Eureka! Solitaire - Tent (sleeps 1) Review
| Categories | tent camping equipment |
| Product Code | B000EQCVNY |
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| Price | $89.90 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #7286 in Sports & Outdoors
- Size: One Size
- Color: One Color
- Brand: Eureka
- Model: 2628307
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 4.00" h x
4.38" w x
18.50" l,
2.02 pounds
Features
- Two-hoop bivy-style tent for one sleeper (21.33 square foot area)
- Ventilated with a large mesh roof; attached full coverage fly
- Zipper in roof cloth for easy entry/exit
- Includes two storage pockets and one flashlight loop
- Center height of 28 inches; weighs 2 pounds, 9 ounces
- Two-hoop bivy-style tent for one sleeper (21.33 square foot area)
- Ventilated with a large mesh roof; attached full coverage fly
- Zipper in roof cloth for easy entry/exit
- Includes two storage pockets and one flashlight loop
- Center height of 28 inches; weighs 2 pounds, 9 ounces
Product Description
Lightweight solo tent with efficient tunnel design and compact fold size
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
95 of 95 people found the following review helpful.
By D. Yordy
I have no idea what the people complaining about long setup time or needing 12 stakes to set it up are talking about. The first time I ever set this tent up was in a snow storm at night by flashlight and it was up and ready in no time. It was much warmer than expected, the night temp got down below 13 degrees but I stayed warm. However I do not recommend this tent for that! I am 5'10" and 220 lbs and I fit in it with my boots and pack inside. It is not a roomy tent, but anyone should be able to see it is NOT a family cabin tent! I have used this tent for backpacking over 150 miles of the AT and dozens of other trips with NO problems. No broken poles nor moisture leaking inside. My only complaint is I wish it was about 4 inches taller at the entrance.
82 of 91 people found the following review helpful.
By Turtle
This tent is extremely good for its designed purpose; a lightweight backpacking tent. It packs extremely small and light. Have used it in all night rain and wind with no leaks (without sealing the seams or additional waterproofing). I am 6'2" and can fit in the tent without touching any sides, but space is very tight and there is no room for gear. Plan for your boots and pack to be outside. I have found a large black trash bag is sufficient to keep everything dry outside of the tent and adds no additional weight to my pack, plus I have something to put wet stuff in the next day. It takes some practice to learn to get into and out of the tent, but it is worth it for the light weight and weather protection this tent provides.
33 of 35 people found the following review helpful.
By Sekhmet
I am a PCT thru-hiker and am still hiking the trail w/this tent. I started from the beginningand have experienced a lot of different types of weather scenarios. I will be hitting the Sierrassoon and will be taking it along with me there too. I have a feeling it will be with me til the end.It's a nice lightweight option and so far worth the money.It's kind of strange, because at first I hated this product. Why? It would become so wet from condensationeach morning, I'd awake to a pool around me...but now it is growing on me, solely because I am seeing somany -more severe- problems from other hikers who don't have this tent. The condensation issueseems to only be a -major- problem when it's sealed up with rainflap, etc. Otherwise, only randomlywill it be a problem, mostly in more humid weather. This tent takes about 2 minutes or less to set up,depending on how achy you are. The poles are strong and there are only 2 of them, and I've never once neededmore than 4 stakes to hold everything down even with brutal wind, & pouring rain. I have not had one leak yet, not evena drop get through this tent....and I have been through bad STORMSSSS...I was shocked it was so good! Verythankful for this. One morning I woke up and everyone was soaking wet, another hikers $500 tent collapsed, and everyonewho brought a tarp for weight was regretting it in that moment. My tent was just how it looked the previous night, likenothing had ever happened. (Again, I only had 4 stakes in too). Raincover stayed put in crazy winds, & t-storms.If you don't care about privacy when you sleep and you keep the rainflap unzipped it is as if you are sleepingunder the stars. Bugs never get inside unless I accidently leave it unzipped. I even had slept on an anthill once,and they were not getting in. So far, other than condensation I have not been able to think of another con...well--exceptthat you cannot sit up in it. It's more like a bivy than a tent...I am a 5'2 female(pretty short), fit and I am definitely a hunchbackinside when I need to change clothes or do anything that involves sitting up. Only other issue is when you do need to situp, and if you have messy/thick hair like I do, your hair will most likely get ripped out from the double zipper above you.This happens to me nearly every single night and it's pretty unavoidable. Other than these small issues, so far, it's a greattent. I'll be sure and update my review at the end of the hike, or at the end of the lifespan of this tent. I think it willmake it to the end, but we'll see.UPDATE: The tent lasted til the very end of my hike. One night the back tent pole snapped and could not be fixed but Eureka replaced it for free over the phone &I haven't had a repeat issue. They were very nice about it and actually sent me a spare for the front just in case as well, no charge.I think the woman on the phone said they usually charge a small fee to replace them though.Also I should add that I was not the one setting up my tent the night the pole snapped, so I learned my lesson with that.I think the hiker setting it up for me out of kindness was trying to force it in when I wasn't looking out of laziness, or just didn't know any better since he was a tarp guy, but that's a whole other book chapter....All in all everything worked out great with this tent and I will be using it on the Colorado Trail & beyond.
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