User Review: Eureka! Alpenlite XT

Eureka! Alpenlite XT
Above: The current Alpenlite XT, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed November 29, 2004 by John Blue

Rating:
Ease of Setup: Cake
Price Paid: $179

Agreed. I've had this tent for almost two years. Spent monsoon weekends in it dry. It stood up like a brick wall in tough winds, and blizzard conditions (northern MN). A "just enough" vestibule is a sweet kicker to the deal too. It's plenty lightweight, you can leave out the ties and a couple stakes for most trips. For warmer trips, the circulation is a touch less than desired, but I'm digging for a gripe here- this is a fantasic tent, and for a quite doable price.

Not to mention the loud yellow "we have this site already, don't bother going the extra two miles to talk to us about it" color scheme.