Quechua 2-Second Tent

Note: There is about $20 of shipping fees for Decathlon to send the tent out, so the actual price is more like $89. Still a deal, nonetheless.

Where can I buy it??? I cant find it anywhere!

Too bad about this company. I was just getting ready to find and buy 3 of these for my family of 6. I guess the company used the wrong material (flamable) and they have all been recalled. They don’t meet US standards. The company is going out of business. I guess these were purchased in China. Anyone want to buy the patent and build these the right way. I will buy three!!!

AS OF SPRING 2008…
STILL NOT AVAILABLE IN US.
CAN BUY ON EBAY-UK. SHIPPING IS $75.

Decathlon shut their U.S. operations in 2006 and recalled their tents due to fire hazard. Still available in Europe, though, where they don’t mind campers going up in flames perhaps.
http://www.getoutdoors.com/goblog/index.php?/archives/1103-2-Second-Tent-Recalled-U.S.-Operations-Shuttered.html
http://www.getoutdoors.com/goblog/index.php?/archives/1335-Where-2-Second-Tents-Go-To-Die.html

Yep, we don’t mind going up in flames here in Europe… and despite the material being flammable, we still don’t burn… I wonder: In the US if it can burn means it will burn, right? You should stop also buying cars because they can have accidents…

I believe those tents failed the US tests and requirements because they weren’t designed nor made by a US company, lets face it Americans can not deal with normal concurrence they always have to cheat or lobby their way through …

And by the way professional athletes are using these tents, U can see them in the TV show “challenge in the Alps” on Discovery HD; including American teams …

Steve, you BELIEVE TOO MUCH !!!!!!!!

I ‘had’ an orginal design (2006) 2 seconds 2 man tent until recently when I tried to make a coffee whilst under the influence. The wind caught the door and blow it over the stove. It melted a large hole into the door. It didnt burn. I’m now on a mission to find another of the original design rather than the new design. The older version may pack to a bigger disc but it’s more robust in very strong winds.

I still have mine, not giving it up…the comments about the rain are true it will let some in when you open the door. Mine has been through some incredible storms and as long as the door was closed it was dry. Great tent – I love it! Flames shouldn’t be in your tents anyway.

I have a Quechua 2 Seconds II which I use for music festivals, so as not to leave my North Face Tadpole to the mercy of the drunk/kelptomaniacs

it held up very well to the English “summer” including when the rain was beating down on it. Not a drop got in, and others camping nearby were flooded out. The one irksome design flaw is, as mentioned above, the fact that rain gets in when you open the door. The trick is to roll up your sleeping bag and keep nothing near the door you mind getting wet. This tent cost me £40GBP which was a bargain.

where my American crappy REI tent left me practically damp in dismay during a backpacking trip in Europe, my quechua tent that cost 50% or more less, and was a bit more annoying to carry around, stood through wind, rain, and a few mud storms in scandinavia… I heart the big red tent they used to make, and plan to get one mailed to me as soon as I can if i dont just go back to France. American brands just like to cost more and go cheap… hm, that does suck that it is flammable, but I swear most things you eat in America will probably kill you off faster than this tent :D

all things aside- REI has some great stuff, but Quechua is my fav. tent and lightweight innovative gear producer…for affordable prices. You do not have to be rich to camp comfortably but with 200 plus dollars for a tent that is worth having in the USA, no wonder the poor tend to not be outdoorsy…

Not a comment but a question, are there any stores in the USA that sell these? I have looked online and I can only find overseas places.

Jeff – Search for Quechua on eBay; there’s at least one seller located in LA. They’ll set you back about $160 w/shipping.

QUESTION!! My tent’s pole or whatever you may call it broke and I don’t know where or to get a repair kit that will fix it. Any one have ideas?

I got one of these tents but I can’t replace the pole. Anyone have a clue where to get a pole?

I have used my Quechua 2 Sec Tent for over 5 years and it is now just starting to come apart. I have raged many a festivals and flown twice with it and it has always held up. I have two other friends who have them and they have lasted equally as long. Going to upgrade to the Quechua Air III

Broken pole here too, but the silly things still works perfectly. If it ever goes bad I’m going to upgrade to the air 3. I live in the US and got mine on ebay.

We used it just for one year and now one of the poles is broken. Too bad cos the tent is so perfect. So easy to put up. I wonder whether we did something wrong while folding. Too bad.