Portal 1 Footprint

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SlingFin is made in sympathy with their tents, meaning an ultralight tent gets a very lightweight footprint. An exact fit to the tent’s floor, there’s no surplus material or weight. This footprint is compatible with the Portal 1

SlingFin says: 

The Portal 1 footprint will protect your tent floor, increase weather resistance, and prolong the life of your tent. It’s made of the same mold-resistant PE-coated 20D ripstop nylon as the Portal’s floor. The included Cross Pole Pocket allows you to set up the Portal in fly-only mode for a super light weather shelter in non-buggy conditions.

Our Verdict

Most manufacturers recommend using a footprint to extend the life of the groundsheet of your tent, but if you’ve just bought an ultralight tent do you really want to carry the extra weight associated with it? And if you always need a footprint, why don’t the manufacturers just beef up the floor fabric?

We recommend using a footprint if you expect to be camping on rough stony ground – Corsica’s GR20 is a good example of this. Some footprints have other uses, such as pitching just the flysheet and footprint together as an ultralight shelter – so, in this case, the footprint provides you with increased flexibility in your shelters. The footprint also does a great job of keeping the tent’s floor clean when your pitch is wet or muddy.

– Reviewed by Ultralight Outdoor Gear

Features

• Protects your tent floor from dirt, rocks and sharp objects
• Designed to fit the Portal 1 tent

Specifications

• Weight: 148g (excluding bag)

Material & Construction

• 20D Nylon Ripstop PE 1800

Help & advice:

• Are Tent Footprints Worth It?