Eureka Timberline 2 XT Adventure 7-Foot by 5-Foot Two-Person Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)I've owned this tent for a number of years. I purchased it while a Boy Scout about 6 years ago, after using a similar Eureka tent during a patrol outing.

I've never had an issue with water entering the tent. It's simple and quick to set up, and it's lightweight enough to lug around for simple outings, but not for lugging up a mountain for an outing.

It even survived being crushed by a tree. Sure, the poles are a little bent (getting new ones soon), but the only mark left on the tent was a tiny hole (less than a dime-sized tear) in the mesh, which I'll be patching shortly.

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Product Description:
One of the world's most popular tents (with over a million sold), the classic A-frame Eureka Timberline 2 XT sleeps two campers and has been upgraded with an attached vestibule for extra gear storage. Ideal for casual backpackers or as starter tents for new campers, the Timberline 2 XT has a 7.5-pound pack weight. and can be used for three-season camping. This free-standing tent is quick and easy to set up, thanks to a sturdy shockcorded 0.5-inch aluminum frame (five poles), ring and pin attachments, and clip attachments.
It features two doors with windows in each, as well as vents at the bottom of each for added ventilation. The windows are closable as well as hooded by the fly, so they can be open even in rain. The vestibule adds shade protection as well as 12.5 square feet of storage space. It has a breathable nylon wall, polyester fly, and polyester bathtub floor that keeps seams taut and high off the ground for superior protection from the elements. Other features include:

Shockcorded side guy outs and fly attachments give stability and tear resistance in stormy conditions
Twin track zippers for separate operation of the window in the door
Two mesh gear pockets
Clothes line loop, flashlight loop
Tent, pole, and stake bags included

Specifications:

Area: 38 square feet
Floor size: 7 feet, 2 inches by 5 feet, 3 inches
Center height: 3 feet, 6 inches
Wall fabrics: 1.9-ounce breathable nylon/1.9-ounce permeable taffeta nylon
Floor fabrics: 1.9-ounce Taffeta nylon with 1200 mm coating
Fly fabrics: 1.9-ounce 75D Polyester Taffeta with 1200 mm coating
Pack size: 6 by 24 inches
Weight: 7 pounds, 8 ounces

About Eureka
Though the exact year is unknown, Eureka's long history begins prior to 1895 in Binghamton, New York, where the company still resides today. Then known as the Eureka Tent & Awning Company, its first wares were canvas products--most notably, Conestoga wagon covers and horse blankets for nineteenth century American frontiersmen--as well as American flags, store awnings, and camping tents.
The company increased production of its custom canvas products locally throughout the 1930s and during the 1940 and even fabricated and erected the IBM "tent cities" just outside Binghamton. The seven acres of tents housed thousands of IBM salesmen during the company's annual stockholders meeting, which had since outgrown its previous locale. In the 1940s, with the advent of World War II and the increased demand for hospital ward tents, Eureka expanded operations and began shipping tents worldwide. Ultimately, upon the post-war return of the GIs and the resultant housing shortage, Eureka turned its attention to the home front during the 1950s by supplying awnings for the multitude of mobile homes that were purchased.
In 1960, Eureka's new and innovative Draw-Tite tent, with its practical, free standing external frame, was used in a Himalayan Expedition to Nepal by world renowned Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person documented to summit Mt. Everest only six years earlier. In 1963, Eureka made history during its own Mt. Everest ascent, with more than 60 of its tents sheltering participants from fierce 60+ mph winds and temperatures reaching below -20