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Original Spitfire styling in a 2 person model! Loaded with mesh for great ventilation, and ample-sized headroom area that's as large or larger than the competition's!
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Technical Details
- Two-pole hoop tent for two sleepers (38.75 square foot area)- Tent body is constructed entirely of no-see-um mesh to maximize air flow
- Full coverage fly features a poke-out vent that's closable
- Bathtub floor with taped seams protects against splashing rain
- Center height of 43 inches; weighs 4 pounds
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By J Harp (NE Texas)
The 2 is a bigger version of the Spitfire 1. It has entries on both sides. Both are excellent buys.
I use this tent for bicycle touring. It packs nicely into one rear pannier with some room to spare. The aluminum poles and stakes ride on my rear rack. In good weather, you can actually stabilize this tent with just 2 stakes, tho 4 will make for a tighter pitch. I've experienced several rainy nights with no significant leakage. It's plenty big enough for two normal sized people to sleep comfortably. In fact, on one car trip with my wife, I put a full size blow up mattress in it so she'd be wouldn't feel the pea. I love the 43" peak height, the excellent zippers, the subdued color of the inner tent and the rainfly, the simple, quick erection, and it's durability.
The negatives are lack of significant vestibule space and the need to add a couple of stake points to the fly to make it totally taunt, important for rain shedding. Condensation in cold weather is a factor, but that would be true with any tent. There is a vent at the top that helps.
No Hilleberg, but at 1/5th the price, I'll take it.
By Wilderness (Eugene, OR)
I thought the tent was a great buy. I use it about twice a week through many different types of terrain. Though everyone has complained about the cheap stakes that are included, they're really not that bad. It'd be wiser to use other stakes, but these would be just fine. Space inside the tent was bigger than expected. You can't go wrong with Eureka tents.
By Sean Collier (Columbia, MO USA)
While i still have yet to try this tent out on a long outing in back country like I intended when I purhcased it, I have had nothing but great experiences with it so far. I bought this tent while looking for a cheap(price, not quality), lightweight, 3 season tent to take out to Glacier NP next May. While it would be slightly more convenient if it was self supporting/standing, I have come up with numerous ways to set it up indoors by knotting the anchors down to weights etc. I have actually camped outside w/ it twice so far(each just for one night). On my first experience, I woke up w/ the bottom being slightly wet as it had rained that night, and a little moisture between the rain fly and the mesh (apparently I didn't tighten the fly enough to keep it separated from the mesh, so moisture built in between). After this, I made a custom footprint by following directions I found from a video(using heavy duty tarp). I tried the tent out the next night and woke up with everything completely dry so I would recommend using a footprint.
I love all the mesh allowing air to pass through and the rain fly does a great job. Would suggest getting better stakes(bent a couple after my second outing). Otherwise, no complaints here.
By Workout Girl (Simi Valley, CA)
This tent is very spacious for a 2 man tent. I really like that there are openings on each side of the tent so that you don't have to crawl over someone to get in. For true backpacking you need to replace the stakes(for weight reasons).
By Brandon Solomon (N. Va, USA)
This tent is extremely light (just under a pound heavier than the ultra-light model) and is perfect for long back-packing trips. The bathtub floor and rainfly do everything possible to keep the water out. If staked down properly, water wont ever get in. I didnt even use the guy outs on the fly and water STILL didnt get in. On a clear night, the fly can be taken off completely or rolled up on the sides. If taken off, the entire night sky is avaiable for your perusal. Essentially, the tent without the fly is nothing but bug screening. It's the fly that actually gives the tent some privacy walls.
Now for the skinny:
I took this tent out on a camping trip and found the second day to be nothing short of a torrential downpour. It was then that I noticed the short side of owning this particular tent. Having NO VESTIBULE makes for a very wet entry into your tent. With his vestibule, my friend was able to have a place to shelter him from the water and take off/store his muddy boots where they woudlnt get rained on all night. The Spitfire doesnt have that ability, so you'll be forced to drag your muddy boots into the tent with you along with all the water that you wont be able to shake off.
For back-packing, this tent is hands down terriffic, but I am still going to look for another Eureka model that has a vestibule for those trips that last longer than any weather report.
One other thing to consider is that this tent is not free-standing, so you'll want to purchase some Groundhog Tent Stakes MSR Ground Hog Stake Kit or something equivalent that will do the job in rocky terrain (better to buy for rocky than to be without when the time is needed). The tent and fly can be put up with only 4 stakes, but a better idea would be to use 6 so the tent can be pulled out to its full width.
Lastly, unless you and the person you are sharing this tent with are on a romantic level, then I would suggest purchasing another tent for two. The only way it could work is for head to toe sleeping, but warm weather causes a bag to be thrown back and this creates a recipe for feet in the face. This tent is great for one person and some gear, but definitely not suited for two. Even if it had a vestibule for gear and boots, this tent would be ill suited for two people.
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