User Review: Eureka! Spitfire 1

Eureka! Spitfire 1
Above: The current Spitfire 1, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed August 17, 2009 by mike068

Rating:
Design: Three-Season Non Freestanding
Sleeps: 1
Ease of Setup: Very Easy
Weight: 2lb 12oz
Price Paid: $80

I found this tent to be quite nice. It is very light weight, very easy to set up & take down. It gives adequate elbow room so you don’t get that closed in feeling unlike some solo tents that are very narrow.

The ventilation is more than adequate but when the wind blows it doesn’t blow in on you so you won’t get a draft on those chilly nights fall nights. The vestibule area is small but usable and there is room on both sides of the tent that can be used.

The tent without guy lines needs 8 stakes and has 4 guy line anchors. You only need 2 stakes to set up and use. I also doesn’t need much space to set up the tent so it won’t be to tough finding some place in between 2 tree roots or rocks.

Pros:
Light Weight
Good Ventilation
Easy To Set Up

Cons:
You need to seam seal the lower perimeter seam that attaches to bottom to the tent body.

In the end I am very happy with this tent.

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