Eureka! Copper Canyon 1512 Twelve-Person 15-Foot by 12-Foot Family Tent Reviews
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Sleep 12 people comfortably in this 180 sq. ft. tent. This cabin style tent offers much more usable space than typical dome tent designs. Straight walls offer more head room and allow campers to push cots and gear closer to the walls and out of the way. 75D StormShield polyester fly features clear panel skylights for stargazing and pockets for storing storm guyouts when not in use. Corner zips on the fly allow for easy attachment of the included awning system. 6 large zippered windows open for excellent visibility and airflow and close for privacy. Easy to use toggles keep window flaps off the floor and out of the way! Additional features include steel and fiberglass poles for durability and pole sleeves, frame clips and ring and pin assemblies make set up a snap. Nickel sliders and self-healing zippers will provide years of trouble-free use and factory-taped major seams help to seal out the weather. Special touches like the E! Power Port for an extension cord (not included) and a handy sweep-out point make this tent extra friendly for those campers who want some of the conveniences of home.Featuring vertical walls for maximal internal space, this 15-foot x 12-foot (180 square feet) freestanding cabin-style tent accommodates up to 12 campers on cots. The tent includes a removable curtain so it can be divided into two rooms as well as being configured as a single room. Two D-shaped doors with side flaps permit private entry into each room and have large #8 zippers with covers for durability and rain protection. Six large zippered mesh windows open for visibility and airflow and close for privacy. Toggles keep window flaps off the floor and out of the way. A detachable awning shades the front. A fly with clear-panel skylights permits stargazing and includes pockets for storing storm guyouts when not in use. A port allows an extension cord (not included) to be run into the tent. A sweep-out point facilitates housekeeping. A hanging gear-loft supplies convenient storage.
Made of 1200mm, 75D polyester, the tent has nine steel and fiberglass poles that slip into sleeves during setup. Frame clips and ring-and-pin assemblies also facilitate setup. Mesh screens out insects as small as no-see-ums. The tent weighs 39 pounds, 8 ounces and has a center height of 7-foot-4.
Eureka! tents' standard design features include bathtub-style floors that wrap up the sides to keep water out; nickel sliders and self-healing zippers; and factory-taped major seams to seal out weather.
Key Details:
- Floor Size: 15 x 12 feet
- Pack Size: 10 x 28 inches
- Center Height: 7' 4"
- Minimum Weight: 39 pounds, 8 ounces
- Tent Area: 180 square feet
- Seasons: 3
- Sleeps: 12
- Doors: 2
- Windows: 6
- Wall Fabric: 75D polyester taffeta, 1200 mm
- Fly Fabric: 75D StormShield polyester, 1200 mm
- Floor Fabric: 75D polyester taffeta, 1200 mm
- Mesh Fabric: 68D no-see-um
- Frame: 12.65 mm fiberglass and 19.5 mm steel
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| The spacious Copper Canyon 1512 tent can sleep up to 12 campers. |
About Eureka!
Though the exact year is unknown, Eureka’s long history begins prior to 1895 in Binghamton, New York, where the company still resides today. Then known as the Eureka Tent & Awning Company, its first wares were canvas products--most notably, Conestoga wagon covers and horse blankets for nineteenth century American frontiersmen--as well as American flags, store awnings, and camping tents.
The company increased production of its custom canvas products locally throughout the 1930s and during the 1940 and even fabricated and erected the IBM "tent cities" just outside Binghamton. The seven acres of tents housed thousands of IBM salesmen during the company’s annual stockholders meeting, which had since outgrown its previous locale. In the 1940s, with the advent of World War II and the increased demand for hospital ward tents, Eureka expanded operations and began shipping tents worldwide. Ultimately, upon the post-war return of the GIs and the resultant housing shortage, Eureka turned its attention to the home front during the 1950s by supplying awnings for the multitude of mobile homes that were purchased.
In 1960, Eureka’s new and innovative Draw-Tite tent, with its practical, free standing external frame, was used in a Himalayan Expedition to Nepal by world renowned Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person documented to summit Mt. Everest only six years earlier. In 1963, Eureka made history during its own Mt. Everest ascent, with more than 60 of its tents sheltering participants from fierce 60+ mph winds and temperatures reaching below -20°F during the first all American Mt. Everest Expedition.
