Customer Reviews

Eureka! Timberline 2 - Tent (sleeps 2)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I have been using a two-man Timberline tent for decades. It's easy to set up, keeps me dry when seam-sealed and stands up to wind quite well. It can be set up without any stakes but you would want to have at least four to hold the rain fly away from the tent. In dry climates, I use it without the fly. It claims to be a two-man tent, and we did sleep three in it on one time on a backpacking trip in the rain, but it's best for one person. My first Timberline has been all over the United States and I bought a second one after the waterproofing in the floor gave way some 20 years later. As with most tents, you want to use it with a ground cloth in damp climates. Otherwise some moisture might seep in but my biggest issue is with all the dirt, decayed matter, used bubble gum from a previous camper, and so forth that sticks to the bottom. I bought this third one for my son to use on a bicycle trip. For the money, I think it's one of the best tents out there.

Many Boy Scout troops use this tent. It is easy to set up and can withstand the weather. There are no flexing poles to break. It is also one of the few tents for which replacement parts are readily available. It is just light enough for backpacking. Overall it is a very solid tent and you can't go wrong buying it. Only downsides are a lack of vestibles (though they can be purchased separately) and the A fram shape does not give a lot of head room.

I am happy with this tent. It has most features I desire. I wanted a tent for three-season use. Most of the camping I do is in mountain and high country and night temperatures are low. I wanted a tent without lots of mesh screening. This tent has mesh screening on the two ends (door and rear window) which can be covered up at night to keep the inside warmer. The wall fabric breathes enough to prevent condensation. The first time I used it was in windy and rainy weather. It performed great. It kept me completely dry. The only drawback is the floor. It is about the same consistency as the walls. Eureka recommends the use of a ground cloth to protect the floor. It's just another piece of equipment I have to bring along.

This is my third Timberline tent in about 20 years. Eureka once made these in an Outfitter model that was truly a GREAT tent. It had a heavy duty floor and stress points were re-enforced. You had to seam seal them but they were really tuff. Now they do not make that tent but a cheaper model. It has a flimsy floor bit it is factory seam sealed. Of course the tent desighn is still the same. It is a great desighn that for all but heavy snow conditions in my opinion is the best desighn of any tent. You can leave the fly attached all the time and still set it up. In rain you can open the front and back and unlessit is a blowing gale stay dry and get plenty of air. The footprint is small meaning less groundto clear. This tent now days is okay for the occasional camper, but I sure miss the outfitter model.

This is a great product. The second time to use it, rain came in buckets. The tent remained absolutely dry. For the money, you will not beat this tent.

I used to have one of these same tents back in the '80's. It went with me to Maroon Belles, The Tetons, Bob Marshall Wilderness, Wheeler Peak, the Canyon Lands, The Sawtooth Range, and the Uncomphagre Range, as well as sheltering me and my best friend on a 15,000 mile hitch-hiking trip around the Western USA. Things change and the tent is now made in the far East and not the USA. However it seems to be a few ounces lighter than it was back when. I believe it was a tad over 6 lbs then and now it is about 5 lbs 13 oz. For a 2 person team, that is less than 3 lbs for each hiker. That is pretty good for a "cheap tent". Floor space is impressive at 7' 2" x 5' 3". This new lighter version of the Timberlinne was big enough for both of us and our clothes and boots. It was really quite roomy for an under 6 lb tent. And you can actually sit up in it because of the high ridge line. Set up was a snap, just like I remembered: very intuitive. I could set this baby up in the dark. The tent itself hangs from the aluminium pole frame, and the fly attatched to both the tent and the frame. The down-side of this system is there are some key parts that you must not loose; like the 2 plastic collars which serve as the junction for 3 pole ends (one junction at front and one at back). However, I was able to keep my tent together during some of the worst storms and longest hikes. One good thing about this tent is that becuase the tent portion is mostly mesh, you will not have much of a condensation problem. This is true until you get into below freezing temps when the moisture of two persons sleeping will collect on the inside of the tent as frost. Then it might be dislodged when you get out, and fall on your bag. No problem, though. You can just shake the frost off of your bag once you are outside the tent. We had the choice of spending a lot of money on a Big Agnes or similar, or getting the tried and true Timberline. I went cheap and spent $108 new for this tent. You should expect to pay about 120-150. But give this one a look. It is a lot of tent for the money.

Bought this tent based on some avid campers recommendations.

Very glad that I did! We ended up at the site in a downpour, and after throwing down a small tarp, I had the tent up in 5 minutes in low light in the rain.

NOTE! Make sure the tarp ends are UNDER the edges of the tent! I forgot, and had some small spots of water. Nothing a towel, and a little air circulation didn't cure!

LOVE THIS TENT!

I'm looking at the four person next just for the easy this one provided!

We've had our Eureka Timberline tent for about 6 years now, and it's still in good shape. It's easy to set up, and it generally keeps the water out. On very stormy/rainy trips, the inside has gotten slightly damp at the edges, but we were dry on our sleeping pads and in our sleeping bags (and our friends got soaked). The tent is also fairly light, but we haven't really gone backpacking with it. We do mostly car camping, though we did take it on one hike-in camping trip.

I use this for remote camping in the Rocky Mountains and it holds up really well. It stands up to the wind and does a pretty good job of keeping heat in on the cold nights. This tent is very small and can barely accommodate 2 people - and only if they don't plan on keeping any gear in the tent. Don't even think about setting up a cot in here either.

Overall great tent, but lost a star for the thin floor.

Great tent for scouting, easy to set up and take down, hold up well for hard use