Wenzel Solitude 12- by 7-Foot Sport Dome Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this tent over a year and used it enough to let you know that for this price, there's probably not a better tent out there unless you need something designed for cold weather.I've camped out in this tent down to about 38 degrees with a decent sleeping bag and felt no ill effects.

The tent is a pretty basic dome tent that takes about 15 minutes to get up using the included poles and stakes.A nice feature on this tent is the two "legs"that extend from the basic dome.They have easy access from the outside and they're great for storing gear that would otherwise take up valuable floor space.

The tent is made from a lightweight nylon with a heavier, tub style bottom to keep the moisture out.The tent itself has open windows/vents on top but when covered with the supplied fly it does feel like an enclosed tent.I've camped in this through a night of rain and we remained dry inside with our gear.The zippers on the doors and windows worked normally without any complaints and did there job as well.

While this tent is listed as being able to sleep 4 people, it would be a very tight squeeze.I fit a queen size air mattress in it with not much room to spare except for the "legs".To me, this is more of a 2 or maybe 3 person tent but I think you would be hard pressed to fit 4 people in.

The tent comeswith all the necessary poles and stakes and stores in the included storage bag.The assembly instructions are actually sewn onto the storage bag so there always there if you need them.

I would have given this tent 5 stars but, it shouldn't be listed as a 4 person tent.However, for a 2/3 person tent that isn't going to be used for extreme conditions, this tent is a great buy.

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Product Description:
The Solitude Sport Dome Tent is roomy, lightweight and easy-to-pack-and-carry - ideal for backpacking and trekking. It comfortably sleeps up to four people in a 59 square foot area. Made of Wenzel's tough and durable Weather Armor polyester fabric, the tent features polyethylene flooring designed to resist water and protect against abrasion and damage. Mesh windows and roof vents provide ventilation and visibility, and a durable rain fly adds an extra barrier against the elements. The tent is also reinforced throughout with double-stitched seams and water-repellent threads, zippers, and webbing to ensure maximum durability and protection. The sturdy shock-corded fiberglass frame allows for quick and easy assembly.
Feature Detail:

Sleeps up to four people in 59 square foot area
Walls and fly made of rugged UV-resistant Weather Armor polyester fabric
Durable polyethylene flooring designed to protect against moisture and damage
Shock-corded fiberglass frame allows quick and easy assembly
Reinforced with double-stitched seams and water-repellent threads, zippers, and webbing

What's in the Box?
Tent, poles, stakes, carry bag, assembly instructions

Manufacturer Warranty
10 years
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Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in! If you're a backpacker, alpine climber or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to take something designed to handle more adversity.
Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproofness.
For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.
Domes and Tunnels
Tents are broadly categorized into two types, freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floor-plan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it by being more lightweight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.
Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.
Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.

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Eureka Grand Manan 7 Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Grand Manan 7 to replace an old Coleman tent and just recently took it out for a 3 night camping trip in Tillamook.The setup of this tent is pretty straight forward with a color coded part that helps you orient the rainfly correctly.I was very impressed with how well this tent breathed - way less moisture than the Coleman I had.Having said that, there are some things that you should be aware of:

1. Seam sealing the rainfly is a must at the very least, be prepared to do that *before* you go camping.

2. The instructions are a little weak, so if you haven't setup your fair share of tents, it might be a little difficult.

3. The poles provided are not those nice seamless joint ones making it sort of a chore to thread them through the mesh channels - this is the only reason why the tent gets a 4/5 instead of 5/5.

Hope this helps.

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Product Description:
You'll be untra-comfortable inside our new Grand Manan 7. With straight lower walls to maximize interior space and a roll up fly for 4-way ventilation this is an ideal 3 person, 3 season tent. Floor size is 7'X6' with a 4' 3" center with 2 doors and 4 windows. There is 21% more headroom than a standard 2-pole dome and 16% more volume with our strainght wall design.

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Eureka Grand Manan 9 Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)This seemed like the perfect tent for us; more than enough room but not too large. Ventilation appeared to be excellent, and it was. It's the most comfortable tent I've been in during the daytime when others can be stuffy.

