Seek Outside Silvertip

[Tim in Wa.]

For the guys running stoves in their Silvertip s what are you using? I'm assuming a 6' pipe is best

 

[mfllood3800]

Love the SO tipis- so easy and fast to set up. Plenty light and pack so small.

 

[sveltri]

They have s chart on their website that lists the appropriate length stove pipe for each shelter.

 

[Ross]

I just got mine and went with a LiteOutdoors 18 inch stove. I am coming from a supertarp and small box stove. That stove was just too small to keep things going as you had to continuously feed it. This new stove is very well thought out and large enough to burn for quite awhile
Keys for me on the stove. Large opening to get bigger wood in it, well designed this unit has no wing nuts or little things to worry about losing. I did not get the baffle and got close to two hour burn on first use. I went with six ft pipe over five ft recommended.u

 

[Tim in Wa.]

I just got mine and went with a LiteOutdoors 18 inch stove. I am coming from a supertarp and small box stove. That stove was just too small to keep things going as you had to continuously feed it. This new stove is very well thought out and large enough to burn for quite awhile
Keys for me on the stove. Large opening to get bigger wood in it, well designed this unit has no wing nuts or little things to worry about losing. I did not get the baffle and got close to two hour burn on first use. I went with six ft pipe over five ft recommended.u

That's interesting Ross, I just got rid of my Super Tarp in favor of a Silvertip as well.

 

[texag10]

Ross: Are you able to have the LO 18"going low enough to not run you out of the tipi?

 

[Ross]

I ran it this weekend several times and you can moderate it pretty good. Temps were in the low twenties. From my past experience with a stove too small this enables you too crank it up to yes burn you out, but you can regulate it sufficiently as to keep a
Low burn. The nice thing for the future if I wanted a bigger tarp this stove would handle that nicely.

 

[Tim in Wa.]

Ross
It sounds like you have used your Silvertip a bit.What do you think of it?
It's been to cold for me to even seam seal mine and I don't see myself getting out with it for at least 3 months

 

[Ross]

Hi Tim, I wanted to check it out so threw it up in a snowstorm this weekend without seam sealing. Did not leak a bit, some condensation prior to cranking up the stove and was quickly dry. Later turned to rain still did not leak. Easy setup will be great for one with stove,, could cram two in if need be which will likely do on spring shed trip. I bought the pole attachment from seek and it did fine but may explore an inexpensive pole extender for my zpoles. I can see a big rack laying beside it in 9 monthssThe two zippers are handy so you can get out easy on the other side of the stove

 

[texag10]

The seek outside trekking pole strap is perfect for z poles. I have some older z poles and the strap lets me lash them together super tightly and easily adjust the height. $10 if memory serves.

 

[Tim in Wa.]

I got one of those pole hitch s but haven't been able to figure it out yet

 

[texag10]

Tim in WA: I should be able to do a photo tutorial tonight.

 

[Tim in Wa.]

Tim in WA: I should be able to do a photo tutorial tonight.

Thanks I figured it out

 

[fingers]

Is it truly a one person with stove?

I've looked at the layout an youtube videos and in some photos it looks very small but in others it looks like two could barely fit with a stove in a pinch. It would be very tight with two of course.

 

[AustinL911]

Is it truly a one person with stove?

I've looked at the layout an youtube videos and in some photos it looks very small but in others it looks like two could barely fit with a stove in a pinch. It would be very tight with two of course.

Yup. I run my ST with a Lite Outdoors stove and it works great. Do I have a ton of room? No, but if you organize it well enough, it is very usable. I can't stand up in it or walk around with my morning coffee, but then again, that isn't why I bought it.

 

[fingers]

Ok. I was thinking about getting one then occasionally having my wife but we should probably just get a cimarron but I 95% of the time it would just be me.

 

[texag10]

I think a LBO + vestibule will sleep 2 with a stove. Might want to check that out.

 

[tommymo]

I purchased the Silvertip for this past seasons September Elk hunt out in Idaho, on return I was seriously contemplating of throwing it up for sale, but after some reflection I am absolutely keeping it.

Pros:

Very Mobile and Easy to Pitch

Easy to pitch, small enough foot print where its wasn't impossible to find a good piece of level ground that wasn't in a ditch. This was extremely important to me as I was hunting off my back and camp was were I ended up that night. The Silvertip is a breeze to pitch, stake out the four corners, stick the center pole, tighten up the rest of the stake outs.....DONE. There were a couple of nights were I was struggling to find a good location to set up because it was either to steep or not in a high spot which really bugged me out, since this was the first time I was running a floorless and was worried about getting wet since we had rain for a couple of the days out. There were points in the trip where I was thinking the Cimmaron would of been the better choice because of the size and space, but thinking back when it came to finding a location every night in some random draws I was glad I didn't, this is one of the reasons I decided to keep the tent.

Bomb Proof in the Wind/Rain/Snow

Had a couple of nights where it was blowing 30 mph hard to the point I was getting a little worried, this little tent ate it up.

Cons:

Condensation

I was able to fix this issue, so not really sure its a con, but worth mentioning. First night pitched the tent to tight to the ground, it snowed over night and the condensation just plain sucked. The next morning I threw some guy lines onto the stake outs and pitched the tent to where the sod skirt was just touching the ground. This provided some additional ventilation and pretty much managed the condensation going forward.

I wish Seek outside would install the same ventilation system it does on there bigger tents, the current system in the top of the shelter kind of sucks. I through a stick in to keep it open but later pulled it out since it looked like it was going to rip it.


This shelter is a step above minimalist, to me its a single person tent. There were a couple of days where I had to hunker down due to the rain. I thought if I had another dude in here with me the condensation would suck and it would be tight, no way could we pack in our gear and not feel totally claustrophobic. Being confined to the tent for hours at a time, I tried to picture how the space would look like with a stove, I don't think it would be to bad, the only concern I had was rolling into it during the night, might not be a factor just a thought. During this time I thought of selling the shelter and going to a Cimmaron, just for the extra head room to be able to sit up in, but in the end of the day I spend most of this time catching up on sleep.

The Silvertip is what it is, if your looking for a shelter that can sleep 2 + Gear+Stove and can stand up in, then its not for you. If you're looking for a solo shelter to crawl into and not worry about it getting blown away then its one to consider. I will be sending it back this spring to get the stove jack installed, will be considering a stove for this season. I think having a stove when the weather sucks and having the ability dry out and warm up would have been a mental game changer.

 

[reaper]

Nice pitch,a ton a space inside the Silvertip

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