Eureka

Timberline 4

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Last updated: Apr 6, 2026

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r/campingI've never wanted a piece of camping equipment like I want this one!
6 months ago

Closest thing you’ll find in modern offering is probably a “Eureka Timberline 4?” We used em in scouts and they’re very similar looking to this. 

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r/camping2-3 person tent that’s good against high winds
8 months ago

Sorry to see Eureka! go. They built solid tents for reasonable prices. I'd put my Timberline 4-person up anything that cost twice as much, especially in a windstorm. I happened on an REI tent-testing session at a local airport some years ago. The testers were tying various tents onto a flatbed trailer, then driving up and down the runway ar speeds varying from 20-50 mph. Testers sat inside the tents to measure deflection and wind noise. If I remember correctly, a North Face got the best score.

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r/CampingGearCheapest usable backpacking tent?
5 months ago

I’d look for a used eureka a-frame. You should be able to find them for super cheap and they are lightweight. Just buy some nikwax spray on waterproofing for the fly to bolster it a bit (you can use it to restore your other gear’s waterproofing too). 

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r/BuyItForLifeIs there such thing as a “good” tent?
6 months ago

Been using our Eureka Timberline a-frames for YEARS. We have the two and four person (which we use respectively for one and two people, for roomy comfy car camping- not backpacking). They’ve lasted through hundreds of nights in all climates. Yes, it’s gonna get some moisture on the inside of the walls if it’s pouring down rain for hours on end. But these things are tanks. Simple to set up, and just last for a very long time.

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r/campingI've never wanted a piece of camping equipment like I want this one!
6 months ago

That reminds me of the Eureka A-Frame tents we always used in Boy Scouts. They were great. We could set them up and tear them down in no time.

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r/campingI've never wanted a piece of camping equipment like I want this one!
6 months ago

If you like this tent just snag a Eureka Timberline and be happy with a much better tent.

r/campingI've never wanted a piece of camping equipment like I want this one!
6 months ago

True but being the standard issue boy scout tent for a very long time means six billion of them exist which makes them much easier to find.

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r/campingLooking for Tent Recommendations for Survey Work
2 months ago

Eureka Timberline tents are great, very durable. For tent stakes, I have gone to using 8" timberlick type lag bolts. Use an impact driver to install and remove. Unless you are right on a rock, they work great. I also have a few 4" in the bag.

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r/backpackingLooking to add a tent to my quiver
5 months ago

I love this thing. Saved up for it and bought it on sale as a gift for my wife before she was my wife. It has served us admirably (and will for as long as I can keep repairing it)

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r/CampingGearEureka Tents best equivalent
8 months ago

Alps Mountaineering offers similar value and BSA discounts. Facebook marketplace is full of smoking deals on Eureka tents. I just got a Timberline for $30. It was missing one of the end poles. $16 from eBay got me two of them.

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r/campingI've never wanted a piece of camping equipment like I want this one!
6 months ago

Same, I’ve had mine since 1995ish and it’s held up great!

r/campingI've never wanted a piece of camping equipment like I want this one!
6 months ago

Same - have the green as well! I discovered that tent bc my dad actually had the same one for years, too. It’s a classic.