But setup and take down is a pain. The sleeves are restricted in four places (two on each) to allow the fly to be attached to the frame via velcro tabs (seen in the photos as D-shaped openings). Unfortunately the restricted channels are the approximate size of the ferrules (metal tubes that attach pole sections), and each ferrule needs to be fed through individually--they won't go otherwise. It's common for the pole sections to become separated during this procedure. These challenges add a good ten minutes to setup. During take down the same thing happens; the ferrules need to be individually worked through the restricted channels. Perhaps other pole designs with smaller ferrules or none at all like some used by other manufacturers would help.

The side windows allow low ventilation and are easy to see through. They are covered by panels that fasten to the tent fabric three or four inches from each window corner. They hang an inch or so from the tent fabric thereby allowing air flow from the outside when everything else is closed up. Although this would be nice on warm evenings, cooler nights might be a problem, and in my opinion these panels make this a one-season tent. Zippered covers, like the ones on the doors, would stop air flow when desired.

On the plus side the tent features wonderful ventilation. The Grand Manan has numerous ventilation possibilities to take advantage of breezes from any direction, no matter how slight. Two roof vents, accessible from the inside via zippered openings, allow heat to escape, and they work; heat can be felt coming through them even while pitched in the shade. Both doors feature fastenings that allow the bottom portion of the door covers to be rolled up a few inches allowing air flow to enter the tent. These and the roof vents alone, along with air from the side windows, would make this tent among the most comfortable on warm evenings. But further, the fly can be rolled up and fastened in several different configurations to take advantage of prevailing breezes--see photos.

But the two problems outlined above were deal breakers for me. Perhaps Eureka will modify these bugs on future versions, and if so, the tent would be a perfect choice for a wide variety of conditions.

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You'll be untra-comfortable inside our new Grand Manan 9. With straight lower walls to maximize interior space and a roll up fly for 4-way ventilation this is an ideal 3 person, 3 season tent. Floor size is 9'X9' with a 6'center with 2 doors and 4 windows. There is 21% more headroom than a standard 2-pole dome and 16% more volume with our strainght wall design.

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Eureka Sunrise 8 Adventure 8-Foot by 8-Foot Four-Person Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)this tent is really built!first time out we were in a 12-hour downpour--extremely heavy rain.absolutely no leaks, drippage, or any problem at all.everything was extremely well-sealed right out of the box.the ventilation system is also outstanding--4 very large windows, large ceiling vents and the lower vent in the door panel real helps the air flow!generally very easy to set up with 2 people.this is an outstanding tent--very well constructed, easy up and down, tight, waterproof, and practical.we use it for 2 people.3 or 4 would be really pushing it, in term of interior space, but it's very well suited for 2 adults plus gear.enjoy!

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Product Description:
Spacious enough to comfortably sleep four campers, the Eureka Sunrise 8 dome-style tent is easy to set up and very well ventilated with four large hooded windows and no-see-um mesh panels in the ceiling. It has triple-coated fabrics and a heavy-duty bathtub floor made of 4 ounce 210D oxford polyester that repels water.
The fly is made of Stormshield polyester, which won't stretch when wet and resists UV breakdown. It has a shockcorded fiberglass frame (two poles) that features a pin and ring as well as combination clip and sleeve system for quick assembly. Other features include:

Twin track D door with window for easy exit/entry
High/Low door vents top and bottom to aid air circulation
External guy points help secure the tent in high winds
Hanging gear loft/organizer
Two water bottle holders
Corner organizer and wall organizer with mirror
Tent, pole, and stake bags included

Specifications:

