Originally Posted by
DropBarFan
Some years back I was surprised to learn that nylon degrades significantly with UV exposure, not that I tour enough to wear a tent out that way. Another thing about tents is that there's so many different features, it's not as if paying more automatically checks off all the boxes. IE free-standing vs staked for one. The Eureka I mentioned was semi-stealth olive drab. Many of the fancier tents are brightly colored which makes sense for back-country backpacking but not great for stealth-camping bike tourists.
totally agree there. the simplicity of the eureka models is something i like and think leads to fewer problems. some folks like fancy bells and whistles that you don't get from eureka, and i get that. agreed also about the color thing. my current tent is the sun "something or other" model, and it's bright orange. i miss my green one that was more camo'd. as a result, on my last few trips i have been taking the hammock and not the eureka because, like you, i like to be more stealth when i'm stealth camping!! hahah, but in the campground i don't care what color it is.
