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A thread for comparing and contrasting Seek Outside shelters vs. Golite shelters.

Below is a rough size comparison of the Seek Outside 6 vs the Golite Shangri-La 3. The human model is drawn at 5' 10".

You're comparing apples with pears. The six man of SO is clearly designed for a larger capacity than the GL S-III. If you want to do some comparing with more use, then compare tents which have the samelike sleeping capacity. For example a SO 4 compared to a GL S III or even V (however I think the GL S V should be more or less compared to the SO 6). Except for size there are also other matters important to take into account. Like the ease of pitch, protection from wind and rain etc.

Is there anyway to do another rendition comparing the Golite Shangri La 5 and the Seek Outside 4-man tipi?

I don't have any drawings off hand. We do have a tipi comparison drawing on our main site. If I recall , the golite is 9 by 9 by 6 tall. The 4 man has a square footprint that is roughly 8.5 by 6'10". The round diameter is 12 ft and the side guy outs can be used to get a wall that is very steep. Volume calculations of the golite is about 160 vs 250 or 260 for the 4 man tipi.

I hope this helps

with me i think it's a question of the steps you plan to take after you get the tent. for example, if you get a GoLite SL5, then turn arouns and want to get the Large Seek Outside stove, you better have a sewing machine and some knowledge to make them compatible. i didn't take that into account. i purchased a GoLite SL3 that i wanted to use a Seek Outside stove in; why? because the SL was cheaper, and lighter than the 4-man teepee by SO. however, i didn't know about the LBO shelter; that you could get it with the stove jack already there, ready to go, etc.; is it more expensive? yes, but once i spend the 40-50 bucks on the stove jack, then send it in to get sewn in, or do it myself, i honestly might-as-well have just got the LBO and been done with it. I like my shangri-la 3. it's fine for summer, and the fly and pole are really lite, but i really wanted one-tent-to-rule-them-all, and had i done my research before hand, i would have gotten the LBO vs. GoLite.

joe