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 Eureka Adventure Apex 2FG 7-Foot by 5-Foot 2-Person Tent By: Eureka Average Rating: 4.0 Total Reviews: 10 More Information Horrible little tent  On: 2008-11-16I spent one of the most miserable nights of my life in this tent. My daughter and I were camping on Current River and got caught in a strong rainstorm. The pitiful little excuse for a rainfly that this tent comes with is almost criminally negligent on Eurekas part. Any tent that doesnt offer a full-coverage rainfly is begging to leak. Woke up with darn near an inch of water in the tent with us. Wet bags, wet clothes, wet us. I hope to never have the misfortune of spending another night in a Eureka tent. At least not this one. I got home and ordered a Columbia Hawk Ridge tent instead. Its made all the difference. Much superior in every single way. I cant recommend this tent, unless youre planning on camping indoors. Great Backpacking Tent!  On: 2008-09-02I just took this tent on a three day backpack trip to above 12,000 ft. It was the perfect weight. It fit two people and two mid-sized dogs in it just fine. Nice and cozy! It faired very well against constant wind and rain. Bone dry inside! I would definately recommend this tent! small and funny On: 2008-08-30I like to travel lite, this tend is perfect for that, you should be carefull with the instructions about the corners or you will get flooded, I love the exclamation symbol in the side of the tent. Great for lite use  On: 2008-08-21Just took this tent on a 7 day kayaking trip and it worked well for the most part. We had many days of rain and on a few days the rain got heavy and the tent let some water seep through, not too much though. The fly-out wings on the rain fly are a blessing and a curse. They are nice when its raining and you have gear you want to keep covered but dont want to bring in the tent. When you arent in need of them they tend to get in the way when entering and exiting the tent and if the zipper is all the way down you have to crawl out in the narrow space to reach it when getting out. Kind of a pain.... The next problem is probably more of my own sloppiness and not specific to this tent. When it was raining I grabbed a bag of granola and took it back to the tent, I must have dropped a few crumbs and the next camp site I set it up at had a healthy fire ant population. That morning I woke up to ants all over the tent- how did they get in? They literally chewed holes through the tent, 6 in all. Never bring any food into your tent if there is even the possibility of ants being around. So its a decent tent and pretty darn good when you consider the price but if you are going to be doing any serious treking, you might consider something else. Tent is awesome! On: 2008-08-08small and light. super easy to set up. more than enough space for one person; reasonable for two people. waterproof. double thumbs up. excellent fair-weather tent On: 2008-08-08ive owned this tent for 5 years now and have spent over 100 nights in it - i just got back from a month-long road/rafting trip this last week it doesnt provide a lot of heat insulation, but ive used it successfully for snow camping, and its amazing for summer and warm-weather camping. the mesh is excellent - its tight enough to keep out even the smallest bugs, but thin enough that it doesnt degrade the view too much. i have no problems with rips or tears - the tent itself is a bit stretched out from usage, but not a problem. ive also received a number of compliments on the color scheme :) the tent does not perform well in heavy rainfall. the seams are sealed, but under heavy rain its elastic tabs (whose purpose is not clear to me) wick moisture into the tent and puddles can accumulate. in light rainfall, if you stake the fly away from the tent itself and put a tarp down *inside* (not outside!) the tent, you will probably stay dry. i havent tried it in heavy wind, but based on the design i suspect its not great in high wind either if youre looking for a serious four-season tent capable of heavy wind and rain protection - i would buy something else. otherwise, i recommend this affordable tent wholeheartedly High and Dry On: 2008-07-24So i bought the tent a few weeks back, first night i got it I set it up and seam sealed the inside and the fly, used it that night. The next day it just so happend a HUGE storm came throgh that night, tent was still there dry as a bone! Took it camping this summer as well, rained a little there as well and still managed to stay dry. The next night was extremly hot (88F at night) was able to sleep comfortably with the rain fly off. Awesome tent, easy to find in the dark!! No major complaints yet and ive slept in the tent 3 times! Good Stuff On: 2008-07-21I like this tent. Its the first tent Ive used since I lost my fathers 80s era tent while moving. Its light, easy to set-up, and fairly spacious for two average sized people. The rain fly was a little complicated to put on the first time I used it, but then again it was 11 oclock at night and I didnt have a light. I would recommend this tent, its a good tent for a good price. Buy Seam Sealer immediately On: 2008-04-06This tent was easy to set up and take down... its lightweight and fits back in the packaging after use. I definitely recommend this tent for backpacking but you want to seal the corners as soon as you get it. Nothing like wanting to stay dry and your tent gets a puddle forming in the corner of it... 3 in one household On: 2007-02-25My 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 dont care for the rain fly "wings" but both my dad and brother dont mind them and like the space. We all really like the double doors. |