What would be your idea of the perfect four person, three season tent for camping? My daughter has asked this question to me and I don't have a proper answer for her. I hope the experienced tent campers here could give to me some suggestions.
Thanks
I REALLY like the Alps Mountaineering Taurus tents for the following reasons:
-Simple design - no goofy parts like Eureka has started doing
-High quality - made in same factory has REI tents (or so I've read)
-Dome tent - good headroom for size - good wind shedding
-Not the over-use of mosquito netting - many tents these days have too much netting, so on cold nights you can get away from the breezes.
-Lots of ventilation through doors and vents.
-Heavy duty zippers - first part to fail on most tents
-Aluminum poles
-Tent clips onto poles - no pole sleeves
-Vestibules - place to put dirty shoes - also don't need to mess with hood poles
-Used by many Scout Troops - if they can survive Scouts, they've got to be tough
-Setup instructions sewn to bag - can't be lost
-Company founded by people from Kelty who needed better control over lives - seem like nice people.
My only complains/concerns:
-Wish it had mesh pockets in all four inside corners - not just two
If you prefer a hooded style tent, the Alps Mountaineering Meramac is their hooded version. This is more of a hot weather tent with hoods and more mosquito netting.
Ken K.
w/ wife, boy, girl, Samoyed, & a really big Keeshound
(The horses & pigs have to stay at home)
2008 Keystone Freedom Lite 279TB, Reese Dualcam, Prodigy controller
2002 Tahoe 4x4
This tent will be good for car camping. But if you're looking for a backpacking type tent, REI Half Dome 4 HC Tent might suit your needs more.
Both these tents have great ventilation and have a vestibule to store gear. From experience, REI has quality tents with great customer service. That's why I go back to them even if you have to pay a bit more for their products.
If you're lucky, you may be able to find one for a good price at their next garage sale . I bought the Half Dome 2 HC at their garage sale for $30 and the reason for returning it was it was missing a tent peg which I replaced on the spot.
We just spent our first weekend in the Eureka Copper Canyon 10 and really found it to be perfect for 2 and would easily fit a few more,It was easy to put up and kept us cozy and dry when it started to rain..
"Second star to the right, and straight on till morning."
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. I bought the Half Dome 2 HC at their garage sale for $30 and the reason for returning it was it was missing a tent peg which I replaced on the spot.
