This tent is ubiquitous in the camping world. The Eureka! Timberline tent has been around since the 1970s, with over a million sold. A quick and easy to set up 3-season A-frame tent, that weighs less than 8lbs. Great for new campers and casual backpackers.
Eureka! Timberline 4 Tent
Not as well made as it used to be First, I’d like to caution anyone looking at reviews for this tent that are based on one they bought years (or decades) ago. Like other reviewers, I first purchased one of these tents around 1980. I would have given my 1980 model five stars, but I can only give the newer model three.As far as the tent’s design – it is called a backpacking tent but is a bit on the heavy side unless you fill it with four people. This can work if they are not too big and they leave their gear outside. The optional vestibule is nice, but is more useful for storing muddy boots than gear due to its small size. The design is classic and it still works. But we have had trouble with these tents.Our Boy Scout Troop has purchased 8 of these over the years – four initially, plus two a year later, plus two more two years after that. The tent is more or less unchanged over my older model, except for two items. One is that the plastic tent pole attachment piece is considerably…
Eureka Timberline 4- Your last four person tent! 0