> Looking over the spec's of the 2 tents, the materials in the > floor and body > are identical. The Eureka is a little bigger (41 vs 34 sq. > ft.) and a little > over 3 pounds heavier (5-3 vs 8-6). The Coleman measures 6" x > 15" when packed, > the Eureka is 6.5" x 23". Is the Eureka worth $45 more? Hard > for me to say. > The price of $119. for that tent is a great one though! > Thanks for the info. I wonder.... with many tents having the same materials, how much emphasis should I place on construction? Are they all using some standard specification for strength of stitching and so forth? Can you even compare that objectively, or is it simply subjective opinion regarding the workmanship? Thanks for all the help! Rick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 07 2002 - 10:47:41 PST
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