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ACGice.uci.edu Newsgroups: rec.backcountry Organization: University of California, Irvine writes: Stick with almost anything made by Eureka! Take a look at the Equinox; it is easy to set up, roomy, waterproof if cared for, anddurable.*** ACGI agree with this. Kelty also has some pretty good deals on well made tents. Check out a Campmor catalogue for prices. ACGI would avoid a cabin tent like the plague – mainly because they are very difficult to set up and take down. A dome or A-frame tent will be much Eureka makes a " great western" model which is a 10′ x 10′ kind of a cross between a cabin and a dome. very easy to set up. Free standing!! it has 4 corner poles that go to a center connector. and a separate rainfly. It will sleep about 6 if they are all good friends! Plenty of stand up room. Very heavy, not for even a short backpack. great for car or canoe. They used to make several variations of this tent but i haven’t looked at big tents for years so i don’t know what’s current. easier. However, these tents generally only sleep up to 4 people. If your family is bigger than that, and you only want one tent, you may be stuck with a cabin tent. I think that cabin tents are the only tents big enough to sleep 4+. ACGIf you pick carefully from among the Kelty/Eureka options you may get a tent that will be good for both car camping and backpacking. For a 4-person tent, look for one that is roomy enough for you and preferrably weighs less than 10 lbs. A tent which satisfies these criteria should perform both jobs just fine. ACGA final note, stay away from cheap, no-name dome tents (e.g., the type you often find at "sporting goods" stores). They may be cheap, but in general, they have really crappy rain-flys and are not very waterproof in general! ACGAlice — * CP 2.00 [NR] * Hey Worf,,,I hooked Data up to a modem, wanna see? —
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