Eureka Expedition Sentinel

Eureka Expedition Sentinel 2
on the Connecticut River

I found a little more information about my father’s old tent. It’s a Eureka Expedition Sentinel 2-person, four-season mountaineering tent. Spec’s are:

Size – 6’ x 8’ (but tapers down to 4’ at the ends)
Height – 3’ 10” in middle
Weight – 7 lbs. 6 oz.
Fold Size – 6’ x 20”

It is a symmetrical tent with screened doors at both ends. The middle of the tent has a hoop allowing for more head and shoulder room. From this center hoop the body of the tent tapers down to Timberline style A-frame poles. The aluminum frame is shock corded and breaks down to 20”.

Inside view

The full fly is hooded in the front and back and back attaches to the frame with S-hooks. It creates the second layer of the tent’s double wall construction. Air circulates freely in the space between the tent and the fly minimizing condensation and increasing insulation. There are 2 hooks on each side connecting the fly to the tent that pull the side walls out a little further creating additional room in the tent.

The tent is held down with 6 stakes, and the fly is held down with 4 S-hooks in the corners and 6 stakes. There are 10 D-rings on the fly to attach guy lines. The tent is pretty bomb-proof in the wind even without the guy lines, so I usually don't use them.

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