time I went camping was back in june and even with a tarp down under my tent I still got a lot of moisture in there from rain

[@eNosArmory]

I have a piece of tyvex that I cut to the footprint, but I don't use them in a tent review. With this tent I have yet to need it anyway.

[@Nathanallenpinard]

I've read that ground covers create a problem where the water goes under the tent but ON TOP of the ground cover and pools up under your tent. But ground cover of course is useful in rocky/root situations.

[@tokillamurderer]

@@Nathanallenpinard you need to either cut your footprint to the exact shape of the tent, or fold under the edges so it does not stick out past the edges of the tent.

[@tommills177]

Where can I get one?

[@Optionsaregood]

Awesome.

[@tonyn9858]

well-done tony uk

[@lightning8385]

3:46 ummmm lighting struck close to u it was probably 100-200 ft from u

[@gravitykillz924]

so that looks just like my snugpack ionosphere :0

[@xaderalert]

It is. Just rebranded.

[@justinriddensdale4750]

Exactly right...

[@tylarhaugan7908]

Tanner Anders snugpack makes it

[@mastaangler7055]

I message Battlbox, they say Snugpack doesn't make it.

[@FarzeeBhaichaara]

Will it survive a flash flood.

[@bikeracelegends957]

Sturdy

[@daviddiaz529]

Damn. Battlebox didn't even try to hide stealing the Snugpak Ionosphere design.

[@uncledisscary338]

Cool Video

[@traysonwhitworth8968]

Can someone give me a link to this ten?

[@tony-ce7qp]

wow wild store.

[@tony-ce7qp]

storm

[@Mail2elr]

You look just tad scared...

[@burstfireno1617]

Hmmm Battlbox obviously looks similar to Snugpak Ionosphere and Jack Wolfskin Gossamer

[@bibigreen6533]

looks like a ripoff to me!

[@stoiccroissant8897]

so this tent comes with the beginner 2016 box?

[@eNosArmory]

Yep, or you can buy it on their website.

[@esfowle]

Does this tent come with all new subscriber first boxes? Or is this a one and done, if you missed this month you missed out completely?

[@eNosArmory]

This box (with tent) goes to every new subscriber in 2016... Mission 1.2 is the 2016 new member starter box. You get Mission 1.2 first... then whatever the next month is from there.

[@esfowle]

+Dynamic Prepper, very nice. thank you for the information.

[@eNosArmory]

No problem, thanks for watching!

[@JFPriest]

what is your camera and Microphone set up ??

[@eNosArmory]

This video was shot entirely on my phone... I normally use a Panasonic sd90 but I'm pretty sure the battery was dead by that point in the trip.

[@chancebounds6964]

July 21 was my birth day and in 2016 I was 13

[@samsmith8870]

it's another snugpak ionosphere clone. Should hold up well

[@eNosArmory]

It has...

[@douglassterry8236]

A candle rub on th stitch ing it will waterproof the stitching vein a crayons will work

[@HammerofThor00]

I wouldn't say its a winner if you were getting a leak in one of the seams, honestly. Its probably not made by a very good company at all. Any tent should protect you from most of the rain but I wouldn't put much faith into something like that after several uses.

[@eNosArmory]

Its a Snugpak Ionosphere... quality tent. There is not such thing as a waterproof tent, all tents are sold as water-resistent... regardless of water they tell you. I own an outdoor supply business. We sell Kelty, Big Anges, The North Face and Mt Hardware for tents. All tents leak in the seams (100% of them) unless they are taped at the factory... most are not unless thats a feature you are buying in a "weatherproof" tent, or a "sealed" tent. All tents are sold as water-resistant... and manufactures suggest you seam seal them once a year as part of your routine maintenance. Typically, I seam seal a tent before I use it.... this one I did not for the review... which is why I would expect a seam to leak a tiny bit in driving rain storm. Its a simple and routine issue to fix. In most cases if I am expecting bad weather, I will string a tarp fly up over the tent anyway. After a year of useing this tent and just got back from a 2 weeks bike tour with it using every night (most of them wet) and being dry and snug.... its winner!

[@Nathanallenpinard]

Wait, so this is a battlbox tent right, not a snugpak? Or is battlbox paying snugpak to brand their own tents for the subscription?

[@justinrausch8819]

do you live in Minnesota?

[@eNosArmory]

Nope.... but travel there often.

[@deelbotas]

This tent is a copy cat from the snugpak ionosphere , the ionosphere is high quality.

[@darrellgoodman9585]

In the video that the B Box video that contained the tent BB said it had a value of 200.00 dollars and that's what that ionoshrere sells for so I would say it is a snugpak .

[@prmath]

The reason I Always cover it all with a tarp. Goofy looking? Yep it is but………..

[@BiLLz66614]

He looks like a Brian? You know what I mean?

[@uncleken7955]

No😐

[@dalemartin7205]

watch all your vids

[@tommywong3147]

Can't even see the inside....

[@eNosArmory]

It's a tent inside.

[@wullie9185]

Look the same as the snugpak ionosphere

[@LoderMike]

great video. love it. unless you were faking with a friend and a torch....

[@isaiahjohnston2158]

How much coffee have u had. 😳☕

[@jeetts59]

Why isn’t the ground flooded after so much rain?

[@eNosArmory]

1. The morning video is about 6 hours after the storm 2. It was a bad thunderstorm not a hurricane.

[@leoobooboo2296]

You look scared u will be ok

[@bradbrazil6628]

Smoke a jobie dude!

[@concernedcanadian6683]

Bored? No room for the girlfriend and I to play cards or scrabble or even cook a meal..

[@doobing]

i cant see paying 179 for a snupak clone

[@eNosArmory]

dunkin doobing Thats the "value"... we "paid" $50 for it as part of Mission 1.2. Its an awesome deal for a great tent. And is not a clone... snugpak makes it.

[@inthisdayandage2793]

snugpak huh lol

[@200xcBruce]

May want to seam seal the outer rain cover