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    Why is Seek Outside giving gun control advocate Ryan Busse air time?

    Myself, and Seek in general have always been naturally curious. Being naturally curious leads us to experiment with fabrics and designs. This natural curiosity means we are open to discussing, learning, and deciding if it is useful to us. In 2021, we recorded our second podcast with Ryan...
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    Seek Outside Guardian floorless shelter review ***updated 1/22/23***

    Quick question . The Title says Floorless, but the review also used the inner . Is it fair to just say shelter , or maybe adaptable shelter ?
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    Seek Outside DCF Available Again

    SilPoly is more promotion than substance IMO. The research doesn't back it up
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    Seek Outside Kenai 5400 Pack Review ***updated 12/25/22***

    Here is our reasoning. One , a lot of people duo prefer the gatekeepers, though I get a buckle being faster ... I guess there is not a consensus. In our asking of customers ... it comes out about 50/50. It is also relatively simple to convert gatekeepers to having buckles. Just buy some 3/4...
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    Merino wool

    Not really a wool brand, but Polartec Power Wool , in its lightest for is really soft.
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    Issue with Seek Outside hipbelt

    Please send a photo to our customer service at info @ Seekoutside.com
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    Frozen ground tent stakes?

    Nail style , can be alum as Easton , big metal spikes or somewhere i between . You can also use screws like concrete or ice
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    Expanding your sleeping bag's range : bag liner or over bag which is better ?

    It all depends on what you are trying to achieve. I have used two quilts , one inside the other, to below 0 on a good pad. You can also do the Nalgene bottle trick , which will create a lot of heat for a couple hours. Synthetic , over down, in long term below freezing can offer some...
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    El Coyote vs Western Mountaineering

    It is all in the way you calculate the fill. WM''s are naturally over filled due to how they calculate it.
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    Feathered Friends vs Western Mountaineering

    Both are great . WM bags seem cut a little larger and FF more alpine . Think of it as like a Patagonia base vs Sitka . If I could only have one bag ever .. it’s the WM badger
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    Mid-Layer Shootout Review ***Updated 2/18/23***

    For me , alpha direct is the bomb … paired with a good moisture movement shell. Ive been using a NeoShell that I like a lot and the pairing is great
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    When did SO stop offering OD and Coyote pack colors?

    It was a real issue , for almost 2 years. Now we manufacture them sort of in a group. There will be an opportunity to order them in November , we are working on the details.
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    Can someone explain the seek outside backpack platform

    The suspension is basically all the same . The divisions are - integrated vs breakaway ( breakaway the bag can be separated from the suspension - bag size (3500 / 4800 / 63000 / 5400) - Unaweep / goshawk use talons , Merlin , wingspan pockets , lid - to add extra organization . Goshawks have...
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    When did SO stop offering OD and Coyote pack colors?

    We have offered Dyneema in the past. Usually we do it like a drop almost. We may do some again. We can get to a gray color, but not MC or similar on this fabric. When we introduced the new packs, we did so at the Western Hunt Expo. We also offered them with a Wolf gray option , that was a...
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    When did SO stop offering OD and Coyote pack colors?

    FYI - The charcoal is surprisingly muted in the field. It's a bit bright, an shiny on our stock photos. I think we are going to change that. Frankly, all of us are hunters, and all of us were suspicious of the charcoal, and all of were pleasantly surprised in the field.
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