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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 My Favorite Tent Ever Jul 14, 2010
...and that's saying a lot since it's my third attempt to replace a beloved Edmund Hillary tent that I bought at Sears many years ago and wore out over dozens of camping trips. I gave away the last two expensive, well made tents I purchased because I was never going to love them like that old Sears tent.
First, the superior materials and craftsmanship are a joy to own. But most important, it had to be large enough for comfort, but very easy for one person to erect and take down. I am a woman in my 60's with painful, stiff hands, wrists, and knees from arthritis. I have camped at every opportunity over the last 50+ years and have no intention of giving it up while on the sunny side of the ground. The last two tents did not survive beyond one trip each because of the time and pain required to set up.
The initial setup was in Idaho's Farragut State Park under ideal conditions. It took less than half an hour to put up, but will take half that when I'm no longer preoccupied with enjoying the quality. Soon after erecting it, I realized that I needed to move it to the opposite side of the camp site. It was no trouble to remove the fly (which was the easiest ever to set up and attach), the stakes, and simply pick up a side and pull it over. It is solidly free standing...but take it from this veteran outdoors woman and always stake your tent. Taking it down could not have been easier or faster.
That old Sears tent lasted about 15 years and it wasn't nearly the quality of the Eureka Sunrise 9. Always place a tarp or footprint under the tent, seal the seams, never store it wet, keep it clean removing pine sap as well as dirt or sand from the ferrules. I also protect the floor on the inside as well as my knees with large cushioning pads. Wipe your feet on a mat before entering, or, best of all, use camp shoes which you can slip off at the door. When storing between trips, never use the bag it came in - I use a large sleeping bag sack. Just like with a sleeping bag or pad, you compress it between set-ups while traveling to save space, but store between trips uncompressed.
If you are new to setting up tents, give yourself lots of time at first. Carefully read the instructions. Any difficulties with this tent will be a user problem resulting from inexperience and/or hurry.
2 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Sorry to say Apr 27, 2010
Anyone buying this tent has not had good tents. This tent is made cheaply. I haven't a clue how to hang the do dads that come with it for the inside. The instructions only make mention of them, but do not say how or where to put them. In addition the center has no D ring to hang items. Seems to me anyone who makes tents ought to know that. I cannot say if it leaks, but I used it in a misty morning and it nearly leaked with that situation. The front door only has 1 zipper that goes 1 way, so you had better be on the correct side if ya want to open it during the night when there is no light. It is also so short you need to crawl into it despite the center hight being adequate I will be looking for another tent.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great tent for Scouting!! Nov 28, 2009
I bought this tent this fall and used it three times in September & October. We had rain and cold every time it was used and the tent performed great. At least a couple of the storms were pretty heavy rain. But, over those three weekends, we saw lots of rain. Absolutely no leaks - the inside of the tent stayed dry each time.
The tent is very easy to set up. It could be done by one person if you knew what you were doing (meaning not your first time), but sets up very quickly with two people. Each time we set up, it was up in just a few minutes and we were putting gear inside. And, once it was up, it stayed up - no problems. It definitely stands up by itself just fine, but you'll want stakes to keep it in place.
I'm 6'1" and can stand up in the very center of the tent. Definitely plenty of room for my son (who is 8) and I plus all our gear, and my cot is pretty large.
At this time, I don't have any negatives to report. We've been very pleased with the tent and would highly recommend.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Very good tent for car camping Nov 09, 2009
I was looking for a good three season tent that would fit my wife and I, our dog, and our stuff. We've used this tent a few times and have had no problems. We've had it in rather strong wind, rain, and in weather down in the 30's.........no problems. Roomy enought for our queen air mattress, a dog pillow, and still has plenty of room room for our bags. Tall enought to stand up in to get dressed (very nice) and some spare room for the tent heater. The corner and roof organizers are a nice touch as well. Makes it easy to keep track of flashlights, wallet, keys, etc. All of the stuff that usually went missing in our other tents.
Setup is pretty easy, two main poles and two rainfly poles......up within 3~5 minutes but requires 2 people. The floor material seems pretty substantial (something I was looking for becasue of the dog) and the seam construction appears good as well. Had a good rain the first night we used it and didn't have any leaks. Only drawback are the tent stakes.....plastic. I haven't even tried to use them. Go and get some metal stakes and save yourself the trouble. Once you do that you're all set.
Overall we're very pleased with this product!
3 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Pole broke first time Nov 03, 2009
First of all, the package turned up battered and ripped, which I wasn't happy about. Given that, I thought I'd better test the tent by putting it up in my back yard. It was a good thing that I did because one of the elastic chords that holds the pole together snapped immediately. I can probably fix it using one of my old tent poles, but that's pretty bad for a brand new $200 tent. I've been camping for years and never had one of these things break before. Obviously, I am not a happy camper.
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