yes i know, i'm another newb biting on a zombie thread! that out of the way, i always, always, always reply to tent threads with the following:

go get a eureka backpacking tent, and you will never go with another brand. i've taken a lot of flack for this over the years. i DO NOT work for or represent eureka in any way. i have, however, used eurekas for over 30 years or camping in some very rugged and challenging conditions, and through 4 tents they have never let me down. this includes a couple years living and camping through alaska winters with nights down to -30 and waking up to feet of snow trapping me inside.

i have also had my $150 tent out with friends in high class name brand tents and watch them get flooded out, zippers break, seems rip, you name it. the only time one of my eurekas failed me what when it was over 10 years old and well past its prime.

so, because they have never let me down, and because a lot of "real outdoors people" look down their noses at eureka, i make it a point to go out of my way to vocally support them.



don't mind the ex girlfriend, as the tent has lasted longer! chena hotsprings outside of fairbanks a few years back.