View Full Version : aurora 1 lite tent


MECman
02-22-2004, 23:46
Wondering if anyone out there owns or has seen a eureka aurora 1 lite tent in action? Are they any good? They have been around for a couple of years now but there are no reviews about them that I can find on the internet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

ELi
04-09-2004, 07:37
Back in '99, Eureka made an Aurora- in 1,2,and 4 people versions. They made the solo tent only the one year, and haven't been back since. They were sort of replaced with the Mt. Pass 1 XT, and I'm not sure if Eureka is still making that one or not. I bought an XT, and at the time I could have bought an aurora on closeout (because they were discontinued), but the dark navy blue fly made for a very dark interior, which I didn't care for. I loved the design of the aurora, tho. And my XT has been great- more mesh for better ventilation would be nice, but it's a great tent. Eureka has good quailty stuff, even tho they aren't a Marmot or Mountain hardware.

Here's a review on the aurora at Backpacker- they also did a review on the Mt. Pass XT solo, but I can't find it on their website. There are other gear review sites online as well...

http://www.backpacker.com/gear/article/0,1023,1229,00.html