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(More customer reviews)My family has three of these, a great tent.I like that I can set up a low chair and read in my tent comfortably during bad weather.I don't care for the rain fly "wings" but both my dad and brother don't mind them and like the space.We all really like the double doors.
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Eureka Adventure Apex 2FG 7-Foot by 5-Foot 2-Person TentProduct Description: Nicely lightweight with a compact fold size, the Eureka Apex 2 is a great choice for three-season backpacking treks to the backcountry. It balances maximal thermal efficiency with superior ventilation, thanks to one entire wall of no-see-um mesh--great for stargazing on clear summer nights. The other walls are waterproof while a lightweight, sturdy double-coated StormShield polyester fly protects the mesh wall in inclement weather. It also features a factory-taped, bathtub floor that keeps seams taught and high off the ground for superior protection.
This free-standing, two-pole tent is quick and easy to set up with its durable shockcorded fiberglass frame, ring and pin attachments, pole sleeve attachments, and color coded webbing. Small batwing semi-vestibules cover the mesh vents in the doors for great ventilation even in rain, and they offer limited gear protection. A poke out vent in the sidewall provides additional ventilation when needed. Other features include:
Twin track zippers for separate operation of the window in the door
External guy points on the fly help secure your tent in high winds
Two mesh gear pockets for internal storage
Clothes line loop, flashlight loop
2 doors, 2 windows
Tent, pole, and stake bags included
Specifications:
Area: 36.5 square feet
Floor size: 7 feet, 5 inches by 4 feet, 11 inches
Center height: 3 feet, 7.5 inches
Wall fabrics: 1.9-ounce 70D Polyester taffeta 800mm coating
Floor fabrics: 1.9-ounce 70D Polyester taffeta 800mm coating
Fly fabrics: 1.9-ounce 75D 185T StormShield Polyester 800mm coating
Pack size: 6 by 18.5 inches
Weight: 5 pounds, 6 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
