Product Description

Binghamton, NY is the home of Eureka! tents. During the past 100+ years they have been in business, Eureka! was first known as the Eureka Tent & Awning Company. They started with making products out of canvas, i.e. wagon covers, horse blankets, store awnings, American flags and tents for camping. Eureka! tents have been a part of several expeditions. In 1960, the Draw-Tite tent was used on a Himalaya Expedition to Nepal. This tent was a success due to the practical, free standing external frame. In the 1970's, backpackers or family campers enjoyed the Timberline&Reg; tent made by Eureka!. This tent has the StormSheild design which is completely self-supporting and lightweight. Easy for backpackers to carry. The Eureka! K-2 XT and Kahuna tents were used by explorers in 2004 on a 3,060 mile trek of the Blue Nile. Eureka Titan 8 person tent has near vertical walls which maximize interior space in this 2 room luxury tent. Eureka Sunrise 9 is a 4 or 5 person tent. Eureka Tetragon 5 is a 2 person recreational tent. Comes with color coded webbing make set up fast and efficient!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5050 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Eureka
• Model: 2628317
• Dimensions: 5.00" h x 4.75" w x 16.50" l, 5.15 pounds

Features

• Two-pole hoop tent for two sleepers (38.75 square foot area)
• Tent body is constructed entirely of no-see-um mesh to maximize air flow
• Full coverage fly features a poke-out vent that's closable
• Bathtub floor with taped seams protects against splashing rain
• Center height of 43 inches; weighs 4 pounds

Customer Reviews

Fine tent but get some serious stakes
Let me first say I have only used this tent twice, neither time in the rain. I once found that the ground I was camping on was very rocky and hard, making it impossible to plant the company-supplied stakes. I would highly recommend getting some heavy-duty stakes when you go camping with this tent. It is not a free-standing tent. It is a tension tent. You need to be able to drive in the stakes to get the tent to stand right (not to mention the rain fly).

Otherwise, I love the mesh top. I like the dual doors. It is very light-weight and doesn't take up much space. But get some better stakes. The ones that come with this tent will bend if you try to set them in hard ground.

great light-weight 2-person tent
I've done quite a bit of searching around, and this is by far the lightest 2-person tent I've found... well, aside from a couple ultra-lite specialty companies... but they're harder to find, and MUCH more expensive. Plenty of room inside for two people and quite a bit of gear (depending on how tall you are) as there is a good sized area at the head end that, because of the way the tent tapers, isn't much use for adult people... but you can store a couple mid-sized packs there... or if you're camping with the pooch, it can curl up in that spot nicely. I like the layout with the 2-door design. Makes night-time "nature calls" much easier on your tent-mate. One can get up and exit the tent without worrying about kicking the other. Also, if it's a clear night, the fly ties up over each door to give you a pretty good view of the sky through the HUGE mesh panels. Actually, pretty much the whole upper section is mesh which is great for ventilation on warm nights, as well as keeping down the condensation on cooler nights. The only thing I would suggest is getting a better set of stakes for it. The ones it comes with are the basic steel wire hook type. Fine for plain-ol dirt, but not so good if it's a bit rocky or root-laden. Plus, they tend to bend a bit easily. I'd recommend a set of either the "MSR Ground Hog" aluminum stakes, or a titanium stake of similar design (angle or tri-leg... not the wire type). The alum and titanium are both lighter, the angle or tri-leg will be stronger. Other than the stakes (which are perfectly usable, though they won't last long), this is a great tent package... right around 4 lbs complete, straps nicely to a pack, and unlike other tents I've had in the past, it's actually pretty easy to get back into the bag if you're careful to roll most of the air out (I've had many tents where the bag was just too tight and made repacking a chore). Happy camping.

Make Sure to Pull it Nice & Tight
I bought this tent when I was in the Montana Conservation Corps. I carried it on several long backpacking trips. It is a very nice tent, high quality materials, but there are two things that I wish I'd have known before ordering it.
The first is that the tent is not free standing. You have to stake the tent to the ground at five points for it to stand upright. You also have to stake the fly. It's hard to set up at night or on a tough surface because it's not free standing. Make sure to buy plenty of replacement stakes, because with this tent, you'll need 'em.
The second is that if you don't stake the fly tight enough, it has a flat surface on the top where water can pool and drip into the tent during the night, getting your down sleeping bag nice and wet for the 5 days ahead of you. When you stake the fly very very tightly, this can be avoided.
Beyond that, It is very lightweight and roomy for its weight, I'd reccomend it if you know what you're getting into.