I've been rained on only once, slightly, and it kept me dry. Have shared it with another person on one winter packpack trip (recently in Shenendoah Nat Park) and there was plenty of room for sleeping for two without being on top of each other. The gear loft overhead is nice, and you can sit up for changing clothes. When alone I can fit my entire backpack and my 6'1" self easily inside (if taller than this you'll need to sleep diagonally). ![]() It is 1) lightweight 2) very fast to set up 3) very sturdy in moderately high winds 4) reliable zipper, etc. This review is from: Eureka! Tetragon 5 - Tent (sleeps 2) (Sports) I have used this tent on four backpacking trips and it is awesome for the money. I have two boys that know how to test stuff, believe me! Little did I know that they were playing ball with the dog and were tossing the ball. ![]() So now the durability test: The kids played in the tent for three days. who cares! Once sealed, this tent hits a home run! Instead they are sewn 3-4 inches above the ground line which creates a lip that keeps the whole bottom dry. This tent does not have high marks for water resistant but let me tell you that after sealing it, it DOES! Like all other EUREKA tents, this one has the "bathtub" bottom which means they designed it to stay dry by engineering the material to have little seams AT the bottom. ![]() Left it outside and of course, we got a healthy DUMPING of rain! It wasn't intentional but as it turned out, it was the ultimate test. I was wrong.When I opened this tent, I water proofed it first thing. This review is from: Eureka! Tetragon 5 - Tent (sleeps 2) (Sports) For the price, I figured this was the dirt tent.
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