Eureka Copper Canyon 1610

Reviews recommend Eureka as one of the better brands of budget tents, and the whole Eureka Copper Canyon series of family camping tents earns above-average ratings. The Copper Canyon 1610 provides two rooms, a floored sleeping area plus an unfloored screen room for dining, each 8 feet by 10 feet. Owners say it's comfortable for up to four adults; other models in this series can accommodate more people but have less space for dining. Reviewers praise the near-vertical walls and high ceilings, which allow tall campers to stand up and move around, and like the fact that campers can run an extension cord into the tent without letting in rain. Eureka provides a lifetime warranty against defects, but reviewers find more minor flaws and less storm resistance than with higher-ranked tents such as The North Face Trailhead 8 (*Est. $500).

Professional reviews usually cover backpacking tents rather than big family tents, but we found a review of the Eureka Copper Canyon 1610 at Camping Life, a publication devoted to family camping. No testing is documented in that review, but reviewer Matt Smith not only tests the Copper Canyon 1610, but also compares it in detail with another popular family tent. We found useful owner-written reviews at two retailer sites, Cabelas.com and Amazon.com. Similar family tents in the same Copper Canyon series also get reviews at Amazon.com, and older tent tests at ConsumerReports.org cover several Eureka tents, giving a good indication of how Eureka ranks as a brand.