Timberline SQ Outfitter 6

Any Eureka Timberline series tent are very easy to set up by yourself. I would recommend the Timerline 2 six man tent if you are camping with kids.

Any Eureka Timberline series tent are very easy to set up by yourself. I would recommend the Timerline 2 six man tent if you are camping with kids.

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.

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

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.

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.