For backpackers and families, Eureka introduced its legendary Timberline tent in the 1970s. Truly the first StormShield design, this completely self-supporting and lightweight backpacking tent became one of the most popular tents the entire industry with sales reaching over 1 million by its ten year anniversary.
Eureka tents have also traveled as part of several historic expeditions, including the American Women’s Himalayan Expedition to Annapurna I in 1978 and the first Mt. Everest ascents by a Canadian and American woman in 1986 and 1988. In recent history, tents specially designed and donated by Eureka sheltered Eric Simonson and his team on two historic research expeditions to Mount Everest, this time in a quest for truth regarding the 1924 attempted summit of early English explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine. During the 1999 expedition, the team made history finding the remains of George Mallory, but the complete mystery remained unsolved. Returning in 2001 to search for more clues, the team found amazing historical artifacts which are now on display at the Smithsonian.
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Selecting a Tent
Fortunately, there are all kinds of tents for weekend car campers, Everest expeditions, and everything in-between. Here are a few things to keep in mind:
Expect the Worst
In general, it's wise to choose a tent that's designed to withstand the worst possible conditions you think you'll face. For instance, if you're a summer car camper in a region where weather is predictable, an inexpensive family or all purpose tent will likely do the trick--especially if a vehicle is nearby and you can make a mad dash for safety when bad weather swoops in! If you're a backpacker, alpine climber or bike explorer, or if you like to car camp in all seasons, you'll want to take something designed to handle more adversity.
Three- and Four-Season Tents
For summer, early fall and late spring outings, choose a three-season tent. At minimum, a quality three season tent will have lightweight aluminum poles, a reinforced floor, durable stitching, and a quality rain-fly. Some three-season tents offer more open-air netting and are more specifically designed for summer backpacking and other activities. Many premium tents will feature pre-sealed, taped seams and a silicone-impregnated rain-fly for enhanced waterproofness.
For winter camping or alpine travel, go with a four season model. Because they typically feature more durable fabric coatings, as well as more poles, four-season tents are designed to handle heavy snowfall and high winds without collapsing. Of course, four-season tents exact a weight penalty of about 10 to 20 percent in trade for their strength and durability. They also tend to be more expensive.
Domes and Tunnels
Tents are broadly categorized into two types, freestanding, which can stand up on their own, and those that must be staked down in order to stand upright. Freestanding tents often incorporate a dome-shaped design, and most four-season tents are constructed this way because a dome leaves no flat spots on the outer surface where snow can collect. Domes are also inherently stronger than any other design. Meanwhile, many three-season models employ a modified dome configuration called a tunnel. These are still freestanding, but they require fewer poles than a dome, use less fabric, and typically have a rectangular floor-plan that offers less storage space than a dome configuration. Many one and two-person tents are not freestanding, but they make up for it by being more lightweight. Because they use fewer poles, they can also be quicker to set up than a dome.
Size Matters
Ask yourself how many people you'd like to fit in your fabric hotel now and in the future. For soloists and minimalists, check out one-person tents. If you're a mega-minimalist, or if you have your eye on doing some big wall climbs, a waterproof-breathable bivy sack is the ticket. Some bivy sacks feature poles and stake points to give you a little more breathing room. Also, if you don't need bug protection and you want to save weight, check out open-air shelters.
Families who plan on car camping in good weather can choose from a wide range of jumbo-sized tents that will accommodate all your little ones with room to spare. A wide range of capacities is also available for three- and four-season backpacking and expedition tents. Remember, though, the bigger the tent you buy, the heavier it will be, although it's easy to break up the tent components among several people in your group. It's also helpful to compare the volume and floor-space measurements of models you're considering.
