User Review: Eddie Bauer 2-Person Backpacking Tent

Reviewed July 28, 2007 by Jeff Bullard

Rating:
Design: 3-season freestanding
Sleeps: 2
Ease of Setup: Very Easy - 45 seconds in the rain
Weight: 5 pounds
Price Paid: Gift

I used this tent for 5 years before the zippers finally bit the dust. This tent is a good size. A small footprint just big enough to sleep two plus gear in the vestibule. The first year or so I had this tent it was great in the rain. After that it started allowing water to seep through the floor. This is normal with nylon-coated floors that have been subject to a year's worth of abrasion on sandy surfaces. Also I had a problem in the Florida Keys. On a sandy beach there where no-see-um biting insects that were small enough to get inside somehow.

I used this tent for backpacking annually in Big Bend National Park for five years and it was adequate. A little heavier and larger than a good solo backpacking tent should be, so I finally got a new tent for that purpose.

The poles are lightweight aluminum and durable by comparison to my friend's MSR tent. He got his (expensive) MSR solo tent at the same time and we took all the same camping trips together. His poles failed after about three years, mine are still going strong, although my zippers have now failed.

Pros:
Freestanding
Intermediate size suitable for both car camping and backpacking
Handles wind very well due to low profile and shape with rainfly.
Low cost.
No condensation, ever.
Fast setup and take down with pole hooks rather than sleeves.

Cons:
Zippers failed after 5 years
Floor began to seep water after first year (not using a footprint or groundcloth).
Slightly heavy for solo backpacking

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