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[RC] tent camping - Theresa

Hi Alice,

A good tent for you and your daughter is the Eureka brand, Timberline 4 model.  
In Minnesota this tent is known as the Boundary Waters tent, as it's the tent 
the outfitters send out with groups and paddlers who go into the BWCA. The tent 
pads in the BWCA are actually shaped for this tent.  It's an A frame tent, with 
metal poles, but you can set the tent up in rain, and the tent part stays dry; 
as you can set up the rainfly first and unroll the tent underneath.  Takes 
about 10 - 15 minutes for two people to set up when you get good at it.  Also 
has a vestibule to add which I love for wet boots & clothing.  Replacement 
parts available in places like Campmor.

My husband has winter camped in this tent for years.  No super heavy snows, but 
it's handed couple inchers.

Our family tent is the Eureka Equinox 6.  It's a dome, with low rainfly on the 
non windowed sides.  We've used this tent for at least nine years camping & 
horse camping.  It's held up well, zippers all still work.  We also have the 
vestibule for this tent.

Friends also have the Cabela's Alaskan guide tent.  Similar to the Equinox 6, 
but I think the rain fly on this one is even lower.  They don't camp as much as 
we do, but their tents have still gotten a work out.  Check out the product 
reviews.

DON'T get the Eureka Tetragon.  I've seen this one blow flat in the wind.

Get yourself some Thermarest camping pads, much more versatile than the blow up 
mattress, and if it gets a hole in it, it's easily patchable.

Theresa in Minnesota



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