Eureka! Apex 3XT - Tent (sleeps 3)

Eureka! Apex 3XT - Tent (sleeps 3) Review

Eureka! Apex 3XT - Tent (sleeps 3) Feature

• Full-coverage fly with two roomy vestibules provide weatherproof storage and dry entry
• 3 over-sized, side-opening D-style doors with Hi/Low venting offer ease of access and ventilation
• Zippered window in doors open for excellent visibility and controlled ventilation
• Freestanding fiberglass frame with clips, and post and grommet assembly makes set up easy
• Gear loft included
• 2 side opening door panels and 2 full-coverage vestibules
• Durable, shock-corded, freestanding fiberglass frame
• Floor measures 7 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 6 inches; weighs 7 pounds 4 ounces
• Lightweight, compact 3-season, 3-person backpacking tent
• Side roof vents for ventilation; 2 storage pockets

Lightweight and compact, the multipurpose Eureka Apex 3XT FG three-person tent is ideal for backpackers who want to travel light. The tent is outfitted with a durable, shock-corded, freestanding fiberglass frame and a ring-and-pin/pole pocket assembly, making it easy to set up and extremely stable once it's open. Campers will also appreciate the pair of side-opening D-style doors, which are made entirely of no-see-um mesh. Not only do the doors add airflow to the tent--especially in conjunction with the pair of windows and side roof vents--but they also allow campers to enter and exit the tent without stumbling over their tentmates. Finally, the tent includes two full-coverage vestibules (one over each door), offering extra protection from the elements and additional gear storage. Other features include two mesh storage pockets, four clothes line loops, a flashlight loop, factory-sealed floor seams, a full-cut fly, and a pole pocket in the tent bag for hassle-free storage. All Eureka tents carry a lifetime warranty.

Specifications:

• Seasons: 3
• Sleeps: 3
• Floor size: 7 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 6 inches
• Tent area: 48.75 square feet
• Vestibule area: 14 square feet
• Packed size: 6.5 by 27 inches
• Center height: 4 feet 2 inches
• Minimum weight: 7 pounds 4 ounces
• Frame: 9.5mm fiberglass
• Poles: 2
• Doors: 2
• Windows: 2
• Vestibules: 2
• Hooded fly: No
• Storage pockets: 2
• Clothes line loops: 4
• Gear loft type: D (sold separately)
• Flashlight loop: 1
• Floor: 1.9-ounce standard taffeta nylon
• Fly and vestibule: 1.9-ounce standard taffeta nylon
• Roof: 1.9-ounce permeable taffeta nylon
• Mesh: 40D no-see-um

About Eureka
Although the exact year is unknown, Eureka's long history begins prior to 1895 in Binghamton, NY, where the company still resides today. Then known as the Eureka Tent & Awning Company, its first wares were canvas products--most notably, Conestoga wagon covers and horse blankets for 19th-century American frontiersmen--as well as American flags, store awnings, and camping tents.

The company increased production of its custom canvas products locally throughout the 1930s and early 1940s. The company even fabricated and erected a series of IBM "tent cities" just outside Binghamton, housing thousands of IBM salesmen during the company's annual stockholders meeting, which had outgrown its previous locale. With the advent of World War II and the increased demand for hospital ward tents, Eureka expanded operations and began shipping tents worldwide. Ultimately, upon the post-war return of the GIs and the resultant housing shortage, Eureka turned its attention to the home front during the 1950s by supplying awnings for the multitude of mobile homes that were purchased.

In 1960, renowned explorer Sir Edmund Hillary used Eureka's new and innovative Draw-Tite tent--with its practical, freestanding external frame--in a Himalayan expedition to Nepal (Hillary had climbed to the summit of Mt. Everest only six years earlier). In 1963, Eureka made history during its own Mt. Everest ascent, with more than 60 of its tents sheltering participants during the first all-American Mt. Everest Expedition, where explorers braved fierce 60-plus mph winds and temperatures reached below -20F.

Eureka introduced its legendary Timberline tent in the 1970s, targeting it to backpackers and families. The first to employ the StormShield design, the lightweight, self-supporting backpacking tent became one of the most popular tents in the industry, with sales reaching over 1 million by its 10-year anniversary. Eureka tents have also traveled as companions on other historic expeditions, including the American Women's Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna I in 1978 and the first Mt. Everest ascents by a Canadian and American woman in 1986 and 1988.

Tent sleeps 3 and has a floor size of 7' 6" x 6' 6". Features 2 doors with Hi/Low venting and 2 windows. Its pack size is 6" x 24", frame is 9.5 mm fiberglass and has a center height of 4' 3".