User Review: Eureka! Tetragon 1210

Eureka! Tetragon 1210
Above: The current Tetragon 1210, which may differ slightly from the version reviewed.

Reviewed July 9, 2006 by Ann

Rating:
Design: three season
Sleeps: 5
Ease of Setup: easy
Price Paid: $179

The Good - The overall look of the tent was very nice. It's a lovely green color and very easy to put up. It had really nice space that I was able to fit two Coleman Queen Airbeds. If I didn't have those beds and used pads instead, I could easily fit six 150 lb. sized people comfortably there. The zippers worked flawlessly. It had great ventilation and very little condensation.

The Bad - It has a design flaw where the window, located next to the doors, can have water leak in the area where the zippers meet. The zippers, when closed, leaves the tiniest opening that can't be seam sealed at all because it's two different zippers. You can't zip it up either, but I didn't get a leak there when it rained. I got the leaks in the zipper area during my home hose down test.

And now The UGLY! - When I took it out camping, it rained through the all the seams where the bottom tub section meets the top. I sealed it - again - and most of it did better at a test at home, except the areas where the extra strap for staking is located in the center of every side floor of the tent. I have no idea why it happened, but the leaks were still pretty bad even after sealing it heavily - again! I sent it back to Eureka for fixing or replacing.