Area: 64 square feet
Floor size: 8 feet by 8 feet
Center height: 4 feet, 11 inches
Wall fabrics: 1.9 ounce Polyester Taffeta 1200mm coating/1.9 ounce breathable polyester
Floor fabrics: 4 ounce 210D Oxford Polyester with 1200mm coating
Fly fabrics: 1.9 ounce 75D StormShield polyester with 1200mm coating
Pack size: 8 by 25 inches
Weight: 11 pounds, 2 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°F during the first all American Mt. Everest Expedition.
For backpackers and families, Eureka introduced its legendary Timberline tent in the 1970s. Truly the first StormShield design, this completely self-supporting and lightweight backpacking tent became one of the most popular tents the entire industry with sales reaching over 1 million by its ten year anniversary.
Eureka tents have also traveled as part of several historic expeditions, including the American Women's Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna I in 1978 and the first Mt. Everest ascents by a Canadian and American woman in 1986 and 1988. In recent history, tents specially designed and donated by Eureka sheltered Eric Simonson and his team on two historic research expeditions to Mount Everest, this time in a quest for truth regarding the 1924 attempted summit of early English explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. During the 1999 expedition, the team made history finding the remains of George Mallory, but the complete mystery remained unsolved. Returning in 2001 to search for more clues, the team found amazing historical artifacts which are now on display at the Smithsonian.
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Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in! If you're a backpacker, alpine climber or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to take something designed to handle more adversity.
Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproofness.
For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.
Domes and Tunnels
Tents are broadly categorized into two types, freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floor-plan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it by being more lightweight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.
Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.
Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.

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Coleman WeatherMaster 10 Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)Did allot of homework prior to buying this tent. The tent will be used for family car camping. I have not set up a tent in yearsso I just set it up in the backyard for a test run. It took about 20 minutes with my 4 and 6 year old kids lending a hand. I found the set up process very intuitive, if I got jammed up I read the instructions that are sewn into the tent bag for the helpful hint. Once set up the tent is very roomy and will have no problem to fit the four of us I also like the fact that I can stand inside. The construction appears to be OK, better than other tents I have had in the past. I chose this tent for 3 main reasons:

1 The rain tarp overhanging the windows looks like it will keep you dryer than other tents in this class
2 The front door is cool
3 The price was right. We are casual campers we do not need a [...] tent for once or twice a year outings.

The true test will be next weekend when we go camping!

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Product Description:
Roomy enough for the whole gang, the Coleman WeatherMaster 10 Tent is designed for easy setup. The WeatherMaster 10 sleeps 10 people comfortably in three rooms; it has a footprint of 17'x9' and a center height of 6'4". Coleman's Comfort System allows control of airflow with Variflo adjustable ventilation, including the vented Cool-Air Port, privacy vent window, and electrical access port. Continuous, color-coded pole sleeves, an exclusive pin-and-ring design, and InstaClip attachments make setup a breeze with the 19mm steel poles.

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Coleman Montana 6 Tent Review

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(More customer reviews)Interesting design -- definately an economically designed tent -- minimum labor and materials in contruction.Follow the instructions, easy setup.Does not seal up tight for severe weather though it performed well during an all night rain and wind storm in the Sierra's -- I was actually surprised it performed so well.

Good, inexpensive car camping tent for a family of four with gear.

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A great choice for family car campers, scout leaders, and extended camping excursions, the Coleman Montana 6 Tent is designed for easy setup. The Montana 6 sleeps 6 people comfortably, with a 12'x7' footprint and center height of 5'8". Coleman's Comfort System allows control of airflow with Variflo adjustable ventilation, including the vented Cool-Air Port, privacy vent window, and electrical access port. Continuous, color-coded pole sleeves, an exclusive pin-and-ring design, and InstaClip attachments make setup a breeze with the 9.5mm fiberglass poles.

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New Alps Mountaineering 4 Person Floor Saver Nylon 90" x 102" High Quality Reasonable Price Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered this product to fit the Alps Mountaineering 4-person tent, which has a thin floor -- but the "floor saver" is made of even thinner fabric and isn't waterproof.It looks as though they had an excess of useless material and decided to find a way to market it.A true waste of money -- you'd be much better off with a "money saver/floor saver" tarp for $10.The tent is okay so far -- have only used it in the past week -- but this is very disappointing and discourages us from ordering from this company again.

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The design of this product is very exquisite and beautiful.

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