Reviews & Ratings for Eureka Apex 2 Backcountry Tent — 1 review — Page 1

So this was my first tent ever. It served me very well, and I keep it to this day. I used it for a year and a half in all conditions except the dead of winter. Used it in the desert, in late fall/early winter, rainy spring season, etc. It weighs a decent amount for a 2 person tent I will say. The fly doesn't leak in the rain, but the rain gets in just a little if it isn't coming directly straight down since the fly only covers maybe 2/3 of the tent to save some weight. I had it in a 4 hour downpour and only some rain got in (couldn't have our gear near the edges of the tent), but it wasn't terrible for how long it was raining and how hard, but still rain got in. It is a very sturdy tent and held up to some pretty good wind gusts too. It is very roomy and fit me (5'11", 185lbs) and my gf (5'7", 130lbs) with all of our gear with room to move still. It comes with an overhead gearloft, and 4 pockets on the side. Two doors is nice to have, but the vestibules are useless I will say. There isn't a ton of mesh which is good and bad. The good is that it can stay warmer in colder weather as it blocks wind well, and it doesn't let dust in easily in the desert. The downside is that there is a lot of condensation that forms so your stuff will be a little wet each morning. The mesh doors zip up with ripstop nylon, which is a good feature to have especially to keep the rain out. Not sure where the rain got in during the 4 hour rain storm, but I think it just started penetrating the sides of...
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