HotBox

I have used the Hotbox for a year now, and it has fast become my go to tent for climbing trips where space and weight matter. It has performed well in exposed bivy sites like Mt. Shuksan's Fisher Chimney's route, alpine basins in the Rockies at 11-12k feet, and winter camping in the forest with loads of overnight snow. The hotbox breathes well enough to use for summer backpacking on trips where more robust protection is needed than ultralight tents. The tent material itself is great for moisture resistance and holding tension so I'm sold on sil/sil nylon tents. The side vestibules were an adjustment, but now I appreciate having a storage area that is not also used as an entry. The string and toggle port doors are also quieter than zippers if you need something while your partner is sleeping.

I've been using the Hot Box for a year now and just came back from a 10 day mountain guide exam in the Northern Cascades. This tent performed so well, that I was compelled to write Slingfin and share my appreciation for a well designed product. Most other single wall tents in this weight range are often half jokingly referred to as the tents you bring out when if you don't really need a tent. The condensation and inadequate waterproofing makes most of the competition pretty marginal. Not so with the HotBox. The double wall design, thoughtful construction, great craftsmanship, and refreshing features are a real win. I wouldn't mind saving a little more weight by cutting off some of the feature I don't use and adding an optional front vestibule to help getting in and out of the tent in bad a weather a better experience, but I can see why the design choices were made as they are and we will each have a slightly different feature set desire. Over all, a very impressive, functional and light product. Highly recommend for alpine use where weight, function, waterproofness, and versatility are a premium!

The Slingfin Hotbox! This tent is both unique and stylish. Upon seeing the floor size of the tent, I had thought that it would comfortably fit two single sleeping mats, but there was slightly less space than I had anticipated. Nevertheless, the tent provided enough room for one adult and one child. I used it in the rainy mountains with my 6-year-old son, and we were both very satisfied with the Hotbox's special "space" that felt like we were in a cozy vestibule.

I am not doing mountaineering trips but I was looking for a solid tent for Sierra snow camping that could handle any kind of weather. I have used another single wall tent of similar dimensions that was a half pound lighter but couldn't stand the condensation. This tent has been great during the two trips I have had it on. All of the pockets are handy and I used one of the side flaps for storing my boots and gaiters as designed. Probably won't ever need 14 guy lines, but I bring 5 and the total weight without stakes and the stake/pole bags is 58oz. The webtruss is amazingly strong. Steep walls and bomber construction and I am not worried about 3 feet of snow falling. 2 people would be tight but it's perfect for 1.

Spent my first night on a Scottish mountain in typical windy wet conditions to try out. It works really well, with tons of space for one and the big side vestibules swallowed my excess gear. Stable in wind, great condensation control which is a first in an assault tent. Love the plethora of pockets and storage options for livability. The inner side walls billowed a bit in gusts but I found a hack: if you thread the port hole toggle thru the ring on the inside of the fly then back into the inner tent it pulls the porthole fabric out towards the fly and increases the volume of the inner tent. Two things I'd change. Change the storage portholes to rainbow zip openings, simpler and easier to access your gear and/or cook. On the rear vent remove the upper half solid semi circle. It encourages rain to run off into the sleeve part and pool in the sleeve. The weight of water will eventually force it to dribble down the inner tent unless you have the pull cord cinched nearly closed. Change it to a simple tubular sleeve that can sit outside the tent or be pulled in and cinched closed. See Rab designs. Other than that loved the weight/stability/space ratio. A go to option for this winter and beyond!