Seek Outside Redcliff

The Seek Outside Redcliff is a pyramid / tipi hybrid suitable for sleeping 3 – 6 adults. It has an integrated stove jack. Capable of using a nest on each end or liners, the Redcliff easily adapts to every season. With its rectangular footprint the Redcliff pitches faster than a tipi and its angular panels shed weather better than a plain pyramid.  A steep, symmetrical profile and integrated sod skirts further enhance weather resistance.  The Redcliff is equally at home as a base camping shelter while hunting, or a ultralight backpacking shelter when shared by a larger group.

The shelter has no floor, but can be completed with nests and liners for better protection against cold, condensation and bugs. The integrated sod skirt makes it easy to protect the people inside against cold drafts, snow or sand.

Pole is included.

Handmade in Grand Junction, CO.

Features

• Pyramid shape
• Dual zippered doors with storm flaps
• Single peak vent
• Stove jack with rain flap
• 6″ Sod skirt for sealing out drafts
• Ultra robust stake loops – big enough for cut or improvised stakes, twist a time or two to tighten up on standard stakes
• Interior hang loops for tying clothes line or hanging gear
• External guyout loops – use to steepen walls, or pitch the shelter down in tight spots

Accessories

Liner
Half Nest (bug protection)
Titankamin

Spec

• Weight:
  • Canopy – 55 oz / 3 lb 7 oz / 1600 grams
  • Complete weight – canopy, stakes, carbon pole – 78 oz / 4 lb 14 oz / 2211 grams
• Dimensions:
  • Height 6′ 10″ (208 cm)
  • 102″ by 156″ footprint (corner to corner), 130″ by 178″ center to center (330 cm x 452 cm)
  • 132 sq ft / 12,3 square meters

Fabric details

Cordura spec Ultralight silicone doublecoated 30 Denier ripstop nylon with a Hydrostatic Head rating of 3000-4000 MM. Strong and Light, this is a high performance fabric.

Size guide

• Sleeps 6 without stove
• Sleeps 3 with stove

Comes with

• Shelter canopy
• Stove jack with rain flap
• 12 stakes
• Seam sealer
• Carbon fibre pole

Seam sealing

For best results we recommend seam-sealing your tent.  You can do it at home.

• The Seek Outside Redcliff includes 3 tubes of SilNet seam sealer, enough to seal the entire tipi with a tube left over.
• Pitch the shelter normally and seal the outside seams.
• The easy way to seal is to run a thin bead of sealant along the seam, then press it in with a finger, wiping the excess on a paper towel.
• Alternatively, you can use an acid brush from a hardware store to spread the sealant.

Stove recommendations

• Stove Size – Large Titanium Stove
  
• Stovepipe Length – 7, 7,5 or 8 feet

Intro to hot tents

The most common questions we get about hot tents are:

• How do you not burn the tent down?
  • The stove jack is a high temp fiberglass material rated to several thousand degrees.  The tent material never touches the hot pipe.  You can get pinholes from floating embers, but a small dab of silicone seals the pinhole and doesn’t hurt the shelter.
• How does a floorless shelter work in wet weather?
  • Really darn well.  Don’t pitch in a depression obviously, but the ground inside dries out quickly, and it’s super convenient to just walk in with muddy shoes (or dogs) and not worry about getting your floor dirty.
• What about condensation?
  • It’s single wall, there will be condensation in some conditions.  Liners help a lot, as do stoves.  Mostly you just have to learn to manage it.  Read 5 Ways to Manage Condensation in Seek Outside Tents
• What about carbon monoxide?
  • It’s truly not a concern.  We include a peak vent, plus the shelter will draw air through the zipper and under the sod skirt.  If you’re still concerned, leave a door unzipped 8″ or so at the bottom to allow more venting.

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