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    kevin smith
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    @divr6347

    http://www.eurekacampingctr.com/eureka/product.asp?s_id=0&prod_name=SOLITAIRE+2012+A&pf_id=PAAAIAGJNEPBPKGN&dept_id=3070

    found these on the eureka outlet store i have never ordered from them but if in need of a cheap /descent solo tent this might be worth a shot

    kevin

    #1958317
    Ian
    BPL Member

    @10-7

    Not the lightest thing in the world but pretty impressive from a cost per ounce perspective!

    #1958328
    Paul Magnanti
    BPL Member

    @paulmags

    Locale: Colorado Plateau

    Good tent for someone starting out. Eureka makes what I call "bread and butter" gear. Solid, not flash, gets the job done at a good price.

    Needless to $35 is awesome. Is it the "best" tent? Probably not.

    But combine this tent it with a $100 Kelty Cosmic Down and a GoLite Jam on sale and a person can have some of the basics without burning up the credit card.

    #1958337
    kevin smith
    Member

    @divr6347

    if only there were the possibility of getting aluminum poles for it

    that would be really awesome probably works fine as is but just to lighten it up a bit and no broken pole worries still a great deal though

    kevin

    #1958777
    George Ford
    BPL Member

    @eers2u

    Locale: West Virginia

    Thanks for the link! Been considering one now that my daughter will be joining my son and I on some backpacking trips. Needed shelter for another person and this will work nicely to get her started.

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    Gabe P
    BPL Member

    @gabe

    #1959170
    robert v
    BPL Member

    @mtnbob123

    Locale: Bristol Bay Alaska

    Hmmmmm I have some spare aluminum poles laying around. This might make a good backpacking doghouse!

    #1959246
    Remington Roth
    BPL Member

    @remjroth

    Locale: Atlantic Coast

    This seems like the perfect in for someone new to backpacking. What a steal!

    #1959270
    Dale Wambaugh
    BPL Member

    @dwambaugh

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    They have A and B class tents. A tents are seconds. B tents are returns.

    You can get custom aluminum or carbon poles, but you might step into the "lipstick on a pig" problem pretty quick.

    IIRC, the ventilation is weak on the Solitaire. It migh be a candidate for surgery— go at it with the scissors and turn it into a floorless shaped tarp.

    BTW, some REI repair desks keep a stash of used poles from damaged returns. I bought a replacement pole for $8 at the Seattle Flagship store. They are easy to adapt for length using a tubing cutter.

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