Customer Reviews

Eureka Zeus 2 LE Performance 7-Foot by 5-Foot Two-Person Backpacking Tent

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My wife and I used this tent all this last summer for backpacking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I carried it. It was the lightest and largest 2-person tent I could find for under $200. It turned out to be a great value. It is easy to put up and take down. We have not had any problem with tears. Additionally, it has the nice feature of having two openings which allows each person the ability to exit without disturbing the other. My wife really appreciated this feature. It is only a three-season tent and will not hold in a lot of heat so it becomes uncomfortable in the fall when the weather becomes colder.

I had this tent out of the box and set up in my living room in five minutes. In a pinch, I think you could have it laid out and staked down in less. I strapped it onto my overnight pack and it all but disappeared. This seems to be a great little tent and should give years of backwoods shelter, but there's only one way to find out. I can't wait to hit the trail.

I have the previous Zeus tent the EXO. I like it's ease of use and the spaciousness. It is somewhat difficult to enter and condensation is sometimes a problem. So, when the revised Zeus, the 2LE was introduced it interested me. Eureka states that there is more useable space without adding extra weight. That sold me, and the new tent arrived today. The box states that the minimum weight is 3 pounds 10 ounces, which is exactly what the Zeus EXO said. But no, the real minimum weight for the 2LE measures 4 pounds 1.4 ounces. In the day of lightening backpack loads, 7.4 ounces is just too much to lie about. If it really was 3-10, it would be a good light weight purchase. At 4-1.4 it is now with many other tents that outperform the Zeus. If Eureka would have told the truth, they would have a dedicated customer. Now that they blatently lied to me, I will take my business elsewhere.