Technical Details
- 180-square-foot cabin-style tent holds 12 campers; center height of 7'-4"- Vertical walls maximize space; removable curtain can create two rooms
- D-shaped doors permit private entry into each room; six large windows
- Detachable awning shades front; clear-panel skylights for stargazing
- Made of 1200mm, 75D polyester; nine steel and fiberglass poles; weighs 39 lbs, 8 oz
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By M. Reinke (Austin, TX)
This is a very spacious family tent, and it is very ideal for a family with teenagers, as we can easily fit (1) queen and (2) twin matresses with plenty of room for gear and to move around without disturbing others. After the first set-up (which took about 20 minutes), subsequent set-ups are completed in less than 10 minutes! Still have yet to experience inclement weather in this tent, so I cannot really comment on its ability to keep out driving rain. Like most dome tents that have a vented ceiling (covered by a fly), ventilation is great, but forget about a space heater in cold weather - the heat will not stay in.
By Patricia K. Hansel (Houston, TX)
I bought this tent for me and my husband in March or April of 2008. It has been everywhere. We love to camp, and do so frequently. We decided to get puppies (Great Danes) last year and they love the tent, too. Now at 150 lbs for Merlin and 95 lbs for Bella, you would think this would cause problems with the floor. Their paws don't tear the floor. It is virtually indestructible. It has been through high wind. Pouring rain did not penetrate the walls. Raccoons haven't broken in to get to the dog treats. I would buy it again and have reccomended it to several friends and aquaintances.
The only con to this tent is that my husband is too tall (6'5") for the Canopy thingy outside that makes a kind of porch.
By amcook_72 (Tennessee)
Look at my profile to see pictures of this tent in use. It seems crazy, but we purchased this tent for a family of four. We wanted to all be on cots and we wanted to be able to have space for our dogs to go with us. We could not have been happier with the way this tent worked for our family. We had so much space for all of our cots, the dogs, a bin for some of our belongings and our clothing. There was still room for the kids to sit on the floor and play games. This would be really handy when it rains while camping. This tent was easy to set up. It took about 30 minutes, but we were dealing with high wind gusts. The wind gusts didn't let up any time soon, so we used the 3 guy lines on the side of the tent that was getting the wind. We never had one issue or was worried about the tent coming down at all. The winds were reaching about 30-35mph. The people that we were camping with were worried about their tent falling over. We never had that concern. Things did seem to get a bit drafty, but the wind just would not let up, so I would have expected the same from any tent. The other family was putting a tarp over the tent to keep out some of the wind, so they must have had a lot more draft than we did. We were prepared for cold weather, so we all slept fine. The low temp was around 38 at night and we all slept o.k. With that temperature, you would expect to be cold, so we were prepared. I was a little worried that the floor would not hold up to much traffic, but it did fine. It does seem really thin compared to other tents we have owned. We put a blanket down at the entry that caught most of the dirt off of our shoes. I would like to have a bigger blanket to cover the whole floor just because it made it easy to clean the tent out. We put a tarp underneath and really didn't worry much about it after that. There was no damage. We didn't use the awning because of the time of the year it is right now. It would come in very handy over the door if the door is facing the sun at any point of the day. I guess the only issue we had (was more with the site and not the tent) was that the size of the tent was big for the site we were on. These campsites were set up with the fire ring on the tent pad. We would not have felt comfortable with having a fire that close to the tent. We ended up putting the fire on the other site since they had a smaller tent. I have seen plenty of campsites though that are not set up that way, so we won't have that problem everywhere we go. To sum it up, the people we were camping with kept saying that they needed a tent like it. We are still amazed at how big this tent actually is. We started to buy the 1312, but could not find it for a lower price. We will find out next season if the size is that big of an issue, but for now our whole family was very happy with this tent including the four legged members. If you purchase this tent, I'm sure you will be happy with your purchase.
By Susanna K. Reinisch (oc)
Great tent, spacious, easy to set up. The bag is even big enough to fit the tent after take down without a problem. It is tall enough to hang the lantern without hitting my head.
By K. Streff (Wyoming, MN)
FABULOUS! That's all I can say about this tent. VERY easy to put up, but I suggest setting it up prior to your first outing. Very roomy and well-made. I took the advice of other commentators and purchased the 10 mil tarp for underneath since the flooring of the tent is rather thin. An excellent buy--you will be very satisfied!
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