Eureka! Copper Canyon 10 Five- to Six-Person 10-Foot by 10-Foot Family Tent

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BEST TENT EVER!!

I went camping for 2 weeks straight in this tent. With all weather, rain, wind, sun etc... it stood strong and was a wonderful. nice and spacious, i was able to fit a big queen size air mattress in it and many other things. it stayed dry and was just great. if was you i would get this tent, or any other from eureka! they make the best tents that are so worth the money you put into them, if you take good care of your belongings.

Excellent value and quality

This was my first experience with the Eureka! brand and I was duly impressed. Very solid and very well engineered, little to no movement in gusty wind up to 15 and 20 MPH. The tent has very heavy duty poles, zippers work well, it was easy to set up and take down, and fits easily in it's carry bag.
Being 6'2", I was impressed with the height of the ceiling. I was able to stand straight with room to spare, and not only in the center of the tent.
The only misleading part in the description was where it said "A fly with clear-panel skylights permits stargazing". There are two very small "clear" panels in the fly that are very blurry. They do let light in, but no stargazing is possible. With the fly removed however, nearly the whole top of the tent is screened, proving a very good view of the sky.
I would recommend this tent for both serious and casual campers.

Early review

I do a lot of camping with the boys scouts. I am a large individual, and use a large heavy duty cot. The "normal" dome tents taper and the cot doesn't fit in them very well unless you get a huge one. With the straight walls on this one, it fits easily and gives me a LOT of room for more adults, although most of the time I am in it by myself. Because of this, I also give this tent "OK" marks for single handed pitching.

I had several compliments on it this weekend at the fall pacao, and the tent did well. I do however have one negative and one "it would be nice".

The negative: The zipper caught on the flap that was supposed to keep the moisture out of the zipper. This was very irritating as it happened almost every time. While on the outside, this can be avoided using two hands, it is worse when inside and access to the flap is limited.

The "nice to have" would be storage along the side in pouches. I had this in my previous tent. The mesh storage provided at the center top of the tent is different, but not the best if you would like to keep items separate for different folks in the tent.

All in all, I am satisfied with the tent.

Great family tent

I like this tent so much, I'm actually taking the time to write this review (which I never do for anything). I'd call this the Toyota of tents (well built, reliable, inexpensive). First the setup was incredibly easy. I did it myself, and it took me about 10 minutes for the tent itself, maybe another 5 for the fly, and 5 more for the guyout lines. We set up the inside with a queen air mattress and two single air mattresses and there was still about a 6 x 6 foot area for our gear. It was windy, and rained a bit on our trip, but the tent held up quite well. It stayed completely dry. The winds were about 20-30 mph, and the walls did move in and out maybe about 6 inches each way, which is pretty darn good for a straight wall tent. Here's a few pros and cons:

Pros: Easy setup, easy takedown (fits easily back into the bag), good ventilation (completely mesh screened roof and 4 huge closeable windows), all vital seams are taped. The metal poles are steel cable corded (not chain like the tent description says) which I think is good.

Cons: The bag it comes in is made of the same material as the tent. I wish they had used something a little thicker and stronger because I'm not sure how long the bag will hold up. There are no side pockets inside the tent, only the gear loft that hangs up top. As most other reviews have said, the door zipper gets stuck on the waterproofing flap. This makes it almost impossible to open with just one hand. The stakes that come with the tent are pretty much useless.

Tips: When setting up and taking down the tent, the stakes should be the first and last thing installed and removed. I learned the hard way taking it down, I took the stakes out before the poles, and wound up chasing the tent through the forest when I light breeze picked it up and tossed it. Also buy some real stakes for the tent and ALWAYS use the guyout lines, they are a necessity with this tent even in light winds.

Conclusion: Buy it! You can't do any better for this size in this price range.

Spacious, Simple, and Ideal For The Recreational Camper

It wasn't until we read countless reviews that my husband and I were ready to purchase our Eureka Copper Canyon Tent. Both on Amazon, and some outside camping forums, we looked at a variety of tents. In fact, this tent was not our first choice. We happened into a sporting goods store and saw our first choice (another brand) up close and realized that while nice, it was much too large for what we needed.

I come from a a background of recreational, functional camping. My first job as a teenager was working for the National Park Service. My husband is much more of a sports camper, in that he is accustomed to a lightweight backpacking tent with room only for him and the dog. Marrying those two ideas of what a tent should be was difficult, but the Eureka Copper Canyon did not disappoint.

We first set it up in our yard on a nice day. As I've done with all of my tents, I used Seam Seal to go over the seams. I don't know that it was necessary with this tent, but it's peace of mind that costs only a few dollars. The set up is fairly straightforward and intuitive. It's size would make it challenging for one person alone, but not impossible in a pinch. With two of us, it took about 15 minutes the first time. Later, setting it up at camp only required 10 minutes.

The cabin style is ideal for those who like to feel like they have a lot of room. 10x10 is not small. The straight walls allow us to walk upright, even at the edge. No hunching, stooping, or putting on your pants while laying on your back in this tent!Our full sized air mattress fit easily; we could have fit two without issue. We also were able to fit the dog beds, some gear, and a floor mat for shoes and still had room left over. The gear loft is smaller, but perfect for storing away smaller items, like wallets, flashlights, and keys. It can hang on the side of the ceiling or directly above, if using it to store larger items like rain jackets.

The true test came on our four day, three night trip to a state park in Wisconsin. We used a tarp underneath for floor protection. The first two nights were perfect. Each wall has a substantially sized mesh window which makes for amazing air flow. The mesh ceiling is nice too, so even when fully zipped, there is enough air getting into the tent. It never felt stifled. On our last night there, we were able to test it in the rain. The rain fly worked beautifully. We had the window on the door open and not a drop came inside. We had to close it as it stormed heavily in the afternoon, but still no water.

Perhaps the most impressive, to me, was seeing the pools of water form between the tarp and the tent. Though they were plain as day, there wasn't a drop coming up into the tent. It was watertight, and not just at the seams. Having been stranded in tents that promised this before, I was terribly nervous that the puddles would make their way inside, but they did not. I should note that overall, the area received about 3.5" of rain that day. While not a record, it was enough that camping could have gone from a nice weekend to a wet one. Rather, we stayed cozy and dry in our tent.

After that weekend, even my skeptical husband had been won over. There are just two of us, but we have two dogs. We bought this tent because we'll start a family soon and we wanted to make one solid purchase to last us the next ten or fifteen years. I believe this tent will do that. We have three more camping trips in the next two months.

I would recommend this tent for families of four, and even though it *could* sleep five, I'd cap it at four if you are planning to have gear in the tent with you. Five would be a tight, but not impossible fit.

My only complaint about this tent, and it is very minor, is the zipper cover on the outside. It catches easily in the zipper, which can be a pain when trying to get in and out quickly to avoid the rain or the northern Wisconsin mosquitos. While you'll have that with a lot of tents, it's worth noting. It can also catch when zipping from the inside, and that can make it difficult to fix, since the flap is on the outside only.

This tent is solid, simple, spacious, and worth every penny.