Eureka Tundraline 3 Three-Person Tent

by Eureka

Product Features

• 3-person, 4-season A-frame tent ideal for canoe or raft camping trips
• 51.6 square feet of interior space; dual single-point vestibules
• StormShield technology combines water-resistance with tough construction
• Pre-bent A-frame poles with reinforced guyout loops for weather protection
• Measures 6.58 x 4 x 7.83 inches (W x H x D); lifetime warranty

Product Description

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Sturdy and stable even in extreme weather, the Eureka Tundraline is the ultimate tent for canoe camping. The three-person tent is built using Eureka's StormShield technology, which combines moisture-repelling materials with a tough, reinforced construction that resists wear and tear. As a result, the tent can stand up to pounding rainstorms without soaking you or your gear.

The tent includes A-frame poles and 3 reinforced guyouts for stability in nasty weather.

The tent also includes two pre-bent A-frame poles that glide easily through the external pole sleeves, along with three reinforced guyout loops along each side of the frame. This not only quickens setup, but it also gives the tent its durable, wind-resistant structure. And campers will love the large, single-point vestibules, which protect the entry of each tent door while also providing plenty of room for gear storage. Combine the features and you have the perfect tent for spring, summer, fall, or even winter rafting or canoe trips.

The Tundraline is equipped with two doors, providing easy entry and exit from both sides of the tent. In addition, the tent offers plenty of ventilation, with vents in each vestibule and four interior mesh roof panels helping maximize airflow. And unlike many other tents, the inner sleeping room is sewn in place to ensure warmth retention and/or heat dispersion. Other features include post and grommet corner attachments, interior pockets for keeping essentials close at hand, four gear loft loops, and a flashlight loop.

All Eureka tents carry a lifetime warranty.

The 51.6-square-foot floorplan sleeps 3 comfortably and stands 4 feet tall.

Specifications

• Seasons: 4
• Sleeps: 3
• Floor size: 6 feet 7 inches by 7 feet 10 inches
• Tent area: 51.6 square feet
• Pack size: 9 by 24 inches
• Center height: 4 feet
• Minimum weight: 12 pounds
• Frame: 14.5mm aluminum
• Vents: 2
• Doors: 2
• Windows: 2
• Vestibules: 2
• Vestibule area: 44 square foot
• Storage pockets: 8
• Walls: 68D polyester taffeta, uncoated
• Fly: 75D StormShield polyester ripstop, 1500mm coated
• Floor: 70D polyester taffeta, 5000mm coated
• Mesh: 40 D nylon no-see-um

About Eureka
Although the exact year is unknown, Eureka's long history begins prior to 1895 in Binghamton, NY, where the company still resides today. Then known as the Eureka Tent & Awning Company, its first wares were canvas products--most notably, Conestoga wagon covers and horse blankets for 19th-century American frontiersmen--as well as American flags, store awnings, and camping tents.

The company increased production of its custom canvas products locally throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. The company even fabricated and erected a series of IBM "tent cities" just outside Binghamton, housing thousands of IBM salesmen during the company's annual stockholders meeting, which had outgrown its previous locale. With the advent of World War II and the increased demand for hospital ward tents, Eureka expanded operations and began shipping tents worldwide. Ultimately, upon the post-war return of the GIs and the resultant housing shortage, Eureka turned its attention to the home front during the 1950s by supplying awnings for the multitude of mobile homes that were purchased.

In 1960, renowned explorer Sir Edmund Hillary used Eureka's new and innovative Draw-Tite tent--with its practical, freestanding external frame--in a Himalayan expedition to Nepal (Hillary had climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest only six years earlier). In 1963, Eureka made history during its own Mt. Everest ascent, with more than 60 of its tents sheltering participants during the first all-American Mt. Everest Expedition, where explorers braved fierce 60-plus mph winds and temperatures reached below -20F.

Eureka introduced its legendary Timberline tent in the 1970s, targeting it to backpackers and families. The first to employ the StormShield design, the lightweight, self-supporting backpacking tent became one of the most popular tents in the industry, with sales reaching over 1 million by its 10-year anniversary. Eureka tents have also traveled as companions on other historic expeditions, including the American Women's Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna I in 1978 and the first Mt. Everest ascents by a Canadian and American woman in 1986 and 1988. In recent years, Eureka designed and donated tents to Eric Simonson and his team. The group took two historic research expeditions to Mt. Everest, this time in a quest for truth regarding the 1924 attempted summit of early English explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. During the 1999 expedition, the team made history by finding the remains of George Mallory, but the overall mystery remained unsolved. Returning in 2001 to search for more clues, the team found several historical artifacts that are now on display at the Smithsonian.

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Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all-purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in. If you're a backpacker, alpine climber, or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to use something designed to handle more adversity.

Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall, and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three-season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproof camping.

For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four-season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.

Domes and Tunnels
Tents are broadly categorized into two types: freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floorplan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one- and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it with less weight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.

Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.

Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.

Product Description

Extreme canoeists need apply. The ultimate canoe camping tent Tundraline offers ease of set-up, excellent wind stability, and unparalleled severe weather capability. Sleeps 3 with a 6.5'x8 floor and a 4'4" center height so there is plenty of room.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 13.4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001M5TMZ6
• Item model number: 2601870
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #160,947 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy Duty Winter Tent At Great Price!, November 19, 2009

By	Stephen F. Miller "Wild Canoer Steve" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Eureka Tundraline 3 Three-Person Tent (Sports)

I recently took this tent out for it's test run during a canoe camping trip in the New Jersey Pine Barrens in early November. Shortly after I put the tent up the skies opened up with heavy rain and wind. This foul weather continued through the night but the tent stood its ground with barely a ruffle in the wind. The vestibules kept my gear out of the weather and the innards of the tent offered plenty of room to sit up and hide out of the weather. Materials are heavy duty and the tent was easy to set up. I look forward to using it on many upcoming winter weather canoe camping trips.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snow Camping, April 5, 2010

By	Kevin - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Eureka Tundraline 3 Three-Person Tent (Sports)

My first time using the tent ended up being a trial by ice as we showed up to our campground at 4:30am only to find the road leading in wasn't plowed. We ended up hiking a bit (good thing we had our snowboarding gear) and setting up camp in three feet of snow. I started trying to stake but the ones provided are a little small and I didn't want to dig the snow out for each one so I opted to skip those and try just tying it up to the trees.

The setup was easy, did it by myself with a friend holding a flashlight and even with no stakes in place, the tent was sturdy, didn't move an inch and stayed dry other than a little frozen condensation inside the tent in the mornings, but that's probably because I didn't spend any time pulling out the storm shield as there was no precipitation, so I'll call it a user error not product flaw.

It says it sleeps 3, but I had 2 in my tent and I wouldn't have tried to cram a third person unless you're a couple sharing a sleeper. It's a good, roomy fit for 2 plus all your gear though, and that's pretty much what I expected.