Boy Scout Tent

While it’s nice to see Eureka honoring the Boy Scouts, most things offered through the Scout Catalog are over-priced and/or of questionable quality.

And why would you get the kid a 4-person tent? Most scout troops assign kids a tent buddy, so a 2-person makes much more sense. While you’re at it, why give the kid a 4-pole tent? Wouldn’t it be easier for him to set up a 2-pole design?

You should recommend that any new scouts find a reputable locally-owned outfitter who will create a relationship with the new scout for many years of backpacking and gear purchases (this from my own experience).

as much as it’s probably not popular for a liberal’ish person to be on a scouting bandwagon, I really owe the scouts my gratitude for getting me involved in hiking, camping and the outdoors in the first place. nice job Eureka :)

Almost all Scouts would prefer a four person tent for the extra space. The only time I would really want a two person tent for two people is while backpacking.

@Dan – I agree that a 4-person would be better for car camping, but my parents could only afford one tent for me so we chose the tent that would be most versatile, which meant a 2-person that I could take backpacking. It was a Eureka Glacier Bay and I backpacked several hundred miles over at least 10 states with it!

oddly enough, I just realized that the last 3 out of 4 tents I’ve owned are Eureka’s. Current is the Tundraline. Nice job Eureka

Todd-O, don’t worry, the Scouts are just a little behind the times. They’ll be issuing rainbow colored neckerchiefs soon enough. It’s all about incrementalism.

They used to sell rainbow suspenders at the trading post at Philmont

Our troop has the older model that was used for the last Jamboree. We do a lot of car camping so weight isn’t a big deal. There are usually 2 to 3 scouts per. We have also used them backpacking divvying up the pieces. I hope there are few pieces to lose with this new one.

Like most Eureka tents, this one will be fine so long as it never rains and the wind never blows..

my Tundraline doesn’t leak and is rock solid, even with rain and wind :)

Scoutstuff.org now has this bag for under $60.00

BOTH ITEMS ARE NICE, BUT OVER PRICED, WE CAN GET BETTER OR JUST AS GOOD EQUIPMENT AT OTHER RETAILERS..RECOMMENDATION SLEEPING BAG AT $30.00 TENT @ 60.00…THAT WOULD BE LOOKING AT OR INVESTING IN…GOOD LUCK!

Timberline is one of the best tents I ever used. My troop uses them exclusively. We get the two man. The four is just too bulky. As to the wind and rain, we have NEVER had a problem. We camp in all conditions and all weather. When troops all around are wet, we are dry. Todd – nothing wrong with a “liberalish” person supporting Scouting. Scouting is the most fundamentally effective youth organization out there. While you may disagree with a few rules, the positive impact they have is undeniable. Glad to see you have the commonsense to recognize that.