Eureka - Jade Canyon X4

It’s the Jade canyon 4 person/3 season. It arrived with a large slit cut in it (I removed it just peeling the tape so it wasn’t me) and that just soured me from the start to be honest. But I taped it with gorilla tape after they said I’d have to pay to ship it back to them. The tape worked fine. It’s just an eyesore. Anyways my biggest gripe with the tent is no zippered windows. There are toggles and these obnoxious clips for the corner that just take forever to maneuver around an air mattress to even get to. It’s honestly such a huge thing for me; I didn’t really anticipate being so persistently annoying. Also the poles don’t break down into consistently sized end pieces so packing it is also cumbersome. I feel like my dislike is bordering on being somewhat irrational because otherwise it’s a fine tent.

You really have 2 requests: Comfortable for 2 weeks, I have one set of suggestions. But you need to fly with it. So that changes my recommendation. We have a Eureka 4 person tent in a tall configuration that we have flown with. There is a similar tent in production called the Kelty Tallboy 4. It is 5'10" in the center which makes it a little more comfortable. Also, while I know a Scout is Thrifty, considering some of your gear to be disposable might be to your advantage: pick up a ground tarp and a camp chair at a Walmart. Gift it to someone who is driving or donate it to a Goodwill on your way back to the airport.

I’ve got two Eureka’s (2 and 4 person). The two is from 1995. No issues with either