Eureka Solo Solitaire Tent

I purchased this tent for my first backpacking trip in the Appalachians. The weather ranged from 60F during the day to about 25F at night, but of course the tent was only out in the cold.

The confined space inside functioned nicely as a cocoon, and was surprisingly long enough for my 6'5" frame. I am a college age guy, so wriggling in and out wasn't much of an issue.

The big problem with this tent is the tendency for the fiberglass poles to snap. One of them broke at the beginning of the trip, and I was able to wrap it a couple times with duct tape to hold it, but another snapped on the last day and it is effectively unusable now. Perhaps this wouldn't happen in warmer weather.

Both of my boys uses these for rough out camping trips where they cannot carry alot of stuff with them. While they might be a little tight for a large adult, a teenager or small adult can get in them pretty easily. They keep out the rain and the bugs. A little strange to set up but they seem sturdy.

I bought the Eureka Solo Solitaire for my first Backpacking trip. It was excellent. Easy to set up. Kept me dry in the rain. Its light weight helped keep my pack weight down. I am 6'2" and 250 lbs and found the tent roomy in every direction. In every way this tent met my expectations while being the least expensive solo tent I could find on the market.

I went on my first trip with this tent. Set up is a little confusing so practice in your backyard a couple times. Then it's a snap. My only trip with the tent was a super hot weekend with no rain (so I can't tell you how it is in the rain). In the heat it was great to roll the fly up and be surrounded by mesh. I am not coordinated enough to climb in from the top so I needed to crawl backwards in, not a big problem. It was nice to be able to lift the sleeping bag out through the top. Looking forward to testing the tent in the rain.

Set this tent up in the backyard right after I got it. The 2 dogs can't stand in it. One is 50 lbs and the other is 25. So they decided to play outside around it. Took it down 5 days later and one of the poles had cracked in half. You get what you pay for. Wonder how it would do in the wind?? Cheap poles. The opening on the top is cool, eureka could have designed it different. I am 5'3" and I can not sit up in this tent, unless the zipper on top is opened. There is room for my pack/gear and small pup but as she grows this tent will just sit in the garage. Easy to set up -takes five mins tops depending on the ground.I purchased a nylon ground cloth from campmor and it is the perfect footprint for this. It was 15 bucks. Overall I am 50/50.