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Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent

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The Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 tent offers a solo backpacker a haven from the weather and bugs, and room to move around in. It's one of the lightest freestanding double-wall tents currently available!

Hub/pole system is super lightweight and tent body attaches quickly and easily to the pole frame with plastic clips; fabric loops along the ridge pole increase weight savings
Innovative pole design provides exceptional headroom without excess weight
Walls are constructed of woven nylon mesh, providing excellent ventilation and 360° views
Rainfly and seamless floor are made of high-tenacity ripstop nylon and are both polyurethane- and silicone-coated for waterproofness and durability
Light yet strong, DAC Featherlite® NSL pole system with Pressfit® connectors and lightweight hubs are anodized without the use of harmful acids
Includes 1 mesh pocket inside the tent just above the door; gear loft loops included
All seams on tent body and fly are sealed with waterproof, solvent-free polyurethane seam tape; vestibule stormflap protects zipper from the elements
Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 includes stuff sacks and 11 superlight aluminum J-stakes
Save weight and create a minimalist shelter by using just the rainfly, footprint (sold separately), poles and stakes

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Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent Customer Reviews

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Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent

3.8

(based on 4 reviews)

50%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Comfortable (3)
Lightweight (3)

Cons

Best Uses

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Mar

2012

(1 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

Falls short

By SeeSquaredRun

from SF Bay Area

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Pros

Easy To Set Up
Lightweight

Cons

Flimsy Construction
Poor Fly Design
Too Cramped
Too many stakes

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent:

Great idea, needs lots of work. Took this five days, Tuolumne to Yosemite Valley, late Fall. Tent was easy to set up, very light, and even pretty warm on some sub-20 degree nights.

But. . . the fly doesn't seem to fit the the tent. There was almost no way I could keep it from slumping into the tent walls unless I guyed them out so tight that it deformed the tent itself, which then slumped into the living space, such as it was. Even with the walls pulled tight I found the space barely adequate; no room to sit up and change a shirt without bumping and pushing out the walls - I'm 5'-7", 150lbs. I know this is an ultralight and all that, but it seemed cramped even for that.
But the real deal breaker was the door setup, which made it impossible to prevent snow or rain from coming into the front third of the tent any time the door or even the fly was opened even for a moment. I also found the material to be so lightweight that it felt fragile, but that could be just my impression and not the real case.

A big minus for me was the need for many stakes to set it up. Maybe not a problem In some areas, but in the high Sierra where I spend the bulk of my time there's often more granite than soil. I ended up not being able to camp in a few places because there was no way to set up a tent with this many stake points, and the time of year and weather meant that I did need the tent.

Overall, I loved how light and simple it was, but in use it left a lot to be desired.

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Mar

2012

(0 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

EPIC TENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By Gear junkie85

from Olympia washington

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Pros

Comfortable
Easy To Set Up
Fly Works Well
Lightweight
Sturdy
Waterproof
Windproof

Cons

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent:

I've done hours of research and when I got my hands on it I instantly fell in love!
It's an all around tent with plenty of room, never leaks, and will get people jealous.

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Feb

2012

5.0

Great little tent

By Climber 4 life

from Denver, CO

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Pros

Comfortable
Lightweight
Sturdy

Cons

Collects Condensation

Best Uses

Backpacking
Climbing

Comments about Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent:

Awesome tent... Lightweight snd sturdy. Used for solo hiking/camping with a dog and for base camp when climbing. Originally used for touring europe. It kept very well! No tears or leaks or major provlems. Was even subjected to a multi winter trip where it snowed. The tent held up even in the snow.(note: this was a minor snow and i had to knock snow off the tent a few times during the night)

Love ot since it has more room than a bivy sac and its mere oz heavier. Making it great for the solo camper.

Only cons i had were its poor ability to vent and its zipper always got caught in the fly. I had to be very careful to zip it up. But due to this fly design it had kept me very dry.

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Feb

2012

(0 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

great, but not good enough

By one plus dog

from Adirondacks, NY

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Pros

Comfortable

Cons

Flimsy Construction
Leaky

Best Uses

Backpacking

Comments about Big Agnes Seedhouse SL1 Tent:

I have used my Seedhouse for 4 years now.
It has great room for the weight. It is one of the few 1P tents that can comfortably accomodate my dog sleeping by my side. Yes, it takes 11 stakes to pitch. It has the design flaws of front entry and a "waterproof" zipper directly above my head. No zipper is ever waterproof and the single worst place for a drip is directly over your face.
The fabric pole loops snag during set-up and need to be replaced with clips. I have used the tent very happily for years in good to fair weather. I became very disappointed with the tent when this past year all of the tape on the seams just disintegrated. A sticky mess that is unrepairable. I have EMS and Eureka tents for many more years with more use and did not have this breakdown of material.