Eureka stopped making tents? Bummer I had an Outpost that lasted me 30 years, including with bent poles the last few.
When I called them about 10 years ago about getting replacement poles they said they didn’t even have the design for my tent any more. So I kept using them and it was mostly fine.
4. REI Flash Air Trekking Pole tent for backpacking. 2 person nema aurora for when I'm solo car camping and not base camping. 6 person Eureka for when camping with my wife because she likes the luxuries. A Hennessy Hammock for cases where I would rather that than the Nemo or Flash. Usually when I'm canoeing I'll bring that
One of the best things my troop does is completely ditch the footprint in favor of a ground cloth on the inside for this very reason. We've had this policy for at least the last 30 years. Can't begin to say how many times the ground cloth has kept me bone dry while a footprint would have pooled water and left me soaked. Plus it's nice for keeping the inside of the tents nice when scouts inevitably wear their shoes inside. It's much easier to clean a plastic sheet than a tent floor. I also recommend the Timberline with the caveat that it's going to be difficult to find replacement parts in the future.
It does but I'd rather patch a small hole than be wet for a trip. My troop just replaced our old timberlines (for the above mentioned parts reason) and most of the tents had some sort of patch in them and were still perfectly usable. It still seems like a silly trade off to me.
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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