Heavy Rain!! / Test your gear / Seek Outside Silex

[@willisblevins3759]

Very good show I like the looks of that tent

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This is a very interesting and somewhat unique tent. I like it. Seek Outside makes top notch high quality gear. I will be doing a full review in the near future.

[@P4NMAN]

What an interesting design! So cool! 👌

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

These are pretty cool tents

[@projectknifehand]

The zipperless system is definitely interesting. Pretty cool setup

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Interesting is a good way to put it. This is a really cool tent

[@projectknifehand]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Yeah it's awesome. You know up until a couple years ago (literally a couple) I did not even know some tents do not come water proof lol. So it is still cool to me to see different designs.

[@Skills2survive]

Very cool and interesting tent ! I dont think I have ever seen a zipperless tent... Its definitely pretty cool though. Glad to see it held up in the rain storms !

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This is a very interesting tent. Unique and well made. However, I am not 100% sold on the zipperless design yet. I need more time with it before I solidify my thoughts. That said, real cool tent

[@acgmoulton]

I've had the silex for over 2 years now. For a fast and light trip it's great but the zipperless doors for me aren't my favorite, I love the concept but in reality, getting in and out requires you to put on rain gear if there's condensation as you have to press your back pretty hard into the canopy in order to reach the linelocs for the door system.... great tent non the less if you can get past that little quirk👍

[@hike-bike-paddle-and-drone]

That is one nice light weight tent! I really like that sliding fly door access! I have been a hammock sleeper for a while now because sleeping on the ground (even with a pad) is rough on my old bones but I recently bought the Helinox Cot and that is a gamechanger for me! I might be adding tents back into my carry items depending on the situation and this one looks inviting! Thanks for the review Justin!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This is a really cool system. I do feel like it is a tad heavy, but there is a ton of room in this thing. Those cots are really nice. Plenty of room for a cot in this tent when used without the inner tent. However, I don't think there will be enough room in the inner tent for a cot. My pad alone is a tight fit. I am going to be doing a full review on this tent soon, I will make sure to demonstrate it's capabilities

[@unpavedexplorer338]

Very good time to test that tent.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Indeed it was!

[@thaddeusmikolajczyk4518]

Good test and review.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you Thaddeus

[@jerryg957]

Nice comprehensive review, thanks.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you Jerry

[@maryelizabeth8839]

Seek Outside Silex that is some tent!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This is a very cool tent. Very well made, and waterproof LOL

[@ulbushcrafting6592]

Awesome

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you

[@bobarel7486]

Great review!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks man. Great tent!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Awesome video.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you Dave. I am glad you enjoyed it

[@AdventureswithSpackmann]

Nice!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks bro

[@timg7627]

There’s a lot of really appealing details about this shelter. However I feel it’s lacking without at least one peak vent. Also if it was sil poly that would be advantageous.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I agree 100% on both accounts. It is a cool tent, but we had our time together and I have moved on. It wasn't for me

[@timg7627]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods I hear ya. Ive almost Purchased this numerous different times but haven’t done it yet. I just know that after a few trips I’ll move on to something else.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

@@timg7627 The Cimarron is much better hot tent. Much more usable space. Not that much heavier

[@SeniorHiker77]

That was great that you figured out that small leak. Bone dry.👍

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I felt like such an idiot when I realized what had happened🤣

[@sibamukhi3235]

Good review 👍

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you

[@budtate401]

Nice vid

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you Bud

[@seanohara80]

Have you already done the full review or is it coming out still?

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This tent belonged to a friend of mine. I used it a few times and gave it back. This was not the tent for me. Unfortunately I never did a full review on it.

[@piche090391]

would you recommend getting the nest or the cub stove for it??

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I would absolutely recommend getting a nest for it if you plan to use it in bug season. The cub would be a great stove for this tent, but it will be a tight fit. Very doable but It is not a very large tent. And, You will not be able to use a stove and a nest at the same time. Personally it is too small for my preference in a hot tent. I like a bit more space. If you really want to hot tent with it, I would suggest looking at the Seek Outside Guardian. It is the same exact design, just a bit bigger...more suited towards hot tenting. Here is a link to itseekoutside.com/guardian/

[@Doc_Watson]

Would have run out and checked for a pot of gold in the tent while the rainbow was there. 🙂

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

....I may have lol

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

and if there was, I would never tell....but there would be signs....lol

[@tullochgorum6323]

I simply don't get the zipperless door design. As you say, when it's up it's going to be flapping around, and it's going to be pooling water too. In terms of organising shelter for cooking and venting it's far less flexible than a zippered vestibule - and with reasonable care a short, straight zipper should last for the life of the shelter.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I agree 100% I am not a fan of the zipperless door system

[@jacobpoucher]

Lol remember all that time ago when I recommended seek outside over luxe? (It was probably one of your first luxe vids) pretty funny if you ask me!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I do remember. I was not prepared to spend the extra money at the time. I have had 4 Luxe tents.Those 4 tents taught me what I wanted out of a hot tent. ..can you imagine the collective cost of 4 seek outside tents?!! I have the Cimarron, and this Silex was loaned to me by a subscriber. That said, you were right about Luxe the whole time. And Seek Outside. Seek makes awesome gear

[@jacobpoucher]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods I say these 2 things all the time . Buy once cry once. Ya gotta pay to play.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

@@jacobpoucher I tend to agree. For the most part I would say that is true. However, buy one $400-500 to realize its too small....then buy another to find you don't quite like the shape, the next one turns out you wish was taller....that all adds up. That is why I am fine with the route I took. Just part of the process. Now I absolutely know what I want out of a hot tent, so I will happily spend a ridiculous amount of money on quality tents. And I have these Luxe tents to sell off to help ease the pain. I learn best through personal experience. lol

[@jeffjackson5331]

Cool

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you

[@jeffjackson5331]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods you're very welcome sir

[@bigsky2081]

Been waiting for this. Very well done. I'm wondering if it is possible to have the doors partly open in light rain situations, that would be ideal. Thanks for a great review!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Absolutely possible to have the doors partially open in light rain, however, if it is windy the flaps are going to toss water everywhere. I am not 100% sold on the zipperless design yet......but this is a really cool tent

[@bigsky2081]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Thanks for your reply. I'm still leaning towards the MSR.😊

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

@@bigsky2081 If I had to pick one of the two.....it would be the MSR

[@vinoto]

Great review. Did you get this with the factory seam seal option from seek outside ?

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This tent was loaned to me. The owner of the tent sealed it himself

[@InTheFieldWithSarge]

Awesome video Justin but I still have the better tent ⛺😉

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

LOL! I am glad you like your tent!!!