RIP Eureka. I mostly car camp and have camped my whole life. I bought my first Eureka tent in 1989. The waterproofing on the fly is failing but it is still a fantastic tent. I took an inexpensive 3 person REI tent on an 8 week cross country car camping trip, and it performed better than anticipated in a variety of conditions. I currently camp with my partner and 2 Golden Retrievers in an 8 person Eureka ans it is the bomb. Plenty of room to stand in and the two dogs have plenty of room.
Over time your needs might change, so buy a quality tent that meets your current needs but you don’t need to break the bank.
Eureka Timberline 4 . External aluminum frame. Roll out your tent, put the frame together, , clip to frame, stake it, rain-fly . About a 5 to 10 minute process .
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.
Second on this. I have a Eureka tent I absolutely love. Bought a North Face that was bigger, but always kept the Eureka.
Recently sold the North Face and went back to the original Eureka.
You do not want all season or 4 season. You want winter or expedition. If you are doing real winter camping.
Growing up I camped year round in New England. We did a trip every month for about 12 years. We used green eureka a frames. If you are not base camping in alpine areas, then the expedition tents are overkill.
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