Not much other room for luggage if there are two peole. At the head-end, I get about 40" at the highest point.
#Eureka tetragon 7 tent reviews full size#
The foot print is enough for two full size sleeping bag up to about 90"(not long). So with this, I can't "shake down" the tent before folding it. I had to stake at least the four corner in order for the tent to be propped up. It only has two aluminum poles that set up parallel to each other, so pitching it in my den is out of the question. Like a kid at Christmas time, I quickly unpacked the tent and set it up. For $60, I couldn't go wrong with the price. With their "pro-purchase" for Scoutmasters, the tent cost $60 (regularly priced at Whole Earth Co for $139). So I took a bite and went for the Alps Mountaineering's Mystique 2 tent. In fact everytime I go looking for camping gear I see more stuff I need, so I should probably just hold off completely until the budget expands.
Though I don't really have the budget for two, so I will make do with my old worn out "packpacking" (yeah, right!) dome tent that I got from SAMS club for car camping. (I really like the size and durability of the Outfitter 4, but those weight too much for most packpacking.) I am also timpted by some of the bivy shelters and other small one man tents I have seen, though I haven't ever used one, and I do like my space.Įventually I probably need two new tents- a small, light backpacker, and a larger tent for car camping. Though a Timberline 2 would probably be OK.
I do know the Eurekas are good tents, but I think they may over do it a bit for the level of use I expect. I really haven't decided what my exact needs are, though I have started browsing tents from time to time. I am thinking of buying a new tent, one capable of backpacking. There are a lot to choose from that will fit your needs. I can say that I found several tents that I found ideal for less than $250, and a couple for less than $180. These are few things Ive learned about tents styles. The other had to wait to get enough room to just get out of the sleeping bag. And we found only one person could get dressed and out of the tent at a time. That can make for a long day if stuck in the tent all day. When it rained, one person had to lie down while the other could sit up. I tented with a friend on Spanish Peaks in Colorado whose tent was very narrow and while the door end of the tent was high enough to sit up, the ceiling tapered down very low by the feet to save weight. I like a tent where two people can sit up at the same time. Ive notice that many of the newer tent poles are breaking down to shorter lengths now. Aluminum poles are preferred because they are stronger and lighter, but I have found pole section lengths to be an important factor because long poles just dont seem to fit well in packs, especially internal frame packs. But you don't need much to protect to sets of boots. Some tents don't have much vestibule to save on weight. I like a big enough vestibule so that I can leave my wet, muddy, nasty smelling boots outside the tent and out of the weather as well. If camping with two in the tent, two doors is nice because one person can change clothes and get in or out of the tent without disturbing the other. My Sierra Design has this bungee/hook system and it held up very well in the 50mph winds at Philmont last summer. Most of the newer tents are going to hooks along with providing small bungee cords to lock down the poles in place. Hooks tend to slide up and down the poles allowing the tent to shake. The advantage to sleeves is they add stability in the hard winds. Sleeves double the time it takes to set up a tent and when the hard rain is coming down like it did on me in the Pecos, seconds make all the difference between getting in a dry tent or wet tent. I like tents that use hooks to attach the tent to the poles instead of sleeves. That really challenges one to offer help. But Ive watch more than one of these tents collapse at 3:00 am in the hard thunderstorm with 40 mph winds. The advantage to such tents is they save a little on weight by using fewer poles. I like freestanding tents that dont require stakes and cord to hold the tent structure up because I've watched those tents collapse in hard rains when the ground gets too soft to support the stake. So maybe in choosing a tent, it helps to understanding what you want out of a tent. The quality of tents has really improved over the last ten years. Don't know much about the Alps brand, but I will learn because our troop is buying them for the scouts. All those tents you suggested are good tents.
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