User Review: Eureka! Pine Lodge

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

Reviewed April 30, 2009 by BrianF

Rating:
Design: steel pole frame walled tent
Sleeps: 6+
Ease of Setup: 10-12 minutes
Weight: 45 lbs
Price Paid: $350

This is a great family tent. Plenty of room inside, feels more like a cabin than a tent. You can stand up and stretch out inside; makes changing clothes easy. The rain fly extends about 8 feet beyond the door making a great front porch/dry area to leave wet gear outside the tent.

It takes us about 10-12 minutes to set up (a few more minutes if you put up the fly too) which is great when you'd rather spend more time camping than setting up camp.

My favorite part is the fan door. With kids going in and out of the tent, the door was never left open, just lift open and gravity closes it behind you. We don't have to worry about the kids ripping the zippers or tripping over a halfway opened door anymore.

During an extremely windy day, the door did blow in at the bottom, but in the many times we used it, it happened only once. The construction feels very sturdy and the nylon is heavier than most tents.

I love this tent and plan on using it for many years.

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