@manaliksik I would argue that very little of my gear is made in China. My other tent, a Eureka TCOP one man combat tent is made in the USA, and most of my cookwear is made in USA, Japan, or Sweden.
I try my best to only buy products made by companies that care about their workers, but a few products such as this Tent, and two of my sleeping bags are made in China...very few tents, sleeping bags, and packs are still made in the USA.....the American made packs I have looked at cost $400-$500+!
@ministercreek This was the at lower Ice Age sites...The non-reserveable ones as I dont really plan my trips ahead. I also like how much firewood can be found and collected up on the bluff behind this site...the only cost is a little elbow-grease sawing and spliting the firewood.
@WisconsinEric I don't think Carter or Schmelzer wants me or Ray to come back to work at Devil's Lake S.P. Oh well. We used to clean the bathhouses and pit toilets at bother the Upper and Lower Ice Age Campgrounds. I bet they were not cleaned last season. I warned Carter and Schmelzer about that if they got rid of us.
@TexasMan77 I am not sure of the details of that Coleman tent, but this tent has kept me 100% dry in severe thunderstorms, without me ever sealing any seems, or waterproofing the rainfly.
Also from the very little I know of Coleman tents, they usually have fiberglass poles. This Timberline uses Stronger and Lighter Aluminum DAC 17 poles. When this Timberline SQ Outfitter is set up properly with additional guy lines, it does not move one inch in heavy winds during thunderstorms.
Def get the Eureka. Materials are high quality. The poles are nice to work with. The extended side-flaps really keeps things dry. The rain was COMING DOWN one night and nothing got wet. Def worth the investement. I've used it 20 nights already. No issues at all. On cooler nights...Secure a line running down the middle of the tent (a-frame style makes rigs like this very reliable). Suspend a blanket and make a miny-a-frame around you. Pair this with a nice thick ground blanket. Warm!
I'm wondering why no Boyscouts have commented on the fact that in this video I have my Timberline guy lines rigged completely wrong. This is my first Timberline, and because this was a new model, the included instructions for setting up the guylines showed a diagram of a dome-style tent. RIGGING YOUR GUYLINES THE WAY I HAVE THEM WILL CAUSE A TEAR IN YOUR RAINFLY!
I had to go online and download a PDF of the previous model Timberline instructions to learn the correct way to guy a Timberline!
I just bought a Timberline 4 Special Edition tent at The Goodwill Store for $3.99.
Used it for camping a couple of weeks ago. Great tent for canoeing or where small campsites exsist.
The Eureka Sunrise is best for campground camping.
9X9 or 11X11.
If you want a really good tent go with canvas. They push nylon tents simply because they are cheaper to make & gain more profit. Canvas is still king when it comes to tents. Only sissies complain about weight & all that. Thonpson waterseal works.
@WisconsinEric last time I camped it was while I was in Australia, and was able to camp there for a full week. the setup I'm going to get is the kifaru SuperHootch with annex and small. backpackers wood stove. the hootch is 2 lb., 4 oz. plus the annex 5 3/4 ounces. the para wood stove adds another 2 lbs., 5 oz.. plus this can handle any wind load.(no floor). expensive, but you can camp in style. my biggest tent weighs 900 lbs and has a yukon stove (modular GP Med).
Woohoo wisconsin! Madison here. Love devils lake.
wubaru 4 days ago
is this the older xt one? or is this the new improved one?
GangofThem 3 weeks ago
@GangofThem This is the current SQ Outfitter 4 model Timberline.
WisconsinEric 3 weeks ago
many of your camping gears are made n china . If its made in US, probably you will not be able to afford it.,
manaliksik 2 months ago
@manaliksik I would argue that very little of my gear is made in China. My other tent, a Eureka TCOP one man combat tent is made in the USA, and most of my cookwear is made in USA, Japan, or Sweden.
I try my best to only buy products made by companies that care about their workers, but a few products such as this Tent, and two of my sleeping bags are made in China...very few tents, sleeping bags, and packs are still made in the USA.....the American made packs I have looked at cost $400-$500+!
WisconsinEric 2 months ago
10 bucks for some slivers Mr.merchant Man sells at the Park stores
ministercreek 2 months ago
I worked at Devil's Lake State Park. Where you up at the Upper Ice Age Campground????
ministercreek 2 months ago
@ministercreek This was the at lower Ice Age sites...The non-reserveable ones as I dont really plan my trips ahead. I also like how much firewood can be found and collected up on the bluff behind this site...the only cost is a little elbow-grease sawing and spliting the firewood.
Are you working there next season?
WisconsinEric 2 months ago
@WisconsinEric I don't think Carter or Schmelzer wants me or Ray to come back to work at Devil's Lake S.P. Oh well. We used to clean the bathhouses and pit toilets at bother the Upper and Lower Ice Age Campgrounds. I bet they were not cleaned last season. I warned Carter and Schmelzer about that if they got rid of us.
ministercreek 1 month ago
Would you recommend this over a Coleman Sundome 4?
TexasMan77 3 months ago
@TexasMan77 I am not sure of the details of that Coleman tent, but this tent has kept me 100% dry in severe thunderstorms, without me ever sealing any seems, or waterproofing the rainfly.
Also from the very little I know of Coleman tents, they usually have fiberglass poles. This Timberline uses Stronger and Lighter Aluminum DAC 17 poles. When this Timberline SQ Outfitter is set up properly with additional guy lines, it does not move one inch in heavy winds during thunderstorms.
Dry is Good!
WisconsinEric 2 months ago
Def get the Eureka. Materials are high quality. The poles are nice to work with. The extended side-flaps really keeps things dry. The rain was COMING DOWN one night and nothing got wet. Def worth the investement. I've used it 20 nights already. No issues at all. On cooler nights...Secure a line running down the middle of the tent (a-frame style makes rigs like this very reliable). Suspend a blanket and make a miny-a-frame around you. Pair this with a nice thick ground blanket. Warm!
darkplanetmedia2 1 month ago
I'm wondering why no Boyscouts have commented on the fact that in this video I have my Timberline guy lines rigged completely wrong. This is my first Timberline, and because this was a new model, the included instructions for setting up the guylines showed a diagram of a dome-style tent. RIGGING YOUR GUYLINES THE WAY I HAVE THEM WILL CAUSE A TEAR IN YOUR RAINFLY!
I had to go online and download a PDF of the previous model Timberline instructions to learn the correct way to guy a Timberline!
WisconsinEric 6 months ago
I just bought a Timberline 4 Special Edition tent at The Goodwill Store for $3.99.
Used it for camping a couple of weeks ago. Great tent for canoeing or where small campsites exsist.
The Eureka Sunrise is best for campground camping.
9X9 or 11X11.
If you want a really good tent go with canvas. They push nylon tents simply because they are cheaper to make & gain more profit. Canvas is still king when it comes to tents. Only sissies complain about weight & all that. Thonpson waterseal works.
BillDiceVideos 7 months ago
@WisconsinEric last time I camped it was while I was in Australia, and was able to camp there for a full week. the setup I'm going to get is the kifaru SuperHootch with annex and small. backpackers wood stove. the hootch is 2 lb., 4 oz. plus the annex 5 3/4 ounces. the para wood stove adds another 2 lbs., 5 oz.. plus this can handle any wind load.(no floor). expensive, but you can camp in style. my biggest tent weighs 900 lbs and has a yukon stove (modular GP Med).
weaponeer 9 months ago