6 Person Tipi

This tent has been an amazing addition to my backcountry shelter system. It has been through heavy rain, wind, hail, and even a few inches of snow. I am truly impressed with its durability and quality of construction. Unfortunately after over 100 nights, one of the zippers failed. I was devastated. I called SO and they said they would replace zipper and inspect other zippers for what I thought was a great price (under $20). This seals the deal. I am a Seek Outside customer for life.

This tent solved so many problems for me. On an 11 day November float hunt in Idaho, we constantly needed to dry gear, get warm and sit out storms. I couldn't have been more comfortable and cozy in this tipi.

I bought the six man tipi to be a backcountry family camping tent. When the tipi arrived I realized it's light enough for me to take on solo back country trips. It is lighter then the two-man tent I already had. I am 6 foot and can stand up with plenty of room to spare. Worth every penny. No regrets. If you want to see pictures of my tipi in the field check out my Instagram account @outdoortree

I have just received and finished an initial pitch, setup and burn in of the stove of my 6 man tipi with netted doors, 2 half liners, half bathtub and half nest with carbon pole and xls stove. I must admit that I had to watch the video on how to pitch with setbacks about 3 times before it sunk into my noggin on how to do it porperly, and I feel that better guidelines on how to properly setup the 6/8 man carbon pole properly would have been handy. I was able to figure out the proper settings using a tape measure and the provided height measurements so the info is available to figure it out when all is said and done.

First impressions are that this is an amazing, well thought out product made with the best materials available and put together to last for a long time under less than ideal conditions. The build quality is quite frankly the best I have ever seen in this type of product in my entire lifetime.

This tipi setup is something I can use for "glamping" with the family out of the car, or as a shelter I can pack with me while adventure motorcycling, or pick and choose components I may need to toss into a backpack for a multi day hike / elk hunt.

I burned the stove for about six hours, wow does this thing radiate heat!! I will in all honestly rarely be in situations where I will need it, but I have every confidence that it will perform above my expectations when I do need it. It is true that the initial rolling of the stove is a huge PITA... seriously get another set of hands, it is not impossible to do alone I did it but it was pretty frustrating. After a good burn in, it all but rolls itself!

One final note / thought. I scoured the internet for reviews, and videos for this setup and similar offerings from other manufactures. None of the photo's, videos or reviews that I found and read have truly done justice to the quality of this build. If you are shopping for a 4 season shelter that can cover everything from car camping to back country backpacking in inclement weather just do it, you will not have any regrets!

Thank you SO for what you do.

This tent exceeded my expectations. Very easy to set up. Well built and designed. Its amazing how little the wind affects this thing. It is a very efficient shape that doesn't get blown around even when the wind is high. Glad I made the purchase.

Easy to set up. Top notch quality. Superb light weight. Used it two nights ago to freezing and the tent was nice and warm. No suggestions for improvement, seems about perfect.

Beginning my third night in the 6 man tipi, with the xtra large Ti stove. Last night got down to 21F, with gusts to 40 kts. No problems, didn't even light the stove (got a good ecws bag and gen 3 'pajamas').

Clear skies and colder tonight.

You have to clear snow off the tent. Heavy, wet snow would have bent the center pole, but I lucked out and it sunk 8" into unfrozen ground instead.

Pitch is pretty easy, but takes a few tries to get a good circle. It is much easier with a helper.

The stove works well and is extremely light. I'm not so impressed with the chimney pipe, but don't see an alternative if one wishes to stay light and compact when packing it.

Haven't decided on a lightweight carry along fire extinguisher system - baking soda... A pile of dirt... ?

Also haven't tested number of folks it could keep comfy. All solo so far.

I don't care to give products a 5 star rating if I haven't used them for 10 or 20 years, but so far both the tent and the stove have performed to, or beyond, my expectations.

The workmanship, materials and design are beyond expectation and this alone warrants a full 5 star rating.

Constructive criticism... for the price of the tent, I would expect enough cordage provided for the tie-outs. I would also like stakes provided for all anchor points AND tie outs.

I know there is information on the internet and that tipi setup is pretty strait forward but I would have liked a brief instruction card; at least illustrating "setback" measurements, how to initially adjust the pole, and so on.

Accessing the closed zipper from the inside pretty much requires you to be on your hands and knees, pushing your body into damp fabric to get ahold of it. This contorted feat the middle of the night is exactly why I HATE pup tents and why I decided to try a tipi. I plan to add a piece of cord to the zipper pull. That should help getting it opened but closing it back up will still be a pain.

Still, overall a great product!

Everyone that has seen this tent and especially felt how light the entire set up has been very impressed. I bought it for winter camping (still summer), for my wife and teenage kid and I think the size is perfect for us 3 with the stove inside. So far just pitching it in various areas and using the stove. I love both zippers for doors that go all of the way up. Helps with adjusting the vent flap and especially the stove pipe. Mine is the stripped down version with aluminum pole. I may look at carbon pole later, but I admit it gets damn hot at the top with the stove. Nice thing is that you can open the zippers from the top and release all of that heat if you like. I love the idea of the half nest with mesh for summer time, but a bit too much money for me right now. I already seamed sealed the insides and bought extra pegs and hi-viz guy line for the heavy winds. Can't wait for the winter!