I thinking of going with the zeus by eureka or the canyonlands by nf. I was wondering if I should be concerned by the single wall design-is it to humid on the AT for a single wall? Also, the mesh canyonlands seems like it would be wonderful to sleep under-as long as the mountain dew doesn’t get me. Any suggestions?
roberto
The Lands was great in humid tic infested weather. New Dew unless its a Code Red. All your gear will fit in it also.
Bushwhack
Johnson Out Doors Tent
Eureka Zeus 1 Exo
Review: Do not buy this tent, this is the worst tent I have ever owned!!! This tent does not have enough ventilation built into it. I had so much condensation build up on the inside it was just unbelievable. Everything in my tent was wet (no I mean soaked) by morning. Just forget about sleeping if the wind was blowing. Because it felt like it was raining inside the tent. I have run into a few other hikers with the same tent, and everyone had the same complaint I did. They do not stand behind this tent either.
I now use the Backcountry 1 by Eureka and that is working fine.
POOH-BEAR
I switched to the Eureka Zeus 2 last year, and have had SOME condensation issues, but actually LESS than with my former tent–the old-style Sierra Designs Clip Flashlight. The Clip used a rainfly–which collected HUGE amounts of condensation, which rained down on the tent itself and caused a raindrop-like effect inside the tent (the “raindrops” came through the mesh). Possibly later versions of the Clip Flashlight improved upon this, I dunno, mine was Circa 1995.
Note I went to the Zeus 2, not the Zeus 1. That may make a difference, I dunno. For just a very few ounces and about $20 more, the Zeus 2 is a much more luxurious tent space-wise.
I find that in all but the most torrential downpour, leaving all the Zeus 2 vents open work to cut down the condensation. For hard, driving rain you do have to close the vent located up the foot-end wall. This of course will increase interior condensation.
The one issue I do have with this tent is how the outer door zipper tends to snag; though unlike some sleeping bag zippers that get stuck this one’s easy to untangle; also, by using two hands to zip/unzip you can avoid the snags. Seems like a design flaw to me that could be corrected by Eureka in future Zeus releases without a lot of hassle.
Skyline