A tent truly worthy of the term "game-changer". We used it and loved it. Keep on reading to find out why.
Overview
The SlingFin Portal 3 is an incredibly capable freestanding tent designed for challenging alpine conditions or anywhere that you want a great strength to weight ratio. If you're not familiar with the SlingFin name it's because they're a small fish in a big pond, for the time being. This light weight tents punches well above both its weight and price making it one of the best values for your money that you're likely to find. If best in class headroom, unparalleled strength, redundancy, and comfort are attributes that you're looking for in a tent, keep on reading.
What makes it special
The SlingFin Portal 3 has a lot of tricks up its sleeve and it does two things that we've never seen on any other tent. So, let's jump right in. For starters, the SlingFin Portal 3 is completely free standing which makes pitching the tent anywhere you want easy. Is your campsite nothing but solid bedrock? No problem.
On the interior of the tent you'll find one set of preinstalled internal guylines. Yes, internal! SlingFin designed this tent to handle extreme winds and the internal guyline structure helps the tent keep its shape. This is very cool. You will also notice that there are large velcro wraps on either side of the tent body. These are for trekking poles. This is another unique standout that we have not seen before.
To brace the tent for truly high winds you can add your adjustable trekking poles to bolster the tents strength. Simply wrap the velcro sleeves around the handle of your trekking poles and place the tip on the ground. Adjust as necessary for optimum strength.
Features
- Redundant zipper pulls incase of failure
- Double coated fly fabric
- Beefy pole segments
- Fully freestanding
- Light weight at just over 4lbs
- Trekking pole attachment
- Internal guylines
- So. Many. Pockets.
Who is it for
The SlingFin Portal 3 is a great option for anyone, really. The tent excels in alpine environments, challenging terrain, exposed rocky campsites, and river or lake camps. While the tent may be on the heavier side for some folks this really is quite a light weight tent in the three person category. If you're an absolute weight weenie who prizes final packed weight above all else, than this might not be for you. If you're someone who is more interested in safety and the overall experience you can't go wrong with this tent. Having the redudant zipper pulls is extremely nice and makes field repairs not just possible, but easy.
SlingFin Portal 3 in the wild
Spec sheet
Minimum Weight 3lbs 12oz (1.7kg)
Packaged Weight 4lbs 3oz (1.9kg)
Capacity 3
Floor Area 41.5 sq ft (3.86 sq m)
Interior Height
44" (112cm)
Packed Size
6" x 17" (15cm x 43cm)
Pole Package Length
15.5" (39cm)
Floor Dimensions 92" x 68" (head) / 62" (foot) (234cm x 173cm/157cm)
Vestibule Area 10.3 sq ft (0.96 sq m)
Vestibule Depth 33" (84cm)
Number of poles 3
Number of doors 2
Guy out loops 10
Pockets 8
Perimeter pull out loops 2
Included Guylines 10 (+2 pre-installed internal guylines)
Included Stakes 10
Materials
Tent Body Fabric
15D Nylon no-see-um mesh
Floor Fabric 20D Nylon Ripstop PE 1800mm
Fly Fabric 10D Nylon 66 Ripstop Sil/Sil 1200mm
Poles 2 DAC Featherlite NFL 9.3mm, 1 PL 10.65mm
Where to buy
Head over to the SlingFin website to buy this tent!
SlingFin Portal 3
A lightweight and bombproof three person tent perfect for every adventure.
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