Reviews & Ratings for Eureka Spitfire 1 Tent - 1 Person 110310 — 20 reviews — Page 1

Light in weight and low in price makes this a great tent when protection from the bugs or weather is needed. The vestibule is tight, but adequate for a lightweight pack. Even a bit of room for items inside. Like that you can sit up comfortably in it.

Good price for EZ to erect ultra lightweight 1-person tent with enough head clearance to set up in as long as you know the limitations. Very low weight is made possible by its good design, but also very light fabric and skinny side dimensions. Tent floor is same gauge fabric as rest of tent and fly; too light to avoid poking holes during most use so using some sort of supplemental footprint is almost a must if the tent is going to last more than a season. Tent body is really narrow for anything much more than the sleeping bag/pad ... there is no practical vestibule and only limited extra head/foot space due to severe end tapers. This is a moderately restricted side entry tent so carefully consider where the zipper is on your sleeping bag: entry is on left side only (looking from head of tent to foot) so it's a bit tough to get in/out of a right zipper bag. Height to set in is good for 5' 8" man but head end taper is such as to place tent fabric right in your face when lying down ... might bother some people. Stuff sack provided is way too light weight to allow safely carrying this tent on the bottom of your pack. Would be best if you could do a "fit test" in this tent before purchase to see if low cost/low weight offset the limitations.

This tent is awesome and priced very well. The stakes suck and bend easily but the tent is solid.

The Eureka Spitfire 1, did what I hoped for, saved several pounds from my Eureka Timberline 2. Held up well to high winds and rain. Very happy with purchase, price and service from CampSaver.

Have only set this up and haven't used it yet. Setup was super easy and fast. The only thing I noticed that would make this tent a perfect 5 star is the need for an additional door. Access to the vestibule area on the opposite side of the entry door can only be made from outside. Overall weight just using the tent, tent stuff sack, aluminum stakes, poles, fly, and footprint 3 lbs 8 oz.

The tent is light and easy to put together. Ideal for backpacking/ overnight trips.

I took this tent on the JMT with me this past July, and couldn't have been happier. It stood up to pouring rain, hail, and even light snow. It remained waterproof completely the whole time, even when I found myself sleeping in a puddle (I was glad to have the footprint though for extra security).

The only negative thing that I could say about this tent is that its not free-standing, so if you have to move it once its set up already its definitely a two person job. On the plus side, the non-free standing design allows there to be much more room within the tent. I was able to keep all my clothes, stuff sack, the brain of my pack, and some other small stuff at the head and the feet of my tent. I am 5'6 and I had plenty of room.

I remember reading that this tent had no vestibule area, but my 65L pack was easily able to fit in the front area right by the door, and I was able to even put some stuff on the opposite side under the rain fly too.

I never had an condensation problems - and my tent faired much better than some of my friends who had different tents. Near the feet a tiny bit would accumulate, but never enough to be much of a bother. The main thing to prevent condensation drips is to not let the rainfly touch the tent. As long as the rainfly was staked correctly, I never woke up with any condensation problems.

The tent has two pockets, a zipper vent on the ceiling, and a little loop hanging from the ceiling from which you can hang a light or squeeze a pair of so...
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The tent is easy to set up. It's exactly what it's advertised to do. Haven't had it in the rain yet. It did well in winding conditions. Overall a good tent.

I bought this tent primarily because of the weight. It weighs about a pound more than the description states. I have an accurate scale I use for shipping. Even without the stakes it's above weight. Other than that, the tent is great. Easy to set up, cozy. I'm short and I can sit up comfortably.

It's lightweight, breathable, is simple to set up, and it kept me dry over the entire Westcoast Trail. The only other thing I could ask for is being able to sit comfortably upright inside (I am 6' 3" tall, but have an average-sized torso).